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Automotive Trades Technical College is the biggest training institution in Botswana that offers 
courses in automotive skills. From its humble beginning in 1982 with only one course in 
automechanics, the school has expanded tremendously under GTZ's support in both numbers 
of students and diversification of courses. Core courses are in the trades of auto-mechanics, auto-electrical, heavy plant mechanics and auto body repair (panel beating and spray painting) 
leading to National Craft Certificate Examinations.

All workshops are fully equipped with modern machinery to provide trainees with the latest 
technology in the automotive industry which has been so dynamic in recent years. In July 
this year the College launched new programmes in Engineering leading to Certificate and 
Diploma levels. Further, the school has developed and successfully piloted its Entrepreneurship Development Programme. The programme aims to equip the past graduates of technical colleges, brigades and other institutions with the necessary skills to prepare them to start and run their 
own small businesses. At the centre of its mision, ATTC commits itself to providing quality training 
to its students and making them competitive on the job market.

Government gives sufficient resources for staff development. Teachers are trained in South Africa, Germany, UK, USA and other overseas countries. The recently completed expansions to the 
school include workshops for machining, welding, fitting, domestic and industrial machine repair. 
All these workshops are equipped with the latest technology in the metal trade. Other buildings 
include the administration offices, library, cafeteria, classrooms and staff offices. The project was generously funded by the European Union and the Botswana Government.