LUMETTI INSTITUTE VTC
Lumetti VTC is a vocational institute recognized by VETA, the Tanzanian national body for vocational education, site in Nyakipambo, Tanzania. The Institute provides training courses lasting 3 years as per Tanzanese legislation.
Currently about 40 students are involved in the courses of formation. Both the off-site and those from Nyakipambo, all reside in the school dormitories. In addition to participating in professional training courses, students keep the dormitories tidy and cook their own meals.
There are three Professional Laboratories currently active: Tailoring Laboratory, Carpentry Laboratory, Masonry Laboratory.
Tailoring workshop
Gifted of sewing machines, girls learn to cut and sew under the teachings of already trained seamstresses. This laboratory already has an intense activity thanks also to the commitment of Elisa Di Fiore, a volunteer from Salerno, who conceived and created the Parachichi Project , consisting in the production and consequently sale of textile articles, equipped even a trademark.
Carpentry workshop
The boys they learn to saw wood and work it for the construction of furnishings, furniture or even carpentry for the construction of buildings.
Construction laboratory
the training goes from the design phase, with the technical drawing, to the theoretical phase - including construction science lessons - and then construction practice.
