Prior name | New name | Mandate | Implications |
Ministry of Education and Skills Development | Ministry of Basic Education | ・ early childhood development and ・ learning for pre-primary up to senior secondary education ・ To interpret education policies, design, develop, evaluate, and ensure prompt delivery of quality education to learners from pre-primary to secondary education level through the coordination of in-service training, inspectorate and Out of School Education and Training (OSET) | Tertiary Education, STEM need overseeing. |
| Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology | ・ policy on student financing, ・ tertiary institutions ・ coordinating research, science, and technology development to ・ transform Botswana into knowledge-based economy, while also, ・ producing graduates that are relevant to industry requirements | ・ Knowledge Based Economy agenda. ・ Relevance of graduates to industry needs (as managed/ articulated by HRDC―in charge of the HRD Strategy) |