Zimbabwe needs 25 000 more teachers, more than half for infant level

REGRADING OF TEACHERS UPON HAVING TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS

The Ministry is continuing with the opening exercise of regrading all teachers who previously did not have pedagogical qualifications in line with PSC regulations.  The Ministry is communicating the procedure of regrading through its structures.  We call upon teachers with pedagogical qualifications to approach the nearest district office for regrading.

UPDATE ON THE TEACHER CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

The Teacher Capacity Development Programme was launched in 2014 in preparation for the demands of the competence-based curriculum.  This saw the two Ministries of Education working together towards the signing of MoUs between the MOPSE and State Universities.

The majority of the teachers that are in the sector are now qualified.  The Ministry had made a deliberate move to ensure that all personnel that are involved in the teaching and learning get the pedagogical qualifications as required.

Apart from teachers that have taken the initiative to upgrade themselves, the Ministry, in collaboration with local universities, has trained some semi-qualified teachers through the Teacher Capacity Development Programme.  Through this programme, selected teachers undergo some training during school holidays so that they become fully-fledged teachers.  The following universities have signed a memorandum of understanding to deal with semi-qualified teachers in the areas indicated:

Bindura University of Science Education

•   Bachelor of Education in Physics
•   Bachelor of Education in Chemistry
•  Bachelor of Education in Mathematics
•  Bachelor of Education in Biology

National University of Science and Technology

•   Bachelor of Education in Physics
•   Bachelor of Education in Chemistry
•   Bachelor of Education in Mathematics
•   Bachelor of Education in Biology
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Great Zimbabwe University

•   Bachelor of Education in Nambiya
•   Bachelor of Education in Tonga
•   Bachelor of Education in Shangani
•   Bachelor of Education in Venda
•   Bachelor of Education in Kalanga
•   Bachelor of Education in Xhosa
•   Bachelor of Education in Sesotho

University of Zimbabwe

•   Bachelor of Education in Building Technology

Zimbabwe Open University

•   Post Graduate Diploma

Midlands State University

•   Bachelor of Education in Information Communication Technology (BED ICT)

Lupane State University

•   Bachelor of Education in Agriculture Sciences

As soon as they get the requisite qualifications, these teachers are eligible for salary upgrade.

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