TCU Tanzania Commission For Universities : Foreign Award Assessment System FAAS

Name of the Organization : Tanzania Commission For Universities
Type of Facility : Foreign Award Assessment System FAAS
Country : Tanzania
Official Website : http://faas.tcu.go.tz/login.php

What is TCU Foreign Award Assessment System?

The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) as a body corporate established under the Universities Act, No. 7 of 2005, is mandated to assess and hence to recognize awards given by higher education institutions outside Tanzania.

Related : Tanzania Commission For Universities Programmes Management System : www.statusin.org/4815.html

Evaluation of Award is the process of verifying that an award attesting to the knowledge, skills, competencies and education obtained in another country is comparable to the standards established for Tanzanian awards.

How To Access TCU Foreign Award Assessment System?

To Access TCU Foreign Award Assessment System, follow the below steps

1. Read the online application
2. Register an account
3. Log in with your username and password

4. Complete the application forms and upload the necessary attachments
5. Submit your application (checking and sending your data)
6. Make sure you’ve received an acknowledgment by email confirming your application

Limitation

Clients are informed that assessment is not conducted to the awards specified below;
** Awards obtained from both public and private Tanzanian education and training institutions.

** Awards issued by education and training institutions which are not officially recognized as a part of a national education system or accredited according to the relevant provisions of a particularly country. These include awards managed by the professional bodies.

** Short Courses, in-service training, workshop/seminars and experiential learning.
** Prior learning acquired outside a national system of education and training.

Other important notes :
** A longer duration may be required for various reasons including the availability on information from a third party.
** Once evaluation of your award has been established, you will receive written advice on the comparability of your award.

** The advice issued is based on the current understanding of the comparability of awards. Comparability of awards may have to be re-examined in the future on the basis of changes and development in national and international education and training systems and our knowledge thereof.

** Any appeal over the assessment results will gladly be accommodated if in writing or per personal appointment made in advance.

Lodging an Application & Payment of Evaluation fee

a)A proper and complete application will include the following :
** Fill in the online application form located in TCU website
** A complete set of documentation ( see section A of the online application form)

** Payment or proof of payment of fee of Tshs 150,000 for a Postgraduate award and Tshs 100,000 for an undergraduate award.

The payment shoud be made through CRDB Bank, A/C Name- Tanzania Commission for Universities(TCU), A/C No. 01J1026795700 OR through Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA Bank), A/C Name- Tanzania Commission for Universities(TCU), A/C No. 1156000015.

b)Certified copies of award are acceptable. The right is reserved, however, to request original documents and /or have the authenticity of documents verified by the relevant authorities in the country of origin.

c)Certificate in foreign language must be accompanied by certified translations into English. Note that both the document in the original language and the translation are required.

d)Secondary school certificates must be issued and endorsed/homologated by official examining/ certification body in the country of original. Certificates issued by schools will not be accepted when the examination were conducted by external examining body.

e)For Evaluation of postgraduate awards applicants must issue their undergraduate certificates and transcripts.

f)TCU creates a database which contains information you have supplied. This record is used solely in dealing with your application and may be extracted for general statistics purposes or in fulfilment of other legal requirements.

Additional Simplified Procedure

To access the TCU Foreign Award Assessment System (FAAS), you can follow these steps:
1. Go to the TCU website at https://www.tcu.go.tz/.
2. Click on the “Foreign Awards Assessment System” tab.
3. You will be redirected to the FAAS login page.
4. If you have not registered for an account, click on the “Register New Account” button.
5. Fill out the registration form and click on the “Register” button.
6. You will receive an email confirmation with your login details.
7. Log in to the system using your email address and password.
8. You can now start the application process for your foreign award assessment.

Here are some additional tips for accessing the TCU FAAS:
** Make sure you have a valid email address. You will need it to register for an account and to receive email notifications from the system.
** Use a computer with a stable internet connection. The FAAS system is not compatible with mobile devices.
** Avoid using public computers, as they may be infected with viruses.
** Keep your login details safe and secure. Do not share them with anyone.
** If you have any problems accessing the system, you can contact the TCU helpdesk.