Government has abolished the basic schools system and re-introduced the grade 1 to 7 primary and grade 8 to 12 secondary system. Education, Science and Vocation Training Minister, John Phiri made announced the development adding that community schools will be upgraded to primary status. Dr Phiri made the announcement on yesterday at a press briefing at his ministry in Lusaka.
Dr Phiri also announced that all existing colleges of Education will be transformed into universities. He said that has constituted a technical committee which has been tasked to produce a road map on the transformation of earmarked State colleges into universities.
Dr Phiri said the committee, which is chaired by the permanent secretary in his ministry, is expected to complete its work in 21 days. The colleges include Chalimbana, Palabana, Nkrumah and Copperbelt colleges of Education.
Dr Phiri said the committee is also expected to deal with the costing aspect of the transformation. He said Government has put in place a number of measures including the reintroduction of the conventional primary and secondary school education system and the construction of new universities to address the challenges the country’s education system is facing. Dr Phiri said one of the challenges has been a mismatch between reforms and the preparedness to implement them.
Meanwhile, Dr Phiri says Government will invest in national priority-driven scientific research to accelerate national development. “Government will as a matter of urgency develop a national research agenda to guide investment in science and technology,” Dr Phiri said.
He said this when he met his ministry staff and heads of institutions of higher learning at Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Authority (TEVETA) in Lusaka yesterday. Dr Phiri said under the MMD Government scientific research did not receive proper attention and this contributed to the under-development of the country.
“Under the MMD Government scientific research was not given the priority it deserves and to some measure the state of under-development of this country can be attributed to lack of investment and lack of a research agenda in science and technology,” he said.
Dr Phiri said research in science and technology in the country should be boosted to contribute to national development in a meaningful manner. He said to promote increased research in science and technology, his ministry will prioritise the teaching of science subjects in educational institutions at all levels and improve on current learning institutions as well as expand facilities for teaching science and technical subjects.
Dr Phiri said the ministry will also set up exclusive science and technical schools, colleges and universities. He said Government will revamp the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research by dismantling its debt and increasing the budgetary allocation to research activities.
Dr Phiri said Zambia should aim at making its economy knowledge-based to ensure higher levels of national development. “We should strive towards a knowledge economy. We all know that all leading economies in the world have become hugely knowledge economies,” he said.
The Education Minister said Government will work hard to ensure emoluments of lecturers and scientists are attractive and regionally competitive. He added that Government is aware that conditions of service of the lecturers and scientists in his ministry are uncompetitive and that this state of affairs has made it difficult for it to stem brain drain.
Dr Phiri said all Zambian children should have a right to a free, compulsory and quality education regardless of whether they come from a wealthy family or not.
He said Government will also empower youths with education and skills that will make them more productive.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
I remember Dora Siliya also making similar (empty) statement about consrtucting more universities (one in each province?). Its called politics and politicians – I hate politicians and thier empty promises!
If the PF government manages to implement even just half of their proposed programs, they will forever be inshrined into the history books as the most effective government ever. They would have done what even the West with their vast financial backing have failed to do. But with the recent blunders and the inability to count to 8, leaves little confidence in their ability to deliver. But if they do, I will be the first to be proud and brag about my country.
What does this really mean? how do they deal with pupils in basic schools coz already secondary schools have faced huge challenge to accommodate all pupils qualifying into grade ten, PF power to the people.
Easy; next years Grade 7 will go to renowned and accredited Secondary Schools. It will only take 3 Years to change things.
This is a good move.I hope this is not one of those empty politician promises.The importance of education needs no further emphasis.
good move…this system did not even encourage examination papers leakages…the basic system has too many loopholes…hope it will be implemented and more universities created though they wont even be on the best 100 african university rating…shame..
How and where has the current system failed? What are the benefits of going back to the old system? What will it do to the Children?
21 days is not enough to do a good report.
