Maombi ya kujiunga na Institute of Adult Education (IAE), inayojulikana pia kama Taasisi ya Elimu ya Watu Wazima (TEWW), kwa mwaka wa masomo 2026/2027 yanafanyika kupitia mfumo rasmi wa IAE Online Application System (OAS). Kwa waombaji wa Bachelor Degree, maombi ya Bachelor tayari yamefunguliwa. IAE OAS inaonyesha dirisha la Bachelor kuanzia 10 Julai hadi 11 Agosti 2026, wakati ratiba ya kitaifa ya TCU kwa Bachelor inaonyesha dirisha la kwanza kuanzia 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026. Hivyo, mwombaji wa Bachelor asichelewe kusubiri tarehe ya mwisho ya portal; anatakiwa kuzingatia ratiba ya TCU na kuthibitisha deadline ndani ya OAS kabla ya kuwasilisha maombi.
Kwa Certificate na Diploma, dirisha la kwanza lililoonekana kwenye current OAS lilikuwa 28 Mei hadi 11 Julai 2026. Kwa Master’s Degree, dirisha lililoonekana ni 28 Mei hadi 31 Julai 2026. Kwa sababu madirisha ya maombi yanaweza kufunguliwa kwa round nyingine, mwombaji anapaswa kutumia taarifa za OAS na admission office kama chanzo cha mwisho kabla ya kulipa ada ya maombi au kuchagua programme.
Hali ya Maombi kwa IAE
| Aina ya Mwombaji | Hali ya Maombi | Dirisha | Tarehe ya Mwisho | Maelezo Muhimu |
| Certificate | Imefungwa kwenye portal ya sasa | First Window | 28 Mei hadi 11 Julai 2026 | Mwombaji afuatilie kama dirisha jingine litatangazwa na IAE/OAS. |
| Diploma | Imefungwa kwenye portal ya sasa | First Window | 28 Mei hadi 11 Julai 2026 | Mwombaji asitumie tarehe zisizo kwenye mfumo wa sasa. |
| Bachelor Degree | Wazi | First Window | IAE OAS: 10 Julai hadi 11 Agosti 2026; TCU: 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026 | Kwa usalama wa udahili wa Bachelor, zingatia ratiba ya TCU na pia hakiki deadline ya IAE OAS kabla ya kuwasilisha maombi. |
| Master’s Degree | Wazi | First Window | 28 Mei hadi 31 Julai 2026 | Deadline ithibitishwe ndani ya akaunti ya mwombaji au admission office kabla ya malipo. |
Tarehe Muhimu za Maombi (TCU Almanac)
Ratiba hii inawahusu hasa waombaji wa Bachelor Degree. Certificate na Diploma hufuata ratiba ya IAE na miongozo ya NACTVET, wakati Master’s Degree hufuata matangazo ya IAE na ratiba ya postgraduate iliyopo kwenye OAS.
| Hatua ya Udahili | Tarehe | Maelezo kwa Mwombaji |
| Publication of 2026/2027 Admission Guidebooks | 4 Julai 2026 | Guidebooks za udahili hutumika kuthibitisha sifa za programu za Bachelor kabla ya kuchagua kozi. |
| First Application Window | 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026 | Dirisha la kwanza la kutuma maombi ya Bachelor Degree kupitia mifumo ya vyuo husika. |
| First selection/admission announcement | 8 Septemba 2026 | Tarehe ya kutangazwa kwa waliopewa nafasi za udahili katika dirisha la kwanza. |
| Second Application Window | 8 Septemba hadi 21 Septemba 2026 | Dirisha la pili kwa waombaji wa Bachelor ambao hawakutuma maombi au wanaotafuta nafasi nyingine. |
| Confirmation window for first-window admitted applicants | 8 Septemba hadi 21 Septemba 2026 | Muda wa kuthibitisha chuo kwa waliopata nafasi zaidi ya moja. |
| Second selection/admission announcement | 6 Oktoba 2026 | Tarehe ya matokeo ya udahili kwa dirisha la pili. |
| Confirmation window for second-window admitted applicants | 6 Oktoba hadi 19 Oktoba 2026 | Muda wa kuthibitisha udahili kwa waliopewa nafasi kwenye dirisha la pili. |
| Earliest opening date for Higher Education Institutions | 19 Oktoba 2026 | Tarehe ya mapema zaidi ya vyuo kufunguliwa kwa mwaka wa masomo 2026/2027. |
Kwa IAE, portal imeonyesha Bachelor window ya 10 Julai hadi 11 Agosti 2026, lakini TCU national first application window ni 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026. Mwombaji wa Bachelor anatakiwa kuwasilisha maombi mapema na kuhakikisha taarifa zake zinaendana na guidebook ya TCU pamoja na maelekezo ya IAE OAS.
