Maombi ya kujiunga na Institute of Social Work (ISW), yaani Chuo cha Ustawi wa Jamii, kwa mwaka wa masomo 2026/2027 yanafanyika kupitia Mfumo wa Maombi Mtandaoni wa chuo (OAS). Kwa waombaji wa Bachelor Degree, maombi ya Bachelor tayari yamefunguliwa na Round I ya ISW inaonyesha mwisho wa tarehe 10 Agosti 2026. Waombaji wa Postgraduate nao wanaonyeshwa kwenye OAS wakiwa na Round I deadline ya 10 Agosti 2026.
Kwa Certificate na Ordinary Diploma, OAS inaonyesha application types zinapatikana, lakini tarehe ya mwisho haijaonekana wazi kwenye public OAS iliyohakikiwa. Hivyo, mwombaji wa ngazi hizi asisubiri dakika za mwisho; aanze mapema na athibitishe deadline ndani ya dashboard au kupitia admission office ya ISW.
Hali ya Maombi kwa ISW
Angalia hali ya maombi kulingana na aina ya mwombaji. Pale ambapo public OAS haijaonyesha closing date, thibitisha ndani ya akaunti yako kabla ya kupanga malipo au kusubiri round nyingine.
| Aina ya Mwombaji | Hali ya Maombi | Dirisha / Intake | Tarehe ya Mwisho / Maelezo Muhimu |
| Basic Technician Certificate | Wazi / application type available | September Intake / OAS | Tarehe ya mwisho haijaonekana wazi kwenye public OAS; tuma maombi mapema na thibitisha ndani ya dashboard. |
| Ordinary Diploma | Wazi / application type available | September Intake / OAS | Tarehe ya mwisho haijaonekana wazi kwenye public OAS; thibitisha ndani ya dashboard ya mwombaji. |
| Bachelor Degree | Wazi | Round I / TCU first window | 10 Agosti 2026 kwa Round I ya ISW; dirisha la kwanza la TCU ni 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026. |
| Postgraduate Diploma | Wazi | Postgraduate Round I | Public OAS inaonyesha deadline ya Postgraduate Round I: 10 Agosti 2026. |
| Master’s Degree | Wazi | Postgraduate Round I | Public OAS inaonyesha deadline ya Postgraduate Round I: 10 Agosti 2026. |
| Foreign Applicants | Imefungwa kwenye public OAS | Foreign applicant track | Public OAS inaonyesha ‘Application Closed’ kwa foreign applicant track; thibitisha kupitia admission office kabla ya kuchukua hatua nyingine. |
Tarehe Muhimu za Maombi (TCU Almanac)
Ratiba hii inamhusu zaidi mwombaji wa Bachelor Degree. Certificate, Diploma na Postgraduate zinafuata matangazo ya ISW, OAS, NACTVET au taratibu za chuo kwa programme husika.
| Hatua ya Udahili | Tarehe | Maelezo kwa Mwombaji |
| Publication of 2026/2027 Admission Guidebooks | 4 Julai 2026 | Guidebooks za udahili hutumika kuthibitisha sifa za programu kabla ya kuchagua kozi. |
| First Application Window | 15 Julai hadi 10 Agosti 2026 | Dirisha la kwanza la kutuma maombi ya Bachelor Degree kupitia mfumo wa chuo husika. |
| Announcement of students admitted in first window | 8 Septemba 2026 | Tarehe ya kutangazwa kwa waliopata admission katika dirisha la kwanza. |
| Second Application Window | 8 Septemba hadi 21 Septemba 2026 | Dirisha la pili kwa waombaji wa Bachelor ambao hawakutuma maombi mapema au wanaohitaji nafasi nyingine. |
| Confirmation window for first-window admitted applicants | 8 Septemba hadi 21 Septemba 2026 | Muda wa kuthibitisha chuo kwa waombaji waliopata admission zaidi ya moja. |
| Announcement of students admitted in second window | 6 Oktoba 2026 | Tarehe ya kutangazwa kwa udahili wa dirisha la pili. |
| Confirmation window for second-window admitted applicants | 6 Oktoba hadi 19 Oktoba 2026 | Muda wa kuthibitisha admission kwa waliopata nafasi kwenye dirisha la pili. |
| Earliest date of opening Higher Education Institutions | 19 Oktoba 2026 | Tarehe ya mapema zaidi ya vyuo vya elimu ya juu kufunguliwa kwa mwaka 2026/2027. |
Mfumo Rasmi wa Kutuma Maombi
Portal rasmi ya kutuma maombi mapya ya kujiunga na ISW ni https://oas.isw.ac.tz/. Ndani ya OAS, mwombaji anaweza kuanza application, kutengeneza control number, kuthibitisha malipo, kukamilisha taarifa za elimu na kufuatilia application/admission status.
