South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has been strengthening its international partnerships through a British Council-funded project in Malawi. The activity, engaging with partners in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) field in Malawi and developing women’s leadership in the sector, was supported by the British Council Going Global Partnerships programme. This is designed to build stronger, more inclusive, internationally-connected higher education and TVET systems by supporting partnerships between universities, colleges, education policy makers, civil society organisations and industry partners around the world.
SERC worked collaboratively with both policy makers and practitioners in Malawi, from the Ministry of Labour and five technical colleges. Ten female leaders successfully completed the programme, which ran over 12 months and which included carrying out innovative and challenging projects in their own respective institutions, as well as online learning delivered by SERC.