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Butha-Bothe, Address: Moshoeshoe Rd Central, Maseru Postal Address: P.O. Box 16 Maseru

Lerotholi Polytechnic

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Chief Lerotholi first conceptualized Lerotholi Polytechnic as a technical and vocational school in 1894, to be the first of its kind in Lesotho. In 1905, the first building was erected and various courses in trades were introduced. New skills and trades were added to the curriculum in 1929. In 1960, the school changed to an artisan-oriented institution. Two new schools were established in the 1970s and 1980s, the Commercial Training Institute and the Technician Training School. In 1991, the three schools were merged. This amalgamation came to be known as Lerotholi Polytechnic (LP). In an effort to respond to the global trends of liberalization, the government of Lesotho relinquished its responsibility over the institution and granted it autonomy through the LP Act, No. 20 of 1997 – a move intended to afford the institution the leverage to decide its own strategic direction.