Usichanganye OAS na SIMS. OAS ni kwa waombaji wapya, wakati SIMS kupitia https://sims.isw.ac.tz/ ni mfumo wa wanafunzi baada ya kupata admission na kuanza registration. Route ya TAMISEMI confirmation pia si portal ya kuanza maombi mapya kwa waombaji wote; inawahusu waliopitia confirmation ya OR-TAMISEMI kulingana na maelekezo ya mfumo.
Malipo ya application fee yafanyike baada ya mfumo kutoa Namba ya Malipo (Control Number). Epuka kulipa kwa mtu binafsi au kupitia kiunganishi kisicho kwenye official ISW ecosystem.
Nani Anaruhusiwa Kuomba?
- Wahitimu wa Kidato cha Nne wanaotaka kuomba Basic Technician Certificate.
- Waombaji wa Ordinary Diploma kupitia Direct Entry ya ACSEE au Equivalent Entry ya Basic Technician Certificate.
- Wahitimu wa Kidato cha Sita wanaotaka kuomba Bachelor Degree kupitia njia ya moja kwa moja ya kujiunga (Direct Entry).
- Wahitimu wa Ordinary Diploma au Advanced Diploma wanaotaka kuomba Bachelor Degree kupitia njia ya sifa linganishi (Equivalent Entry).
- Waombaji wa Postgraduate Diploma na Master’s Degree wenye Bachelor Degree, Advanced Diploma au sifa linganishi zinazokubalika.
- Waombaji wenye foreign qualifications, kwa kuzingatia ulinganifu wa TCU/NECTA/NACTVET pale unapohitajika.
Sifa za Kujiunga
Waombaji wa Certificate
Kwa Basic Technician Certificate, minimum qualification iliyo kwenye call-for-application ya ISW ni CSEE yenye passes nne katika masomo yoyote isipokuwa religious subjects. Hii inawahusu waombaji wa programmes kama Social Work, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Counselling Psychology na nyingine zilizotangazwa.
Waombaji wa Ordinary Diploma
Kwa Ordinary Diploma, mwombaji anaweza kutumia Direct Entry au Equivalent Entry. Direct Entry inahitaji angalau one principal pass and one subsidiary kwenye ACSEE zenye jumla ya angalau 1.5 points, pamoja na credits nne za CSEE katika masomo yasiyo ya dini. Equivalent Entry inahitaji Basic Technician Certificate inayotambuliwa na NACTVET yenye minimum GPA 2.0, pamoja na CSEE passes nne.
Waombaji wa Form Six (Bachelor Direct Entry)
Kwa Bachelor Degree, TCU inaonyesha ISW programmes zikihitaji two principal passes katika masomo yanayokubalika kulingana na programme. Masomo yanaweza kujumuisha History, Geography, Kiswahili, English Language, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Advanced Mathematics, Agriculture, Computer Science au Nutrition. Minimum institutional admission points kwa programmes zilizoonekana ni 4.0.
Waombaji wa Diploma au Sifa Linganishi
Kwa Equivalent Entry ya Bachelor, mwombaji anatakiwa kutumia mwongozo wa TCU wa 2026/2027 kwa Ordinary Diploma/Equivalent Qualifications pamoja na requirements zinazoonekana kwenye ISW OAS. Hii ni muhimu kwa waombaji wenye Ordinary Diploma, Advanced Diploma au sifa nyingine zinazohitaji uthibitisho wa TCU/NACTVET.
Waombaji wa Postgraduate
Kwa Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Mediation and Arbitration, mwombaji anahitaji Bachelor Degree au Advanced Diploma katika relevant fields au equivalent katika Social Science yenye Pass grade. Kwa Master Degree in Social Work, applicant anahitaji Bachelor Degree au Advanced Diploma in Social Work au related field ndani ya social science/humanities yenye minimum GPA 2.7. Kwa Master Degree in Strategic Human Resource Management, applicant anahitaji relevant Bachelor Degree/Advanced Diploma yenye minimum GPA 2.7, au unclassified degree yenye average credit ya B au zaidi kulingana na programme.