Mfumo Rasmi wa Kutuma Maombi
Portal ya sasa ya kutuma maombi ya IAE ni https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/. Hii ndiyo sehemu ya kuunda akaunti mpya, kupokea Control Number, kujaza taarifa binafsi na za kitaaluma, kuchagua programme, kupakia nyaraka na kuwasilisha maombi. Kiungo cha zamani cha SARIS-OAS, https://oas.iae.ac.tz/, bado kinaonekana kwenye baadhi ya kurasa rasmi, lakini kinapaswa kuchukuliwa kama legacy route isipokuwa IAE ikielekeza mwombaji kukitumia.
Ni muhimu kutofautisha OAS ya waombaji wapya na SARIS/Student System inayotumiwa zaidi baada ya admission au registration. Pia, IAE ina LMS kwa masomo ya mtandaoni, lakini LMS si portal ya kuanza maombi mapya. Epuka kutumia link kutoka blogs au namba binafsi zisizotolewa na IAE.
Nani Anaruhusiwa Kuomba?
- Wahitimu wa Kidato cha Nne wanaokidhi vigezo vya Basic Technician Certificate.
- Waombaji wa Diploma kupitia ACSEE au Basic Technician Certificate/NTA Level 4 inayotambulika.
- Wahitimu wa Kidato cha Sita wanaoomba Bachelor Degree kupitia njia ya moja kwa moja ya kujiunga (Direct Entry).
- Wahitimu wa Ordinary Diploma/NTA Level 6 wanaoomba Bachelor kupitia njia ya sifa linganishi (Equivalent Entry).
- Waombaji wa Master’s Degree wenye Bachelor Degree, Higher Diploma au sifa zinazohusiana na programme wanayotaka.
- Waombaji wanaopendelea masomo ya Conventional mode au Open and Distance Learning (ODL), kulingana na programme na campus/centre inayopatikana.
Sifa za Kujiunga
Certificate
Kwa Basic Technician Certificate, mwombaji anatakiwa kuwa na angalau passes nne katika CSEE katika masomo yoyote isipokuwa religious subjects. Hii ndiyo minimum qualification inayoonekana kwenye kurasa rasmi za IAE kwa Basic Technician Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education.
Ordinary Diploma
Kwa Ordinary Diploma, mwombaji anaweza kutumia Basic Technician Certificate kutoka taasisi inayotambuliwa na Serikali ikiwa na angalau GPA 2.0, au ACSEE yenye angalau one principal pass na one subsidiary pass katika masomo yoyote isipokuwa religious subjects. Baadhi ya routes zinaweza kukubali CSEE yenye passes nne kwa programme ndefu au ya ngazi tofauti, hivyo mwombaji asome vigezo ndani ya OAS kabla ya kuchagua programme.
Bachelor Degree – Direct Entry
Kwa Bachelor programmes za IAE, TCU 2026/2027 Guidebook inaonyesha mwombaji anatakiwa kuwa na two principal passes katika History, Geography, Kiswahili au English Language. Minimum institutional admission points ni 4.0, na programme duration ni miaka mitatu. Hii inamaanisha mwombaji asichague programme kwa kuangalia jina pekee; anatakiwa kuthibitisha kama masomo yake ya A-Level yanaendana na programme anayotaka.
