Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Villie Lombanya has urged private colleges in the area to offer skills that were still relevant to the country’s economic agenda.
Mr. Lombanya said there was need for private skills training centers to strive to offer quality courses that would add value to the economic development of the country.
He said this in a speech read for him by Assistant Secretary Steven Lindunda during the second graduation ceremony for Coppertone University in Kitwe today.
He said no country can attain a meaningful development without recording positive strides in the education sector.
Mr. Lombanya further said it would be unfortunate for a tertiary institution to produce half baked graduates because such would create chaos in the country.
He added that government should develop effective measures that would be used to monitor quality of education in private training institutions.
And speaking earlier, Coppertone University Vice Chancellor Sitwala Mundia said Zambia would not realise the vision 2030 without having proper tools of education.
Dr Mundia said education was a major developmental tool which must be taken seriously and supported with appropriate legislation if it was to contribute to economic development.
He called for the immediate review of the education act saying the current one had outlived its usefulness.
About 30 students graduated in various disciplines, among them, business, Information Technology and Communication.
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I also agree that the current education system needs to be reviewed. We also need to focus on constructing local industries to enable us manufacture our own finished products.