This is retrogressive, Research has been done by various institutions worldwide for primary education to end til grade 9, some people just seem to be nostalgic about old systems That is the problem of bringing folks from UNIP era to plan modern systems. Universal basic education starts from grade 1 to grade 9, and the ordinary level education from grade 10 to 11 and then advanced education from 12 to 13. This has been a standard in a lot of countries including Malawi, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and many more. Zambia is behind in the education system, Zambian cannot be admitted at Universities in Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, they are expected to attend I year pre-university entrance course before be accepted they only poses o-level education.
i love myself, thats a damn lie, am zambian in tanzania and have lots of friends in tanzanian universities. if your claims are tru atleast have the decency to include the source of your information. in zambia the 13th year is done at the university the A levels that we do like at UNZA. this then better detemines what one is going to major in. so courses that take 4 years here in tanzania take 5 years in zambia, it are not behind ala iwe.
In Norway as well.
Very good point. Mandatory “A” level is the way to go!!
I have been to tanzania and have tried to enrol at Mzumbe University and University of Dar es salaam and have noticed that there requirement as per their system A levels are done at secondary school. To me improvement would have been to introduce A levels in high schools, this would have created more space in the universities.
bravo move but let us wait.these can just be pronouncements by these politician.i wanna see the implementation part of it.hope it will not be done in 20 years.
Pa zed pala Dabwisha ! What was the system before this new one ? As far as I know we had Grade 1 to 7 then form 1 to five. Then came grade 1 to 7 then grade 8 to 12. What is new about this can some one enlighten !
DR Phiri easy said than done
PF must be very cautious not to raise alot of high expectations especially before the famous 90 days in power elapses. We are past compaign promises hence any uterances that are made are seriously taken as a policy. I hope we are not looking at education interms of quantity alone but should go in hand with quality i.e a good learning/boarding enviroment and well motivated personel at all levels. I suggest they first focus on improving the situation at hand which is relatively pathetic especially in the rural areas.
nififine unip constitution wat do you expect
“…leading economies in the world have become hugely knowledge economies.”
Might I suggest including remedial grammar as part of the curriculum?
Revamping the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research to boost research in science and technology in the country would no doubt contribute to national development . SHOPRITE is promoting finished products made in south Africa which could be made locally if research is supported to improve quality. This could reduce postharvest losses and increase income for raw materials.besides create jobs for those working in manufactruing industries. I agree thevison for which the institution was set was along the way due to underfunding. If the Dr Phiri means what he says, then NISIR could be a solution to the call by COMESA in the role of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development just like what CSIR drives south african economy
I support the old educational system without any reservations.The basic school system largely produced pupils who could barely read and write. Some is in grade nine, but she or he cannot read.The old system allowed only those who really passed to proceed to higher grades leaving mostly those who were incapable. Exams in at grade seven nowardays have become irrelevant. How can some one who can’t read be allowed to proceed to grade eight?
These are not pronouncements one just makes one morning. This is a serious strategic shift which needs technocratic process mapping. Far and above, we should also update our curriculumn to suit the needs of the contemporary Zambia. Real social economic issues affecting Zambia should be included in our curriculum. Our children should seriosly learn about how our economy detirioted, to keep them abreast and enlighten them of the current Zambia. I dont mind termes like Plunderers be tauyght in schools, corruption, maladministration and mediocrity is a norm in Zambia. President Sata alone cant change Zambia in 90 days. we gotta shift our attitudes and set up ourselves for real social economic change. Zambian work ethics, collective responsibility and public resource prudence are real issues
going back to the dark hedges, instead of moving forward maybe like introduce form 6 ‘A’ level you are getting us back to UNIP. Anyway it’s still too early for the 90 days to elapse. Let the govt instead build more primary schools in every given area especially in rural areas and then introduce compulsory grade 1 – 7 which already I hear it’s free then we will be getting somewhere ahead from where we are, not going steps backwards
What is Zambia’s compartive advantage in basic Research and technology development? My take is not more that 4%. PF government should get its nationals with international exposure to re-align and refocusing our research agenda and institutional framework. Promote grant aided research and competiveness in positions, not those based on years of service. You need value for jobs. What we need is to focus adaptation research. Zambia does not have the resouces for basic research in any field. Get on the internet and you will find any answers to any technological question. Do our research have access to internet facilities? No 1970 approach to research and technology please, otherwise it will be a waste of time.
