The Institute of Continuing Co-operative Education (ICCE) history dates back to 5th January 1963, when the Co-operative College Moshi started its operations catering for the training of human resources in the cooperative sector under the then Ministry of Co-operatives and Community Development. The main objective was to provide cooperative education to co-operators and the public. To achieve this objective, the Co-operative Education Centre (CEC) was established in July 1964 by an agreement between the Government of Tanganyika on behalf of the Co-operative Union of Tanganyika (CUT) and the Nordic Co-operative Consortium.
CEC aimed to carry out cooperative education through distance and field interventions to members, staff, committee members and employees of primary cooperative societies. As the policies and practices changed over time, CEC adjusted its programmes accordingly and expanded its operations from headquarters in Moshi to newly established Cooperative Wings (now called Regional Offices) in both Tanzania Mainland and Tanzania Island (Zanzibar). In 1993, CEC was transformed into the Directorate of Field Education (DFE) and operated up to 2004. Then the DFE changed to the Institute of Continuing Co-operative Development and Education (ICCDE). The current ICCE came into being in 2014 following the transformation of MUCCoBS to Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU).
These offices are in Mtwara, serving (Mtwara and Lindi regions); Mbeya (Mbeya, Rukwa and Songwe regions); Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions); Shinyanga (Shinyanga, Simiyu and Mara regions); Mwanza (Mwanza, Geita, and Kagera regions); Iringa (Iringa and Njombe regions), Dodoma (Dodoma and Morogoro regions); Coast (Coast, Dar-es-Salaam regions; Unguja and Pemba Islands); Singida (Singida and Manyara regions); Tabora (Tabora and Katavi regions); Ruvuma, Tanga and Kigoma. The ICCE continues to provide education and training to cooperatives, grassroots economic groups and the public at large in collaboration with various academic units of the University, such as faculties, directorates and departments.
Design and administer residential and distance learning programmes
Develop and broadcast educational programmes through mass and social media
Facilitate formation processes of cooperatives and other member-based organizations
Establish linkages, partnerships and collaborations in providing education and training to the cooperative movement
Promote cooperative development through educating rural and urban communities on cooperative theory and practice
Organize and conduct gender-responsive programmes for sustainable development
Enhance entrepreneurial and innovation culture among cooperatives and member-based organizations
Enable communities to fight poverty through training, linkages, and advisory services
Facilitate organization and technical support in production, value addition, and marketing
Develop skills, knowledge, and right attitudes through training, mentoring, and advisory services