Bachelor Degree – Equivalent Entry
Kwa Equivalent Entry, IAE BACE page inaonyesha kuwa mwombaji mwenye Ordinary Diploma anahitaji angalau GPA 3.0 kutoka chuo kinachotambuliwa na Serikali. Diploma holders wanapaswa kuandaa AVN au verification details pale portal, TCU au NACTVET itakapohitaji.
Master’s Degree
Kwa Master in Adult and Community Education (MAECD), routes zilizotajwa ni Higher Diploma in Adult Education, Bachelor in Community Development, Bachelor in Adult Education and Community Development, au degree inayohusiana. Kwa Master in Project Design and Management / Project Management and Evaluation (MAPDEMA), applicant anaweza kutumia Higher Diploma in Community Development, degree in Community Development, Project Planning and Management, Adult Education and Community Development, au related degree. Kurasa za IAE zinaonyesha duration ya Master’s kuwa miezi 18.
Kozi Zinazotolewa na Ada za Masomo
Basic Technician Certificate Programmes
- Basic Technician Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education – NTA Level 4 (Conventional mode; Dar es Salaam and Morogoro Campus).
- Basic Technician Certificate in Adult Education and Community Development – NTA Level 4 (Conventional mode; Mwanza, Dar es Salaam and Ruvuma Campus).
- Basic Technician Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education through Open and Distance Learning mode.
- Basic Technician Certificate in Adult Education and Community Development through Open and Distance Learning mode.
Ordinary Diploma Programmes
- Ordinary Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education – NTA Level 5 and 6 (Conventional mode).
- Ordinary Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education through Open and Distance Learning mode.
- Ordinary Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development – NTA Level 5 and 6 (Conventional mode).
- Ordinary Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development through Open and Distance Learning mode.
- Ordinary Diploma in Distance Education through Open and Distance Learning mode.
Bachelor Degree Programmes
| Programme | TCU Code | Mode / Campus | Duration |
| Bachelor Degree in Adult and Continuing Education | AE001 | Conventional mode, Dar es Salaam Campus | 3 years |
| Bachelor Degree in Adult Education and Community Development | AE002 | Conventional mode, Dar es Salaam Campus | 3 years |
| Bachelor Degree in Adult Education and Community Development (ODL) | AE003 | Open and Distance Learning | 3 years |
| Bachelor Degree in Adult and Continuing Education (ODL) | AE004 | Open and Distance Learning | 3 years |
Master’s Degree Programmes
- Master in Adult and Community Education / Shahada ya Umahiri katika Elimu ya Watu Wazima na Maendeleo ya Jamii (MAECD).
- Master in Project Design and Management / Project Management and Evaluation (MAPDEMA).
Ada za Masomo
| Programme / Level | Fee Reference | Status / Note |
| Basic Technician Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education / related NTA Level 4 certificates | TSh 835,000 annual fee | Official IAE certificate pages; paid in four instalments. |
| Ordinary Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development / Adult and Continuing Education | Year 1: TSh 1,100,000; Year 2: TSh 1,175,000 | Official IAE diploma pages; paid in instalments. |
| Bachelor Degree in Adult and Continuing Education – Conventional | Year 1: TSh 1,405,000; Year 2: TSh 1,395,000; Year 3: TSh 1,575,000 | Official IAE BACE page; paid in three instalments. |
| Master’s Degrees – MAECD / MAPDEMA | TSh 4,200,000 total | Official IAE master’s pages; paid in two instalments. |
| Detailed fee structure PDF | 2024/2025 detailed reference available on official website | Use as latest detailed reference if current-year fee table is not published separately. |
Ada hizi ni references zinazoonekana kwenye kurasa rasmi za IAE. Mwombaji anatakiwa kuthibitisha final payable amount kupitia OAS, admission office, admission letter au updated fee structure kabla ya kufanya malipo ya masomo.
