ITA Courses or Academic Programmes Offered 2024/2025 - Institute of Tax Administration, Short Courses Offered by ITA, ITA Degree Programmes Offered, ITA Postgraduate Offered Courses, ITA Masters Programmes Offered.
The Institute of Tax Administration (ITA) is an integral part of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).
The history of ITA dates back to the era of the former East Africa Community (EAC) that collapsed in 1977, with the idea to establish ITA as an offshoot of the then Mombasa Customs Training Centre to train customs officials.
With the collapse of the EAC, the Government of Tanzania made, in 1982, a strategic decision to establish ITA as a training center not only for customs but also tax officials from the then two tax departments of Income Tax and Sales Tax under the Ministry of Finance.
Currently ITA operates as a training wing of the Tanzania Revenue Authority. Over the years it has been providing a substantial part of the TRA’s local short-term training requirements as well as some specialized long-term training courses.
ITA Courses or Academic Programmes Offered 2024/2025 - Institute of Tax Administration
2. Basic Technician Certificate in Customs and Tax Management (CCTM)
The objective of the programme is to promote skills among learners in social sciences and allied courses. It is intended to produce persons who will assist in clearing and forwarding of goods, tax management and record keeping.
Duration of the Programme
The programme duration is twelve (12) months.
Programme Structure
The programme contains fourteen (14) modules which are spread over two semesters of seventeen (17) weeks each. A semester has 15 weeks of instruction and study and two (2) weeks for semester examinations. A Basic Certificate programme is required to have a minimum of 120 credits. This particular programme has a total of 123 credits
3. Ordinary Diploma in Customs and Tax Management (DCTM)
The DCTM is competence-based programme developed in accordance with NACTE requirements. It focuses to facilitate students’ acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for holders of this qualification to perform as customs and tax technicians who will work flexibly at different work places.
Duration of the Programme
The programme duration is two years (24 months).
Programme Structure
The programme comprises of two NTA levels (NTA 5 and NTA 6) with each NTA level consisting of two semesters of seventeen (17) weeks inclusive of two (2) weeks for examinations.
The NTA level 5 programme culminates in a guided field practicum of eight weeks after the end of second semester examination. The programme comprises a total of 28 modules (13 at NTA 5 and 15 at NTA 6) with a total of 244 credits.
4. Bachelor Degree in Customs and Tax Management (BCTM)
The BCTM programme is competence-based developed in accordance with the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) requirements. It focuses to facilitate students’ acquisition of specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for holders of this qualification to perform as customs and tax practitioners.
Programme Structure
The programme consists of NTA level 7 and level 8. NTA Level 7 programme is divided into four semesters, each semester has seventeen (17) weeks inclusive of two (2) weeks for semester.The field practicum which takes place after the end of second semester consists of 8 weeks.
The NTA level 8 is divided into two semesters of seventeen (17) weeks study inclusive of two (2) weeks of examinations.It consist of 8 weeks of guided field practicum which take place after the end of fourth semester of NTA level 7.
Programme Duration
The duration of the BCTM programme is three years (36 months)
5. Postgraduate Diploma in Customs and Taxation (PGDCT)
The main objective of the programme is to enable trainees to administer all types of taxes,duties and all charges as per customs and tax laws.
The programme is designed to convert graduates of different disciplines into total tax professionals. It is therefore open to graduates from various fields as economics, law, business administration, finance, engineering, accounting, etc.
Programme Duration
The PGDCT programme is offered on regular and executive modes. The duration for Regular and Executive programmes is 12 and 18 months respectively.
Programme Structure
The Postgraduate Diploma in Customs and Taxation (PGDCT) is a two-semester programme for both Regular and Executive modes. The PGDCT Regular is a day programme run for two semesters of seventeen weeks each. The two semesters comprise of classroom, lab work, field attachment (eight weeks) at the end of second semester, research work and dissertation writing.
PGDCT Executive is an evening and weekend programme run for two semesters of twenty four weeks each. The two semesters comprise of classroom, lab work, field attachment (12 weeks), research work and dissertation writing.
Programme Modules
The programme structure consists of core and elective courses. While core courses are mandatory, the student is required to select one optional course in each semester based on his/her academic background. The optional courses selected will have to be approved by the Deputy Rector Academic, Research and Consultancy.
6. Master of Arts in Revenue Law and Administration (MARLA)
This programme is offered in collaboration between ITA and two internationally celebrated universities, the University of Münster in Germany and University of Dar es Salaam.
The programme is designed to cater for the needs of high level manpower in the whole of Africa for organizations dealing in Customs and/or Taxation (Policy, Law and Practice) both in the public sector and in the private sector. The programme allows specialization in either taxation or customs.
Program Structure
This is a two semester program, semester one carries four compulsory modules with the option of one elective from three modules. Semester two carries three compulsory modules with the option of one elective from three modules.
7. East African Customs and Freight Forwarding Practising Certificate (CFFPC)
The objective of this programme is to enable Customs Clearing Agents appreciate and understand how to efficiently and correctly apply Customs laws and procedures in order to provide professional and high quality services to their clients on behalf of the Commissioner for Customs.
Duration of the Programme
The programme takes four (4) months to complete full time programme and six (6) months to complete part-time programme.
Programme Structure
The CFFPC programme is taught in one semester and comprises of six (6) compulsory examinable courses each carrying four (4) units and one compulsory non-examinable course. One unit consists of one contact hour per week for fifteen (15) weeks.
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