About Us

Our Story

Firstech Institute of Automotive Technology (F.I.A.T) was founded in 2016 as an automotive technical training institute with a common vision of creating a recognized vocational technical training institute in Zimbabwe and abroad that collaborates with other colleges and auto industry working to strengthen the competency and global competitiveness of automotive workforce. Our aim is to create and sustain an innovative, responsive and standard based workforce education development system that meets the automotive industry requirements.

Organisation

We are an automotive technical training institute of excellence and auto-industry partners in Harare and Zimbabwe as a whole with a common vision.

Vision

To create a recognized vocational technical training institute that collaborates with other colleges and auto-industry working to strengthen the competency and global competitiveness  of automotive workforce.

Mission

To create and sustain an innovative, responsive and standard based workforce education development system that meets industry requirements.

Goals

  • Create business/industry partnerships in developing core technical education that meets the high priority needs of automotive manufactures and suppliers.
  • Increase secondary to post secondary transition from post secondary to employment and/or self-sustenance.
  • Develop workforce standards for multi-skilled maintenance technicians.
  • Prepare workforce to be globally competitive.
  • Increase workforce productivity.
  • Create and sustain the program with assessments, credentialling and continuous improvement.
  • Develop self-reliant entrepreneurs in both men and women.
  • LEARN AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE
  • 1 Mbuya Nehanda Corner Rudd Street, Harare
  •  +263 715 100 948 
  • +263 773 458 688
  • +242 751 920
  • apply@fiat.ac.zw