Kozi Zinazotolewa na Ada za Masomo
Basic Technician Certificate Programmes
- Basic Technician Certificate in Social Work – Dar es Salaam na Kisangara
- Basic Technician Certificate in Business Administration – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Labour Relations and Public Management – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Human Resource Management – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Community Work with Children and Youth – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Development – Kisangara
- Basic Technician Certificate in Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Counselling Psychology – Dar es Salaam
- Basic Technician Certificate in Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Dar es Salaam
Ordinary Diploma Programmes
- Ordinary Diploma in Social Work – Dar es Salaam na Kisangara
- Ordinary Diploma in Business Administration – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Labour Relations and Public Management – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Human Resource Management – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Community Work with Children and Youth – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Development – Kisangara
- Ordinary Diploma in Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Counselling Psychology – Dar es Salaam
- Ordinary Diploma in Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Dar es Salaam
Bachelor Degree Programmes
- Bachelor Degree in Labour Relations and Public Management
- Bachelor Degree in Social Work
- Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration
Postgraduate Diploma na Master’s Programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Mediation and Arbitration – Dar es Salaam
- Master Degree in Social Work – Dar es Salaam
- Master Degree in Strategic Human Resource Management – Dar es Salaam
- Master Degree in Labour Laws, Mediation and Arbitration – Dar es Salaam
Ada za Masomo
Fee structure hizi zitumike kama latest clear official fee reference, si kama uthibitisho wa mwisho wa ada za 2026/2027. Thibitisha final payable amount kupitia OAS, admission letter, joining instructions, finance office au updated fee structure kabla ya kulipa.
| Programme Level | Latest Clear Fee Reference Found | Maelezo |
| Basic Technician Certificate | TSh 965,400 total | 2024/2025 reference; thibitisha final amount ya 2026/2027 kupitia OAS au admission office. |
| Technician Certificate | TSh 1,155,400 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Ordinary Diploma | TSh 1,122,400 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Bachelor Degree | TSh 1,465,400 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Postgraduate Diploma | TSh 1,995,000 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Master Degree in Social Work – Foundation | TSh 2,190,000 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Master Degree in Social Work – Advanced | TSh 4,890,000 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
| Master Degree in Human Resource / Labour Laws, Mediation and Arbitration | TSh 4,360,000 total | 2024/2025 reference. |
Ada ya Maombi na Jinsi ya Kulipa
ISW call-for-application ya 2026/2027 inaonyesha application fee isiyorejeshwa kwa waombaji wa Tanzania na wasio Watanzania. Lipa tu baada ya OAS kutoa control number ndani ya applicant account yako.
| Aina ya Mwombaji | Ada ya Maombi | Maelezo |
| Tanzanian Applicants | TSh 10,000 | Non-refundable application fee kulingana na call-for-application ya ISW 2026/2027. |
| Non-Tanzanian Applicants | USD 30 | Non-refundable application fee kwa waombaji wasio Watanzania. |
Jinsi ya kulipa:
1. Ingia kwenye ISW OAS kupitia https://oas.isw.ac.tz/.
2. Anzisha application na jaza taarifa za msingi kwa usahihi.
3. Tengeneza Namba ya Malipo (Control Number) kupitia OAS.
4. Lipa kupitia M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money au ISW bank account kama mfumo utakavyoelekeza.
5. Rudi kwenye OAS kuthibitisha malipo na kuendelea na hatua zilizobaki.
6. Tunza payment reference/control number kwa matumizi ya baadaye.
Hatua kwa Hatua: Jinsi ya Kutuma Maombi ISW
1. Fungua https://oas.isw.ac.tz/.
2. Soma admission notice na deadline ya category yako kabla ya kuanza.
3. Bonyeza Start application here au fungua https://oas.isw.ac.tz/application_start.
4. Chagua Application Type sahihi: Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor au Postgraduate kulingana na ngazi unayotaka.
5. Hakikisha majina yako yanafanana na Form IV Certificate.
6. Hakikisha Date of Birth inafanana na Birth Certificate.
7. Hakikisha Form IV Index Number inafanana na Form IV Certificate.
8. Chagua Application Type na Entry Type kwa usahihi; OAS inaonya kuwa ukikosea unaweza kushindwa kuanza application mpya.
9. Jaza academic details na programme choice kulingana na sifa zako.
10. Tengeneza control number kupitia OAS.
11. Lipa application fee kupitia mobile money au ISW bank account baada ya kupata control number.
12. Rudi kwenye OAS kuthibitisha malipo.
13. Hakiki taarifa zote kabla ya final submission.
14. Wasilisha maombi kabla ya deadline ya category yako.
15. Endelea kuingia kwenye OAS kufuatilia application/admission status.
Nyaraka Zinazohitajika
Andaa nyaraka na taarifa zifuatazo kabla ya kuanza ili kuepuka kukwama katikati ya application:
- Form Four Index Number;
- Birth certificate details;
- Form Six Index Number kwa Bachelor Direct Entry;
- Basic Technician Certificate kwa Diploma Equivalent Entry;
- Ordinary Diploma au Advanced Diploma details kwa Bachelor Equivalent Entry;
- Bachelor Degree au Advanced Diploma certificate/transcript kwa postgraduate applicants;
- TCU equivalence certificate kwa applicants wenye foreign qualifications;
- Email inayopatikana;
- Namba ya simu inayopatikana;
- Payment/control number details baada ya OAS kutoa maelekezo.
Kwa applicants wenye foreign qualifications, call-for-application ya ISW inaeleza kuwa degree transcript na equivalency certificate kutoka TCU kupitia e-services zinaweza kuhitajika kulingana na level na programme.