Ada ya Maombi na Jinsi ya Kulipa
| Aina ya Mwombaji | Ada ya Maombi / Status | Maelezo Muhimu |
| Certificate/Diploma | TSh 10,000 kwenye current IAE OAS FAQ | Legacy OAS start page inataja TSh 15,000; tumia Control Number na kiasi kinachozalishwa ndani ya akaunti yako. |
| Bachelor Degree | TSh 10,000 kwenye current IAE OAS FAQ | Tumia current portal-generated Control Number; usitumie kiasi cha kurasa za zamani bila uthibitisho. |
| Master’s/Postgraduate | TSh 50,000 kwenye current IAE OAS FAQ | Lipa tu baada ya kupata Control Number rasmi kutoka OAS. |
Tahadhari muhimu: current IAE OAS FAQ inaonyesha Certificate/Diploma/Bachelor application fee kuwa TSh 10,000 na Postgraduate kuwa TSh 50,000, lakini legacy OAS start page inataja TSh 15,000. Kwa hiyo, mwombaji anatakiwa kutumia kiasi na Control Number vinavyozalishwa ndani ya current applicant dashboard.
Jinsi ya Kulipa
1. Ingia kwenye IAE OAS kupitia https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/.
2. Fungua akaunti au ingia kwenye akaunti yako ya mwombaji.
3. Subiri mfumo utoe Control Number na maelekezo ya malipo.
4. Lipa kupitia njia rasmi zilizoelekezwa na OAS, kama mobile money au bank route inayokubalika.
5. Rudi kwenye OAS kuthibitisha malipo na kuendelea na hatua za maombi.
6. Usitume pesa kwa namba binafsi au link isiyotoka kwenye official IAE ecosystem.
Hatua kwa Hatua: Jinsi ya Kutuma Maombi IAE
1. Fungua current IAE Online Application System kupitia https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/.
2. Bonyeza Create Account au Register New Account kama unaomba kwa mara ya kwanza.
3. Tumia email address na mobile number inayopatikana kwa verification na mawasiliano ya udahili.
4. Ingia kwa email na password yako baada ya registration.
5. Soma admission requirements kabla ya kuchagua programme.
6. Angalia message au Control Number ndani ya portal, kisha lipa application fee kwa njia rasmi iliyoelekezwa.
7. Jaza personal details na academic history kama zilivyo kwenye vyeti vyako.
8. Pakia required documents kama academic certificate, birth certificate na passport-size photo pale mfumo unapohitaji.
9. Chagua programme unayotaka kulingana na sifa zako, mode ya masomo na campus/centre unayoweza kuhudhuria.
10. Hakiki taarifa zako zote kabla ya kuwasilisha maombi.
11. Wasilisha maombi kabla ya deadline ya category yako.
12. Endelea kuingia kwenye portal kufuatilia application status na taarifa za udahili.
Nyaraka Zinazohitajika
- Recent passport-size photo, ikiwezekana blue background pale OAS inapohitaji.
- Birth certificate au affidavit.
- Form Four certificate au Form Four Index Number.
- Form Six certificate kwa waombaji wa Direct Entry.
- Basic Technician Certificate / NTA Level 4 certificate kwa waombaji wa Diploma wanaotumia certificate route.
- Ordinary Diploma certificate na transcript kwa Bachelor Equivalent Entry.
- Bachelor degree certificate na transcript kwa waombaji wa Master’s.
- Email address na mobile number zinazofanya kazi.
- Payment Control Number / bank au mobile-money reference baada ya mfumo kutoa maelekezo.
- NECTA/NACTVET/TCU equivalence au verification kwa sifa zilizopatikana nje ya Tanzania au zinazohitaji uthibitisho.
Makosa 5 ya Kuepuka Wakati wa Kutuma Maombi
- Kutumia legacy OAS bila kuthibitisha kama ndiyo route ya sasa. Anza na current IAE OAS kupitia iaeoas.iae.ac.tz.
- Kuchanganya deadline ya IAE OAS na ratiba ya TCU. Kwa Bachelor, zingatia TCU national window na pia hakiki portal ya IAE.
- Kulipa amount ya kurasa za zamani bila Control Number ya current dashboard. Tumia kiasi kinachozalishwa na OAS yako.
- Kuchagua programme bila kusoma mode na campus. IAE ina conventional mode na ODL routes, hivyo hakikisha una uwezo wa kuhudhuria au kusoma kwa mfumo uliouchagua.
