City of Bulawayo Training (Tshaka) Centre

The City of Bulawayo Training (Tshaka) Centre, commonly known as Tshaka Vocational Training Centre, is a municipal vocational training centre run by the Bulawayo City Council at Sixth Avenue extension, opposite Mzilikazi Police Station, Bulawayo. It trains school leavers aged 14 to 24, with or without O-Levels, in motor mechanics, plumbing, building, carpentry, metal fabrication, agriculture, horticulture, solar installation and house wiring, digital, cellphone and TV repairs, hairdressing and beauty therapy, hotel and catering, dressmaking, fine art and commercial art. Courses run from 3 months to 3 years, and the three-year courses include attachment and trade tests. Short courses are available for organised groups.