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    Assessment of the success factors for procurement project on power network equipment in Tanzania: the case of Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO)
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2019) Mahiya, Bernard Jacks
    Procurement of power network equipment constitutes a major part of electricity business. This equipment is very important and buying them will require formation of a thorough process in the implementation of procurement projects. Most equipment was procured to hook up with technological changes and customer pressure for excellence services. Thus, project managers need better understanding of success and/or failure factors and how to measure them. The aim of this research was to systematically asses the ISFs leading to PPS. Many project success factors such as factors related project manager performance, factor related to organization, factors related to project and factors related to external environment were become apparent from this research. A research used both primarily and secondary data. The research was targeting a sample of 100 respondents in order to have better representation. Data collection methods and tools were questionnaires, interview and documentation. The research used IBM SPSS V.18 to conduct factor and correlation analysis to reduce the observed success factors during the survey and determine relationship between them and PPS, and multiple regression analysis to determine magnitudes of relationship among the SFs. The regression model used was Y= ß0+ßixi + ß2X2 …. + ß7X7 whereas Y stand for PPS and XI … X7 represents SFs. Also VENSIM DSS V.6.4E Software was used to assess effect simulations. The equation used was Y= ß0 +’’YI’’ + ‘’Y2… +’’Y7’’ whereas Y represents Effect i.e. ‘’PPS’’ and YI to Y7 represents causes i.e. ISFs. The study revealed that, seven (7) principal components were retained after factor extraction which accounted for 75.339% of the twelve (12) identified SFs which has scored 50% and above vote of respondents from field survey. Also the results obtained for R = 0.886 and R-squared = 0.785 during analysis have made a conclusion that there is a strong significant between ISFs and performance of procurement project in TANESCO. Also cost and budgetary control, training, supplier relationship and management and legal framework were noted as major contributor to the performance of PPS. HOWEVER, in order to achieve procurement project success within a very short period. It is recommended for TANESCO to comply with all validated identified SFs particularly for power network equipment so as to enhance performance levels of their respective procurement project
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    Career guidance and counseling practices in folk development colleges in Njombe region,Tanzania
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2020) Mathew, Gabriel
    Career guidance and counseling practices in folk development colleges in Njombe region,Tanzania Gabriel Mathew MA (Applied Social Psychology) University of Dar es Salaam, School of Education, 2020 This was a study of Career Guidance and Counseling Practices in Folk Development Colleges in Njombe Region, Tanzania. The study specifically dealt with (i) identifying career guidance and counseling practices available in FDCs (ii) examining tutors' and students’ awareness on career guidance and counseling in FDCs (iii) assessing career guidance and counseling environment in FDCs and (iv) exploring challenges facing career guidance and counseling practices in 1 DC s and ways of addressing them. The study was guided by social cognitive theory' by Bandura. The study was conducted in FDCs in Njombe region. Purposive and Quota sampling were employed in getting 47 respondents, these included FDC Board members, FDC Principals, FDC tutors, FDC students and the surrounding community members who had children studying in FDCs. The research used qualitative approach informed by the case study design in order to achieve objectives of the study. Data for this study were collected through semi-structured interview, observation and Focus Group Discussion. The collected data were analyzed by the use of thematic analysis in order to produce a report. The findings revealed that tutors were aware on CGC as a profession, some had skills on career counseling but not given the task of conducting CGC services; other tutors had no skills on career counseling. The task of providing CGC services was given to training coordinators who were also not skillful enough to provide the service as they lacked training on career guidance and counseling. The CGC environment in the FDCs was not in good quality as there were no rooms for career counseling, shortage of computers as compared to the available number of students; and other FDC had no internet services. The revealed challenges hindered CGC services in FDCs included unplanned career counseling activities, computer illiteracy among training coordinators, FDC economic constraints, parents and peer pressure in choosiim a student’s career, and economic problems among parents. The suggested ways of combating challenges included the plan for establishing modern programmes and buying modem machines, to involve the community in decision making and advertising the FDCs in the nearby school graduation ceremony and in the village meetings. The study’s conclusion is based on making career guidance and counseling a special unit in order to help more FDC students. It is recommended that the MoEST and the surrounding community should work together to help the funds: also the MoEST should implement ways of assessing CGC services in FDCs as recommended by the vocational education policy. FDCs were recommended to use small projects in providing training on career counseling to training coordinators and other tutors; also the frequent review of the FDC curriculum is recommend