Centres of Excellence (CoE)

Southern Africa Telecommunications Association - Centres of Excellence and E-Learning

The Centres of Excellence are Southern Africa Telecommunications Association certified training institutes with expertise through which high-quality training and education are developed and provided for the region.

Through the Centres of Excellence, a high level of collaboration occurs between operators, universities and other organisations in SADC and the rest of the world.

Objectives - Centres of Excellence with funding from NORAD commenced in 2003 are to:

• undertake and provide highly innovative and potentially transformational training and research that aims to achieve "International Standards" in the fields of Telecommunications and ICT
• develop relationships and build new networks with the ITU Centres of Excellence and other major national and international centres to help strengthen training, achieve global competitiveness and gain recognition for SADC
• provide high-quality training environments for the next generation of experts
• move from being Cost Centres into Standalone Profit Centres

Below are programmes currently on offer by the Centres of Excellence

Programme	Centre of Excellence	Language	Dates	Fees USD$ (Excluding per diem and travel costs)	Award
*	Instituto de Formacao das TDM, IFT,Mozambique	Portuguese	*	*	Certficate
*	TelOne Centre for Learning (TCFL),Zimbabwe	English	*	*	Certficate