What was wrong with the current system? The problem with PF govt is that they want to change everything they have found without even consultations or considering implications it my have. You can turn every college into university. Some so called college leaves much to be desired, what more if they are turned into universities with those infrastructure. C’mon guyz let be real. Maybe we don’t know the definition of a university.
good point
What is the latest on Luanshya colleges which were earmarked to be called Copperbelt Polytecnic?
MCS at work.This is a very good move. PF keep it up.Northwestern also need to be consindered.
What is the impact of this on our lively hoods?
that will be good. high school teachers find problems in teaching some pupils from basic schools because they can barely read and write. Some one come to grade ten, but she or he cannot read.The old system allowed only those who really passed to proceed to higher grades.
More change for changes sake. Not thought through jut implemented because they can. have these people even understood the rationale behind the change to Basic education system in the first place? While the world is being progressive and making strides in improving education we are being retrogressive. UNESCO defines basic education as human right and that basic education should be of a period of 9 years. What Zambia has done here is a retrogressive step that knocks two years off the basic rights of our Children.
This is very retrogresive everything is back to unip
MBUNZI IT MEANS YOU WONT BE LOOKING FOR LEAKAGES FOR YOUR GRADE NINE CHILD COS THEY WONT BE ANY GRADE NINE EXAMS.
this is one change I seem not to understand,so what will happen to the large number of boys and girls now in grade 7?Will the available secondary schools be able to accomodate them all? I though govt should have built more secondary schools and the abolish the basic schools? Anyway,I may be ignorant on this,let me wait and see how the plan unfolds.
yeah and introduce A levels in high schools…I agree with you.
Is it for nothing that Kalaki called somebody Cycle Mata at one point in life? Wonders….
UNZA School of Education students who were taught by the famous Roy Clarke and Professor Trevor Coombe (1979 to 1983) should be smiling at this development! Roy Clarke once lectured on “The Rise and Fall of the Reform Movement in Zambia”.
Dr. Phiri has rightly pointed out that there has been a mismatch between reforms and preparedness – how right he is!
The system of basic schools has been a failure because of poor and limited infrastructure, shortage of teachers, etc. Some basic schools don’t have science labs to teach Science effectively. The re-introduced system has many more advantages than the basic school system.
In one pronouncement Zambia has detached itself from the UNESCO BEAP (Basic Education in Africa Programme). This programme has the objective of increasing access to education for many who were left behind by the previous system that defined up-to grade 7 as a basic education. It is one of the paths to achieving the millennium goals but I guess this is no longer important.
The reality on the ground is that under this programme basic schools have been expanded with more classroom blocks and labs. That is the truth. There is no basic school without a lab. Also they resulted in the freeing up of classroom space in secondary schools which become high schools meaning that the high schools can now accommodate more pupils from grade 10 – 12. Increasing access to higher education. The pass marks of yester year were arbitrary and not a measure of a students capability. Rather they reflected lack of capacity in Secondary schools. Now our Children have improved access to secondary schools and higher education yet we want to deprive them of that.
brilliant comment baba, now it should have been introduction of A levels in high schools and not to turn all the valuable investments (labs/new blocks) into white elephants.
this is total bullshit and waste of resources, there is nothing wrong with the current system these guys (PF) just want to look like they are doing something when they have no idea what to do, it is no wonder sata is busy renaming roads, airports, dividing land (province), changing provincial HQ (Livingstone), employing his relatives and friends( do not blame him, i would do the same) and firing people right left and centre, GUYS I SEE A DICTATOR BEING BORN HERE, LETS OPEN OUR EYES AND SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING
This is a good move PF.Why should the whole country have basic schools?I think this is the real change people wanted.
