Institute of Social Work: (Taasisi Ya Ustawi Wa Jamii)

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK
(TAASISI YA USTAWI WA JAMII)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

FOR THE 2019/20 ACADEMIC YEAR
A. Basic Technician Certificate Programmes – (NTA Level 4) in: -
1. Social Work
2. Business Administration
3. Labour Relations and Public Management
4. Human Resource Management
5. Community Work with Children and Youth
Minimum Entry Qualifications
(i) The applicant must have at least four (4) passes at Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (CSEE) - excluding religious subjects
OR
(ii) The applicant who hold at least six (6) months certificate from any institution recognized
by NACTE or NVA Level 3.
B. Ordinary Diploma Programmes – (NTA Level 5&6) in: -
1. Social Work
Direct Entry:
(i) The applicant must have at least a minimum of one (1) principal pass and a subsidiary at
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) in appropriate
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subjects that will amount to a minimum of 1.5 points (i.e. at least one E and S). In addition,
the applicant must have four (4) credits from Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (CSEE) - excluding religious subjects
Equivalent Entry:
(i) Basic Technician Certificate from an institution recognized by NACTE with a GPA of 2.0.
In addition, the applicant must have Four (4) passes from Certificate of Secondary
Education Examination (CSEE)- excluding religious subjects
OR
(ii) Certificate in Nursing/Midwifery and related courses, and Certificate in Education (Grade
III A) with an average of C from institutions recognized by NACTE. In addition, the
applicant must have at least four (4) passes from Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination (CSEE)- excluding religious subjects
C. Bachelor Degree Programmes – (NTA Level 7- 8) in: -
1. Social Work

No Category of Minimum Admission Entry Qualification
Applicants
1 Completed A-level Two principal passes with a total of 4.0 points from two subjects defining the
studies before 2014 admission into the respective programme (where A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1).
2 Completed A-level Two principal passes (Two Cs) with a total of 4.0 points from two subjects
studies in 2014 and 2015 defining the admission into the respective programme (where A=5; B+=4; B=3;
C=2; D=1). Grade ‘D’ is not considered as a principal pass in this category.
3 Completed A-level Two principal passes with a total of 4.0 points from two subjects defining the
studies from 2016 admission into the respective programme (where A=5; B=4; C=3; D=2; E=1).
4 Recognition of B+ Grade: where A=75-100; B+ = 65-74; B=50-64; C= 40-49; D=35-39; F=0-
prior learning 38.
qualification
5 Equivalent applicants At least four (4) O’-level passes (Ds and above) or NVA level III with less than
four O’-level passes or equivalent foreign qualifications as established by either
NECTA or VETA;
AND
i) At least a GPA of 3.0 for Ordinary diploma (NTA Level 6); OR
ii) Average of C FOR Full Technician Certificate (FTC) (where A=5; B=4;
C=3; D=2); OR
iii) Average of ‘B’ Grade for diploma in Teacher Education; OR
iv) Average of ‘B’ grade for Health related awards such as Clinical Medicine
and others; OR
v) A Distinction for unclassified diplomas and certificate.
vi) Upper Second Class for classified non-NTA diplomas.
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Postgraduate Diploma Programmes in: -
1. Law, Mediation and Arbitration (Evening Session)

2. Strategic Human Resource Management (Evening Session)
3. Health System Management (Evening Session)
(i) The applicant must have a Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in relevant fields or its
equivalent in Social Science with PASS grade.
Master Degree Programme (NTA Level 9) in: -

1. Social Work
One-year Programme
(i) Advanced Diploma / Bachelor degree in Social Work with 2.7 GPA or Postgraduate
Diploma in Social Work. The applicants in this category will only be required to
undertake the Advanced Modules that carry 120 credits.
Two-year programme
(i) Advanced Diploma / Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences preferably, Community

Development, Sociology, Health Sciences, Psychology, Education, and any other
related discipline with 2.7 GPA. In addition, Applicants in this category (Without
Social Work background) will be required to undertake both Foundation and Advanced
Modules that carry 260 credits.
MODE OF APPLICATION
Applicants are required to apply through the Online Application System (OAS) link:
https://oas.isw.ac.tz/OAS/ or via the Institute’s website www.isw.ac.tz, and pay a non-refundable
fee of Tshs. 10,000/= for Tanzanians or Tsh. 30,000/ for non-Tanzanians.
For more information, please visit the Institute’s website at “ www.isw.ac.tz” or Call: 0677
111200 or 0735 509090.
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Rector
Institute of Social work
P.O. Box 3375
Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 2774443
Fax: +255 22 2701375
Email: [email protected]

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK

(TAASISI YA USTAWI WA JAMII)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS INTO VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

A. Basic Technician Certificate Programmes – (NTA Level 4) in: -

Minimum Entry Qualifications

B. Ordinary Diploma Programmes – (NTA Level 5&6) in: -

Minimum Entry Qualifications

C. Bachelor Degree Programmes – (NTA Level 7- 8) in: -

Minimum Entry Qualifications

1. Law, Mediation and Arbitration (Evening Session)

Minimum Entry Qualifications

Master Degree Programme (NTA Level 9) in: -

(i) Advanced Diploma / Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences preferably, Community

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