Makosa 5 ya Kuepuka Wakati wa Kutuma Maombi
- Kutumia portal isiyo rasmi: anza maombi kupitia https://oas.isw.ac.tz/ au official website ya ISW pekee.
- Kukosea Application Type au Entry Type: ukichagua vibaya, unaweza kushindwa kuanza application mpya kwa taarifa hizo hizo.
- Majina, tarehe ya kuzaliwa au Form IV Index Number kutofautiana na nyaraka rasmi: mfumo unaweza kukataa au kuchelewesha maombi yako.
- Kuchelewa kulipa application fee: OAS inaonya kuwa fee ilipwe ndani ya siku nne tangu kuanza application; vinginevyo account inaweza kufutwa.
- Kulipa kwa mtu binafsi: tumia control number na njia rasmi za OAS/ISW pekee, si namba za watu binafsi au links zisizo rasmi.
Viunganishi Muhimu vya ISW
| Rasilimali | Link Rasmi | Matumizi |
| Official Website | https://www.isw.ac.tz/ | Taarifa rasmi za ISW, matangazo, prospectus, contacts na documents. |
| Online Application System (OAS) | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/ | Kutuma maombi mtandaoni na kufuatilia application/admission status. |
| Start Application | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/application_start | Kuanzisha application mpya kwa category husika. |
| Applicant Login / Forgot Password | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/forgot_password | Kuingia, kurecover access na kusoma application notice. |
| Re-Application Page | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/application_reapply | Kuendelea au kufanya re-application kwa application type husika. |
| TAMISEMI Confirmation | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/tamisemi_confirm | Route ya confirmation kwa wanafunzi waliochaguliwa na OR-TAMISEMI; si portal ya kuanza maombi mapya. |
| Call for Applications 2026/2027 PDF | https://www.isw.ac.tz/assets/doc/CALL_FOR_APPLICATION_FOR_VARIOUS_PROGRAMMES-2026-2027_ACADEMIC_YEAR%281%29.pdf | Programmes, entry requirements, application fee na contacts. |
| ISW Prospectus 2025/2026-2026/2027 | https://www.isw.ac.tz/assets/downloads/ISW_PROSPECTUS_%282025_VERSION%29.pdf | Prospectus reference bora kwa mwaka huu. |
| Fee Structure 2024/2025 | https://www.isw.ac.tz/assets/doc/FEE_STRUCTURE-2024-2025_ACADEMIC_YEAR.pdf | Latest clear fee reference yenye amounts zilizo wazi; thibitisha final amount kwa 2026/2027. |
| SIMS | https://sims.isw.ac.tz/ | Mfumo wa wanafunzi baada ya kupata admission/registration. |
| NACTVET – ISW Dar es Salaam | https://www.nactvet.go.tz/ | Registration na programme verification kwa technical education. |
| TCU | https://www.tcu.go.tz/ | Bachelor admission coordination na guidebooks. |
| HESLB OLAMS | https://olas.heslb.go.tz/olams/pre-applicant | Mfumo wa kuomba mkopo kwa wanaostahili. |
Mawasiliano ya ISW
| Kitengo | Mawasiliano | Matumizi |
| Technical / OAS Support | 0677 111 200 | Msaada wa mfumo wa maombi. |
| Admissions Office – Main Campus | 0735 509 090 | Maswali ya udahili kwa Dar es Salaam. |
| Admissions Office – Kisangara Campus | 0716 121 096 | Maswali ya udahili kwa Kisangara Campus. |
| General Phone | +255 22 2700918 / 2774443 | Mawasiliano ya jumla ya chuo. |
| Fax | 2701375 | Mawasiliano ya ofisi. |
| info@isw.ac.tz | Barua pepe rasmi ya chuo. | |
| Address | 210 Shekilango Road, P.O. Box 3375, 14113 Kijitonyama, Dar es Salaam | Anwani ya chuo. |
| Website | https://www.isw.ac.tz/ | Tovuti rasmi. |
| Application Portal | https://oas.isw.ac.tz/ | Portal ya maombi. |
Mwombaji unashauriwa kutumia ISW OAS pekee kuanza na kufuatilia maombi yako. Kwa Bachelor Degree, zingatia dirisha la TCU na deadline ya Round I ya ISW ya 10 Agosti 2026. Kwa Certificate, Diploma na Postgraduate, thibitisha tarehe na hatua za mwisho ndani ya OAS kabla ya kusubiri siku za mwisho. Hakikisha unaandika majina, tarehe ya kuzaliwa na Form IV Index Number kama zilivyo kwenye nyaraka rasmi, tunza kumbukumbu za malipo, na fuatilia dashboard yako mara kwa mara hadi hatua ya mwisho ya udahili.