Huuuuuuuuuuu! what a reform programme from this ancient minister!
@snow white you have this all figure out, do you not? this man is obama, obama i say!!!!!!!!
Basic Education system was a total failure. As the teachers in High schools about the calibre of pupils from the basic schools. They can’t read, they can’t speak proper English, handwriting is appalling to name just a few.
“Dr Phiri said all Zambian children should have a right to a free, compulsory and quality education regardless of whether they come from a wealthy family or not” this is what Gen Miyanda distroyed when he was Minister of Education. PF please improve on explaining the strategy you will employ and road map to be followed. I have a problem with you not doing much home work. You need to increase school places at Secondary level for this to work, otherwise we shall have more grade 7 dropouts, which was the reason why basic schools were introduced. Better we have grade 9 dropouts than the former. I hope your committee is not too old schooled that they are not reading our comments.
Did RB ever thought of research to be important to our economy? I visited NISIR in 2009. The place looked abandoned and neglected for many years. I have never heard of any leader talk about increasing funding to that vital institution not even in mwanawasa admn Thank you PF. atleast we can see some light.
Thank God i left Zambia and my kids go to proper schools…. Good luck
the minister looks like he was there when God was chasing Adam & Eve out of Eden, he is old, what good can come out of a minister that old, should he not be using his skills at the farm, why the hell are we talking steps backwards? how can you turn all colleges in universities when we are falling to take care of the two we have
@The Engineer (Australia thats a stupid comment, with due respect, careless even, did you also take all your relatives and friends with you when you moved? and graves of your dead friends and relatives? if not then you should be helping zambia move forward with progressive coments. hope i didn’t insult you
We cannot deny that basic education increases access. That cannot be taken away. if people want to argue the calibre of students then the govt would do better to improve the quality of Training to the teachers that educate the basic school students not scrap the program altogether. This is a dull move by dull people. Shame. No idea where Zambia is headed but it looks like nowhere.
No 40. The truth is that if your kids will be educated in Zambia, the will end up serving tables for the rest of their life… i guess you are not in Zambia you are lucky. If you have relatives in Zambia tuff luck for you. And if my relative and friends in Zambia asked for this, tuff luck to them too they got what they asked for
Dr. Phiri. would have believed you about the universiies if you had own aelready put up your own private university/ies
good move. now the nonsense of BETUZ, SESTUZ and PETUZ will be corrected
Nice talk…..hope to see some visual action soon. I hope the media keeps track on such talk to follow up…
I agree to the proposals. I wonder where the money will come from to pay attractive salaries to lecturers. As a trainee university lecturer I am being paid £45 per hour which is about K337,500. I would like to go back to Zambia however the salaries are too low guys.
What a coincidence! Yesterday I was browsing the net for top universities and was shocked to find UNZA at number 69 in AFRICA! Those of Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana are rated higher! Copperbelt & Mulugushi where nowhere on the list, so I disagree with Dr. Phiri on putting up new univeristies for the sake of it. Improve the quality of the existing ones by improving lecturers’ emoluments, learning facilities and technologies and stocking up the libraries. Stop the culture of disruptive closures too. If the idea is to increase access to university education, you can consider extending the exsiting ones first. Thank you for stopping the Basic education nonsense. But we need more trades institutes than universities! Look at the poor quality of construction standards in Zambia.
