MINISTER for Works, Transport and Communications, Isaac Kamwelwe yesterday launched the Students' Information Management System (SIMS) at Bandari College (BC) that removes paperwork and allow college staffs and students to do everything online.
MINISTER for Works, Transport and Communications, Isaac Kamwelwe
In the past BC relied heavily on paper records for daily management and academic activities such as students' application, selection process as well as data mismatch. But, through the newly launched system
The new system replaces the manual based records and improve and upgrade the BC website. Therefore college staff and students are able to directly access all aspects of students' academic progress through available, reliable and secured online system.
The new system, which will also be used by students to get the final year transcripts has been designed by IT experts from the Tanzania Port Authority.
Speaking during the launch of the system, Eng Kamwelwe described the system as useful, and would help in controlling fraud by some of the unscrupulous staff of the college.
“This system is cost-effective as no paperwork will be used,” he said, adding that there are no application forms that will be filled manually as it was in the past.
The system, according to Kamwelwe will make fake certificates a story of the past, as previously when the college used to print certificate manually it was easy for some students to get a certificate without attending classes. “But, under this new system, it is impossible for someone to get a certificate without attending classes.”
Head of college governors Eng. Deusdedit Kakoko commended the minister for launching the website, which is an important cornerstone for the training institution.
Bandari College (Dar es Salaam) was established in 1980 to serve the needs of Tanzania seaports. It continued to offer training in the field of operational clerks, equipment operators and went further to conduct courses such as operations supervisory courses.
Bandari College strives to perform activities which offer quality, dynamic and unique training packages to employees and non-employees of the shipping industry and other stakeholders.
