DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 12 -- MINISTER for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda has expressed optimism that major reforms underway in the education sector will help students meet the demands of a modern, skills-based and industrial economy.

He told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday that ongoing reforms are designed to boost the competitiveness of Tanzanian graduates in both domestic and global job markets, particularly in an era shaped by rapid technological change, including artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and coding.

“The new great education reforms will make youth view the entire world as their employment arena,” Prof Mkenda said.

Under the reforms the Standard Four and Five pupils ar...