- Kuacha nyaraka muhimu kama birth certificate, academic certificates, transcripts au passport-size photo; kuchelewa kupakia nyaraka kunaweza kukwamisha maombi.
Viunganishi Muhimu vya IAE
| Rasilimali | Link Rasmi | Matumizi |
| Official Website | https://www.iae.ac.tz/ | Taarifa rasmi za Taasisi ya Elimu ya Watu Wazima. |
| Current Online Application System | https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/ | Kutuma maombi ya Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor na Master. |
| Applicant Registration | https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/applicant/registrations | Kufungua akaunti mpya ya maombi. |
| Legacy SARIS-OAS | https://oas.iae.ac.tz/ | Kiungo cha zamani kinachoonekana kwenye baadhi ya kurasa rasmi; tumia current OAS isipokuwa IAE ikielekeza vinginevyo. |
| Legacy Start Application | https://oas.iae.ac.tz/index.php/registration_start | Rejea ya zamani yenye checklist ya nyaraka na tahadhari ya ada. |
| Programmes Section | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/sections | Menu ya programmes, mifumo ya wanafunzi, campuses na useful links. |
| Long-Term Programmes PDF | https://www.iae.ac.tz/uploads/documents/sw-1750425951-FINAL%20PRODUCT%20PROGRAMMES.pdf | Muhtasari wa programmes, modes, campuses na mawasiliano. |
| BACE – Conventional | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/bace | Bachelor Degree in Adult and Continuing Education. |
| ODAECD – Conventional | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/odaecd | Ordinary Diploma in Adult Education and Community Development. |
| BTCACE – Conventional | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/certificate | Basic Technician Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education. |
| MAECD Master’s Page | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/masters-degree | Master in Adult and Community Education. |
| MAPDEMA Master’s Page | https://www.iae.ac.tz/pages/masters-of-project-design-and-management-mapdema | Master in Project Design and Management / Project Management and Evaluation. |
| SARIS / Student System | https://saris.iae.ac.tz/ | Mfumo wa wanafunzi baada ya udahili/usajili. |
| E-Learning / LMS | https://lms.iae.ac.tz/ | Mfumo wa kujifunzia mtandaoni. |
| TCU | https://www.tcu.go.tz/ | Uratibu wa udahili wa Bachelor. |
| NACTVET | https://www.nactvet.go.tz/ | Udhibiti na uthibitishaji wa Certificate/Diploma. |
| HESLB | https://www.heslb.go.tz/ | Taarifa za mikopo ya elimu ya juu. |
| HESLB OLAMS | https://olas.heslb.go.tz/olams/pre-applicant | Mfumo wa kuomba mkopo. |
Mawasiliano ya IAE
| Kitengo | Mawasiliano |
| Dar es Salaam – Main Campus OAS Support | +255 754 606 455 / +255 718 703 003 |
| Dar es Salaam – Main Campus Programme Contacts | 0715 506 076 / 0754 606 455 |
| Mwanza Campus | 0657 907 474 / 0757 343 184 |
| Morogoro Campus | 0717 030 145 / 0765 364 798 |
| Ruvuma Campus | 0782 644 079 / 0782 761 958 |
| General Phone | +255 22 2150838 / +255 750 292 847 |
| Fax | +255 22 2150836 / +255 750 292 847 |
| info@iae.ac.tz | |
| Postal Address | Taasisi ya Elimu ya Watu Wazima, S.L.P / P.O. Box 20679, Dar es Salaam |
| Official Website | https://www.iae.ac.tz/ |
| Application Portal | https://iaeoas.iae.ac.tz/ |
Mwombaji wa IAE anashauriwa kutumia current OAS, kusoma vigezo vya programme kabla ya kuchagua kozi, na kuthibitisha deadline ndani ya dashboard yake. Kwa Bachelor, zingatia ratiba ya TCU na usisubiri siku ya mwisho; kwa Certificate, Diploma na Master’s, fuata matangazo ya IAE na maelekezo ya OAS. Kabla ya kulipa, hakikisha Control Number na amount vimetoka kwenye mfumo rasmi, kisha hifadhi ushahidi wa malipo na endelea kufuatilia akaunti yako ya maombi.