dull move by dull people!!!! ahahahah
ANOTHER USELESS PRONOUNCEMENT BY PF GRZ, WHY DO THEY DO THINGS IN A RASH -DUSH ORGASMIC WAY, YOU NEED TO DO A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS AND EXAMINE SUSPECTED RISKS OR PROTECTION FACTORS IN RELATION TO THE OUTCOME, IF YOU TAKE RURAL AREAS SUCH AS IN CHADIZA,MPIKA,CHIKANTA AND SIABUNKULULU, BASIC SCHOOLS IN THESE AREAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT AND SCHOOL DROP OUT REDUCED BY 80% DUE TO MANAGEABLE SCHOOL FEES AS PUPILS STILL RESIDE AT THEIR PARENTS HOMES, DUE TO HIGH FEES PARENTS MAY FIND IT HARD TO PAY FEES AS SUCH BASIC SCHOOL PROVED TO BE LESS CHEAPER AND HELPFUL, WHAT PF MUST DO IS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN INTRODUCE A LEVELS AND MATRICULATION WHICH DISADVANTAGES MANY ZAMBIANS WHEN THEY APPLY FOR UNIVERSITIES ABROAD, THE MOVE WILL TAKE ZAMBIA EDUCATION IN REVERSE GEAR OR BACK IN DELIRIUM
The minister must not be too abstract in his approach. Let’s not do rocket science to solve basic problems. Colonial education nurtured Zambians to getting educated for purposes of being employed, and this is what we must stop. Trades institutes will enable our youth to acquire skills in Roads construction, bricklaying, capentry, painting,tiling, welding, motor mechanics, refrigeration and air-conditioning, gardening, catering, sewing and knitting,hair dressing and beauty menicure. These are the skills that will assist the youth to form their own businesses and take them out of the streets. Of course reaserch is important but currently it’s not a higher priority than this time bomb of youth unemployment!!!
DUSH ORGASMIC WAY
What work can be completed in 21 days to detail the social, economic, financial and political implications and viability of this project at Chalimbana, Palabana, Nkhruma and Copperbelt? It seems everyone is just running around trying to find something to say within 90 days!
Another blunder. Why are we failing to understand that Zambia must follow global trends in Education. We can’t go back to the obsolete colonial system
@Austrila if you have nothing to say on a particular topic learn to shut up.How do you expect all our children to study abroad .If you think you have nothing to do with this country go to hell.@l make them scream thanks for pumping some sense into our lost friend.
If you want to reduce unemployment, improve the country’s economy, attract investment just, earn the respect of other countries, just THINK and DO CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION.
it means: BETTER & MODERN BUILDINGS, BETTER ROADS, CLEAN AND RELIABLE WATER, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY, RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, BETTER HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES, BETTER TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITES, CHEAPER ACCOMMODATION. AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT INVESTORS LOOK FOR.
#43 The Engineer Australia and #40 I make them scream: Could you kindly give your views where the govt think the money is going to come from to implement all this? It’s a great idea, but … is it doable?
All the best ba Minister….No Bwato Govt
@ The Engineer (Australia) i disagree with you, Zambia is moving forward things are going to be better, the moment people realise that you get things through hard work and not waiting for handout, i blame the zambian way of thinking on KK, he damaged us with the ama coupon and humamism bullshit he feed us, them i should say. And i am in zambia a youth less than 30 thinking that the mistake here is elecying old people to do our job, we need a young president with a global connection, not a policeman to be commanding people
“The Education Minister said Government will work hard to ensure emoluments of lecturers and scientists are attractive and regionally competitive.”
Hopefully, by ‘regionally competitive’ they mean better than South Africa, Namibia and Botswana and not Congo, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
President Sata when he was Health Minister complained to South Africa for poaching Zambian doctors and nurses and tried to block moves to the south. Now that he is President, it is very likely that he will do it again.
#58 – I make them scream – I see similarities in the policies the current government are implementing and those of the KK era. What is your view?
No 3 The Eye it means like in UK and US all colleges will be Universities. The current system was patterned after the UK but UK changed all its Polytechnic Schools into Universities in the 1990s. We have students learning in Colleges and able to compete with other internationals but have been given “inferior papers” because a discriminating system mostly protected by UNZA! Great job PF!
