- Background of the Institute
The Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) established Songea Catholic Institute of Technical Education (SOCAITE) in September 2019. It is thus owned by The Tanzania Episcopal Conference, managed and governed by the same through its Advisory Board and the Governing Board. The National Council for Technical, Vocational Education, and Training (NACTVET) register it with the registration number REG/BTP/111.
The Institute is governed and administered in accordance with the Catholic Church Policy on Institutions of Tertiary and Higher Education – Ex Corde Ecclesiae and the provisions of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference for Establishing Institutions of Tertiary and Higher Education.
SOCAITE is a private Institution of Technical Education that is widely open to all candidates regardless of their faith or religious affiliations. It does not discriminate anybody on the other grounds such as race, ethnicity, gender, disability or caste. SOCAITE is situated in Songea Municipality with an environment, which is amicable and conducive for teaching and learning. It is easily accessible
- Vision, Mission and Core Values of the Institute
Vision
To be a reputable and vibrant institution technically responsive to regional, zonal, national and international social, economic, political development needs.
Mission
To furnish the youth and the society at large with technical education which is holistically responsive and transformative.
Objectives
Its objectives encompass:
- To carry out a holistic development of the human person by providing transformative and formative education laden with human values.
- To prepare people for responding to the regional and national development needs calling for technical, professional excellence and integrity.
- To serve and to prepare the youth for service by providing quality hands-on and technical education, carrying out quality researches and rendering quality and responsive service to the community.
Core Values
- Excellence in all aspects of professional and academic life.
- Respect and elevation of the inherent dignity of all human beings
- Holistic human formation and human service
- Pursuit of the highest ideals of ethical and professional integrity