Teachers to pay their practicing fees through payroll deduction

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Teaching Service Commission (TSC) chairperson Stanley M’hango (second right) with Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) senior trustee Jairos Banda join Kyawama High school music teacher Cliff Nyimba ( r ) in dancing to the song entitled “Do not kill” locally known in Kaonde as Kwipaya ne during the World Teachers Day celebrations held at Solwezi Trades

Teaching Council of Zambia ( TCZ ) Registrar Ebby Mubanga says the council has made payroll deduction arrangements with PMEC to enable teachers to pay for their practicing licenses through the payroll deductions in a space of three years.

Dr. Mubanga said when he officiated at the launch of the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) Payment through Payroll Management Establishment Control (PMEC).

“ The payroll deduction is for teachers in government institutions who have not paid for practicing certificates, “ he said.

Every teacher in the country is expected to be registered and issued with a practicing certificate.

“The law states that a teacher shall apply to the council for a practicing certificate in the prescribed manner and form upon payment of the prescribed fee” Dr. Mubanga said.

19000 out of the 133,190 registered teachers have applied for the practicing certificates

The practicing certificate is valid for three years after which certified or licensed teachers are mandated to renew.

And Dr Mubanga says that continuing Professional Development (CPD) by teachers is a bedrock of professionalizing teaching.

“The CPD process needs to be attractive and available to all teachers regardless of their geographical location and positions held, “he said.

The registrar said that CPD is vehicle through which the teaching profession is nurtured and it needs to be done thoughtfully.

The Teaching Council of Zambia is mandated to regulate the teaching profession in the best interest of the Zambian community.

5 COMMENTS

  1. Zambia is a country synonymous with taxes some of them unexplained. We just wake up and say tax this, tax that.

    • This has nothing to do with taxes.

      If teaching is to take its rightful place as a profession, then it must be regulated, and with regulation comes the requirement for an oversight body to which membership and the inevitable periodical subscription fees are inevitable.

  2. Kiki another money making scheme by the pf. From being a pro poor party now ka lungu is wearing 500 pound coats. Only fools vote pf

  3. Kiki another money making scheme by the pf. From being a pro poor party now ka lungu is wearing 500 pound coats. Only dogs vote pf

  4. This is something else.
    Salaries for July have delayed & some teachers were ready to pay. This deduction payroll for 3yrs is not good.

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