Its not the system please, its the resouces. Affordability, books, motivated teachers, facilities, desks, classrooms, computers and technology should be the priority. Going back to the old system wont solve these problems. Secondly why do you want to convert ALL colleges to universities, either you are dreaming or you are crazy.
Decree after Decree is proving to be the culture of The Patriotic Front Government. These are issues that have to be widely debated by legislators before establishing them us policy. This folly is going to lead our beloved mother Zambia into an education waste land.
GRZ can not pay lecturers at UNZA and now we will have every college in Zambia turned into a university. Go to Zimbabwe and see what happened when the changed colleges into universities.. the commonwealth does not recognize all Zambian university qualifications anymore
Dr Phiri, I can’t say I understand any of this. I am concerned about kids dropping out of school at the even more tender age of 13/14. We should have been working to towards 18, which translates into 12 years of government supported education. With respect to universities I do not see any linkages with what employers want e.g plumbers and the like. Furthermore, there is a blinder in the name of scientific reasearch. Really? What demonstrated capability does Zambia have when we are failing to run a decent university. Why not improve the existing ones first? And by the way where is all this money going to come from? It does not add up.
South Africa did the same. A guy from south africa from applied in my department from Mogosutu Buthelezi Technikon and the application was thrown out. It was not just worth the paper it was written on….
The same will apply to Chalimbana, Palabana degrees… like i said not for my kids
What is Nortec right now, do they offer degree courses? I went thru that joint 25 years ago. I have never been to any other institution but iam outside the country running a very successful business for over 15 years now. Briefly i studied a certificate in Electrical, I mean C6/6. I have no specific comment regarding the change of things by the new govnt but i hope they have the interest of the people at heart. I love zambia and all zambians. God bless you all.
Ask Dr John Phiri to send his kids to Chalimbana University and see if he will agree
I think this is a deliberate plan to transfer some responsibilities from MOE to Sata’s new ministry of early childhood learning. This circus should be viewed as part of the 90 days mirracle. What is its purpose? We have changed from standard 6 to form 2, then grade 9 who knows when we return to standard 6. All in 40 years!
I really dislike PF and everybody on this blogsite knows. BUT this is one of their most brilliant policies. The best thing since sliced bread. Give credit where it is. Ansolutely brilliant!
@And who said UNIP is dead? ya the kk days are back my friend, slowly he will be taking power and slowly he will turn bitter and bite like a snake (Cobra). by nature he is a dictator so yes kk is back, humanism without even sitting down to analyse he has fired over 30 people of serious importance to our economy and this will go on i tell you.
#66 MY ZAMBIA – you must be joking. Were you at NORTEC in 1986? Studying Electrical? You must be one of the chaps I’m hunting around!! I was there exactly that time and studying electrical as well! I was in studying for the Advanced Certificate. Is it possible we were in the same class? I was in the same class as Austin Koloko, the three ZAF officers, Malulu DC…do these names ring a bell????
great move,i compare this to former president G BUSH JR who introduced a system of NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND but this system produced a kids who can not compete on international level,USA is # 17 in maths,#13 in english and # 9 in science,the current prse,OBAMA has gone back to qualit student as opposed to the bush of quantity.thus why countries like BRAZIL,INDIA,and CHINA are now called the emerging supper economies.so the PF IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK,but as for upgrading some colleges into universeties i think ,first those colleges should introduce BA programs(bachelor of arts programs)which is a 2- 3 year programs and those students can proceed for BSC @ either,CBU OR UNZA.WE need to upgrade our curriculum to modern system not the old machine @ unza school of engineerin
g.otherwise bravo.mcs
The best thing since sliced bread
reding these comments from your guys is making my day, the expressions are brillient. ati “the best thing since slice bread,Gokigo Milazhe must really like break. keep em coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how will you meet educations needs for all..have you taken that into consideration..?what does education for all 1996 say..?
