{"id":523,"date":"2021-03-09T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T13:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wordpress\/?page_id=523"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:31:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/?page_id=523","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"523\" class=\"elementor elementor-523\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a11da74 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a11da74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c0708c\" data-id=\"67c0708c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fc526c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69fc526c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>About us<\/b><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637dcfcd elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"637dcfcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61608931 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61608931\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f1258 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"51f1258\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61841621 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61841621\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c73d6c5\" data-id=\"6c73d6c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194dc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"194dc43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>College Background<\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c221c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c221c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>It was in the early 80s soon after independence that the then Minister of Education and Culture, Dr Dzingai Mutumbuka requested the World University Service (WUS) to assist in the establishment of a college for demobilised ex-combatants who then had low educational qualifications and had been deprived of the opportunity to further their education because of joining the liberation struggle war.<\/p><p>In 1981 Mupfure College Trust was set up and it purchased Bedford South Farm in Chegutu District. In the same year, Zimbabwe Foundation for Education with Production (ZIMFEP) was launched by the government to spearhead the concept of education with production. Education with Production (EWP) was to guide the development of vocational technical training in the country.<\/p><p>In 1983, the minister of Education and Culture, the Trust and WUS agreed to enter into cooperation with ZIMFEP to establish Mupfure Self Help College. The construction of Mupfure Self Help College commenced in 1985. The bulk of the funding came from the Dutch Government through Humanistic Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries, Holland (HIVOS). At that time the college was registered as a secondary school under the Ministry of Education and Culture. In 1989, the college was registered with the Ministry of Higher Education interms of Part 1 of the Manpower Planning and Development Act (No.36) 1984.<\/p><p>The admission into the college was not conditional upon specific level of prior formal education. At the initial stage, ex-combatants from both liberation army\u2019s were being given preferential admission including ex-refugees.<\/p><p>The first college intake was enrolled in 1986 with five trades on offer, namely: Agriculture, Bricklaying, Textile Technology, Cabinet Making, and Farm Motor Mechanics.<\/p><p>The ZIMFEP Mupfure Industrial Training College is open to all post \u00d3 level students with or without 5 \u00d3 levels to train in technical vocational trades. The college is now offering wide range of programs including HEXCO and trade tests.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f21795d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3f21795d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5b717d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a5b717d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20221002-WA0002-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20221002-WA0002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20221002-WA0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20221002-WA0002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mupfurecollege.ac.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG-20221002-WA0002.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f297c16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f297c16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c07bdc\" data-id=\"43c07bdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54795a74 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"54795a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chart-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66859ba4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66859ba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Vision<\/b> <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74eb0dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74eb0dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>To be the center of excellence in Education With Production for socio-economic development.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2175c942\" data-id=\"2175c942\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d3fd2a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"14d3fd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bullseye\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21120fd8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21120fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Mission<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246f91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"246f91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>To equip human capital with knowledge and skills for socio-economic transformation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e02fa39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e02fa39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:14,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:24}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d37eca0\" data-id=\"5d37eca0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519cd222 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"519cd222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Because you deserve to shine.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178329e5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178329e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enroll with us <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d06e85 elementor-widget__width-auto envato-kit-83-inline-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48d06e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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