Milton Margai College of Education and Technology
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| Established: | 1963 |
| Type: | Private |
| Students: | 8,369 |
| Location: | Goderich, Sierra Leone |
| Campus: | Goderich campus |
| Affiliations: | University of Sierra Leone |
| Website: | http://www.mmosa.org/ |
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET), formerly known as Milton Margai Teachers College is a technical university located in Goderich, a suburb of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1963 and is named after Sierra Leone's first Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai. In the past the university was not affiliated to the University of Sierra Leone. Now it is affiliated to the University of Sierra Leone and has been upgraded to a degree-awarding status in selected subjects. The university was originally housed at Tower Hill in Freetown. The mission of MMTC was to "train" teachers for the lower levels of Secondary School (forms 1-3). Until 1967, graduates of MMTC were awarded either a Teacher's Certificate (TC), or a Teacher's Advanced Certificate (TAC). In 1967, a new three-year programme was introduced, the curriculum was restructured, and both the TC and TAC where phased out, to be replaced with the Higher Teachers Certificate (HTC).
[edit] Current programmes
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Technology
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Vocational Studies
- Higher National Diploma
- Higher Teachers Certificate
- Higher National Certificate
- National Diploma
- National Certificate
- National Trade Certificate
- Trade Test Certificate.
[edit] History
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) was founded in 1963. In 1995, in response to the needs of the new 6-3-3-4 system of education, a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree programme was introduced. The 6-3-3-4 system means six years of primary schooling, three years of junior secondary schooling (JSS), three years of senior secondary schooling (SSS), and four years of tertiary education. The Bachelor of Education degree programme was introduced in the following "specialist" subject areas: Physical and Health education, Performing arts, Practical Arts, Technical Studies, Business Studies, Secretariat Studies, Integrated Science, Indigenous Languages (include the Mende, Temne, Limba and Krio), Community Development Studies, Social Studies and Religious and Moral Education. This significant restructuring of the curriculum meant a change in the depth and breadth of the education offered at the college, and so warranted a change of name; hence, Milton Margai College of Education (MMCE).
In 2000, Milton Margai College of Education merged with Freetown Technical Institute (FTI) at Congo Cross, and the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute at Brookfields to become the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET). This latest restructuring transforms the college into a Polytechnic. The programmes at MMCET are divided into three faculties: Education, Science and Technology, Business and Management including Hotel and Tourism.