What an acrimony to those grades 8 & 9 pupils. At basic schools the fees are not more than ZMK300000 per year. If transferred to Secondary School especially boarding the father will remain with no money in the pocket. Anyway we wanted change!
Is Zambia ever going to move away from UNIP. We had RB (UNIP), William Banda (UNIP), Michael Sata (UNIP), KK (UNIP). Zambians, let us wake up. The only time we were not ruled by UNIP is 1991 to 2006. In fact SATA and William Banda were together during the time of the “Vigilantes” in UNIP. We are counting down as of today, October 20, 2011 there only 62 of the promised 90 days remaining.
PEOPLE, this is a good move.A grade 9 pupil cant be the highet at school?what can he / she teach a grade 8? Both two 8 and 9 must be in same school with 10,11, and 12 for them to learn manners.grade 1 up to 9 in same school,whats that? Ba grade 9 tabalaishi nokuwasha utuputula babe ba leader PASUKULU,NO.good PF, this is not UNIP.
Next Mr President abolish rent. It’s taking all the money
From my pocket
IMWE bonse mwebalelanda ati, changing basics to primary schools is UNIP,do you thing if they brought back the use of K20, K50 K100 notes and use of coins can be also of UNIP? Personally i want the president to also look into that.some of old things were good.
# 65 “Technician” the so-called Engineer keep on dreaming! Something must have hit you very hard! Have you recovered with your Bootlicker friend?
# 18. Tear gas: Do our research have access to internet facilities? No 1970 approach to research and technology please, otherwise it will be a waste of time.
#38 Pepecho suffering: I visited NISIR in 2009. The place looked abandoned and neglected for many years. I have never heard of any leader talk about increasing funding to that vital institution not even in mwanawasa admn ****** Truelly the place has been abandoned, Research need to be tailored to solve national problem not generating data and shelf. This brings me to a point of doing adaptive research which can filter to create in industirs. Forexample the research aim doing industries have pumped in huge funds to study shelf life of fruits destined for export the question is to which countries? SADC and EUROPE.countries. continuee..
So if exported south african farmers have income through the goods, and respective raw materials in countries of export go to waste…sad…sad,we have had Daka, Namulambe, Chituwo, common non of those guys saw any reason to revamp the institution. The removal of Semunkila, and brining in ZRA guy even made it worse, I hope PF realises that there is mcuh the nation can gain but investing in equipment, human resource, good funding to motivate scientist, trust me zambia will see change. I mean how whites make easy mony yet we seem not to see opportunities. Asky yourslef, why should chinese rare chicken, use raw zambian feeds, zambian chicks, sambian labor, and other want to invest in beef, use your land process beef and export, common zambia wake up. Investment in research is key
I have been to tanzania and have tried to enrol at Mzumbe University and University of Dar es salaam and have noticed that there requirement as per their system A levels are done at secondary school. To me improvement would have been to introduce A levels in high schools, this would have created more space in the universities. I strongly feel if I did A levels at secondary level I would have been able to enrol in tanzania without difficulties. For O levels to be considered you should have also a Diploma.
I like the idea of compulsory quality education. Zambia needs to move forward and create a good knowledge base that can be internationally recognized and marketed.
I don’t mind the number of years primary or even secondary education takes, I’m more concerned about the appropriateness of the curriculum and the quality of the education system.
On average, Zambians start school late especially in rural areas such that by the time girls get to grade 9 they are already thinking about marriage, it is therefore good to reduce the entry age to primary education, encourage early enrollment for girls and reduce the number of years spent in primary education. It doesn’t really matter what UNESCO said, they only set general guidelines which should be adapted based on the Nation’s situation.
We want motivation to come back! At least we have people with a vision in GRZ. Try to implement at least half of that and you will have relatively achieved a lot.
It would have been good to abolish G 7 and leave G 9 coz its only that time that most really know how to write essays, comprehensions. At G 7 chaps do not even know how to write their own names.
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