The Chipata College of Education has launched an ambitious two years strategic plan that aims at improving its education delivery to prospective students and beyond.
The strategy will further unlock the institution’s capacities to augment education planning and skills development in line with Zambia’s newly developed education pedagogy.
The media reports that officiating at the launch of the strategic plan, Eastern Province Education Officer, Brainley Malambo, says the document will also revive strategic goals that were initially abandoned to ensure a more responsive approach to education needs for the Zambian teacher and child.
“It will shape skills for learning and teaching,” Mr Malambo said.
Mr Malambo also pointed out that the strategic plan has set some objectives that need to be met proactively.
And, Mr Malambo also commended the college management for making 212 one seater desks to promote a better learning environment at the college.
He said initiatives like the one by the college, supplement government’s efforts in the delivery of quality education in tertiary institutions which is a priority for the government.
And College Principal, Malizani Tembo, says the college currently has over 1,060 students learning at the facility.
Mr Tembo says with the current capacity, the need to have desks to meet the demands is growing.
“We currently have 500 chairs and now 212 single desk seaters are meant to help our learners with spaces to write from,” he mentioned.
Mr Tembo says the institution is currently moving away from procurement of chairs due to the loss of chairs over time, hence, the change to single desks.
And the College Board Chairperson, Thomas Mtonga, has urged the students to take good care of the desks for them to last long.
