International Journal of
Vocational and Technical Education

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Voc. Tech. Educ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-534X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJVTE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 115

Full Length Research Paper

Glaring mismatch in the demand and supply of technical, entrepreneurial, vocational education and training (TEVET) skills in the agricultural sector: An analysis of the oil seeds and sugar industries in Malawi

Andrew Chimpololo
  • Andrew Chimpololo
  • Faculty of Education and Media Studies, University of Malawi, Private Bag 303, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 19 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 06 September 2017
  •  Published: 30 September 2017

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