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| First year primary-level teacher trainees at Kitwe Teacher Training College |
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| Veronica, one of the first graduates from the Cecily's Fund teacher training programme |
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Teacher Training Programme, Kitwe
This programme creates career opportunities for young people who have been supported by the primary and secondary education programme, and contributes to Zambia's urgent need for teachers. The programme started in 2003 and to the end of 2005, 23 students had completed the course and qualified as teachers. In early 2007, a further 15 students are in the process of finishing their final period of teaching practice and 17 are starting their second year.
The teacher training course currently lasts for two years, although the government may be making changes to its duration. In theory, recent debt relief granted to Zambia should result in a drive to train and recruit more teachers. Verbal evidence from Ministry of Education officials seems to suggest that this will be the case in 2007 and beyond, when there may be a push to recruit several thousand new teachers. Many schools are short-staffed, as a result of the AIDS pandemic.
It costs around £350 for one year of teacher training - this sum includes tuition fees, books, stationery and a small living allowance, as this is a full-time course. |
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