Hawassa College of Teacher Education (ሀዋሳ መምህራን ትምህርት ኮሌጅ) was established in 1976. Since then, it has been producing teachers and teaching professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills for the various training modalities offered for over 45 years. The college has a total of 18,779 alumni who graduated with a one-year 12+1 certificate level and over 68,347 who graduated with diploma level, both 12+2 and 10+3, in regular and extension programs. In affiliation with Dilla University, the college has trained and graduated 434 students with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Educational Planning and Management. The college has been recognized as a reliable training hub in the country and selected as a centres of excellence in training teacher educators.
The college is known for its international and national collaborations, executing projects with partners such as KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), People in Need- from the Czech Republic, and UNESCO. The college has received financial and material supports from various organizations including BESO, VESO, TDP, WORLD LEARNING PIN, GEQIP, UNESCO. Additionally, expatriates have been part of the teaching staff at the college since the early 1990s. On a national level, the Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative (ESRI) is currently collaborating with HCTE on a capacity building project in the department of Early Childhood Care and Education and integrated pre-primary schools in the catchment of the college.
Currently, with its great effort, the college has accumulated a significant amount of human, material, and administrative resources, positioning HCTE as a model for other colleges. With over 383 staff members (210 academic and 173 administrative), the college is committed to its mission of providing quality education, conducting research, and engaging in community service activities.
Dear stakeholders, while our existing resources are valuable, they are not sufficient to achieve the high-quality education, research outcomes, and community services that are in demand. The college aims to become a true centres of excellence in teacher education by enhancing our resource centres, providing regular CPD trainings, upgrading technology supported teaching-learning facilities, improving data administration technologies, implementing smart classrooms, enhancing physical and cyber security systems, and offering better student and customer service. I urge national and international collaborators with a passion for education to partner with our college in creating a distinguished teachers training hub in Ethiopia and beyond.
Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the Sidama National Regional State Education Bureau, Finance Bureau, Construction Authority and other regional and national stakeholders for their continued support. I also extend my thanks to the former and current academic and administrative staff whose contributions have been invaluable. Let us continue to work together and grow hand-in-hand. Thank you!
Nigatu Tuasha Fissa (PhD)
Acting Dean of the College
Email: ntuasha@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: +251911764702