MOE: Minimum Requirement For Teacher Recruitment Is a Teachers Diploma

The Ministry of Education has confirmed that as per advert the minimum qualification for the teacher recruitment exercise for primary teachers, just like for secondary, is a teacher’s diploma.
The ministry spokesperson Hillary Chipango was responding to a press query from the Zambian Teachers Forum Media this morning.
Mr. Chipango reminded the ZTF Media that the ministry has been in a process of phasing out the certificate qualification.
Government is expected to recruit 5000 teachers this year. According to the advert inviting teachers to apply the primary certificate holders have been left out.
Only teachers with early childhood qualifications as well as primary diploma, secondary diploma and secondary degree shall be considered for the jobs.

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19 Responses to MOE: Minimum Requirement For Teacher Recruitment Is a Teachers Diploma

Shaka Zulu

July 28, 2015 at 10:07 am

Good move.But certificate holders should be told the way forward.
- FuManchu
  
  July 28, 2015 at 10:43 pm
  
  Let them be employed for pre-school classes
  - KABASO
    
    July 29, 2015 at 6:03 am
    
    They are not qualified for Pre – school teaching. Let them sale tomatoes. Entrepreneurship pays.
- Improper
  
  July 29, 2015 at 9:32 am
  
  I only hope they have absorbed all certificate holders into service before phasing out the certificate because they are the ones who trained them.
  It will be nonsensical to train people and later on reject the qualification you conferred on them.
  - Shaka Zulu
    
    July 29, 2015 at 6:52 pm
    
    You are very right.
limpo

July 28, 2015 at 10:34 am

This is what we want to see in Zambia. Good move ba PF. A teacher should be highly qualified because we all are a product of their profession.
AMASHOKO KOPALA

July 28, 2015 at 10:46 am

NI NSALAFYE BA ZED MU PF VOTERS WE ARE LIKE CAMILION WE HAV CHANGED POOR POPI FROM UPND TO POOR FAMILY PF COM 2016 HH 1% WLL CUT U 35%
kasantana

July 28, 2015 at 12:00 pm

This is what we call ‘a nation in desperation’. People will apply despite the fact that salaries are meagre.Ready to sent anywhere. Plus PF in power, bwafya.
Jt

July 28, 2015 at 12:25 pm

Yes let govt clear the nasty in the ministry.Even those wth certficate who are already serving must be retired on public interest.
Luanshya, Ndola, Mansa..

July 28, 2015 at 1:13 pm

My cousin is a ‘form 3 dropout’ from she uses her sisters certificates to teach school children in Zambia, for over 20 yrs now.
kakolwe

July 28, 2015 at 1:39 pm

Now, what do we do with all those certificate holders you churned out in the last 2 years. Anyway, it is an improvement for the Zambia Child. All you teachers with certificates, it time to go back for studies. Remember to chase after a degree, a diploma may just be overtaken by events.
The Civilised Sam

July 28, 2015 at 4:15 pm

This is a nonsensical & sad news to a radical & proactive adult as a lot of teachers with certificates were not deployed since 2011 & worst still a good number of colleges registered by TAVETA are todate still offering certificates!This is an absurdity & inconsistency in this sector!
Tiye tiye

July 28, 2015 at 5:19 pm

Ba Teacher banomba bwafya PF need to check with those offices. Na ba grade 2 niba teacher nomba.
Bbunta Nseke

July 29, 2015 at 12:16 pm

Mind Yo Comment, ZATEC qualified teacher to sell tomatoes, wausunsa mu………, u ar a bad person.
fenafrex

July 29, 2015 at 5:32 pm

bad move,government could have waited until it absorbs all certificate holders.who will clean the mess then if government can not employ certificate holders.please GRZ bring back my money before i sue you
long

July 29, 2015 at 6:26 pm

but bambi balefunda nomba with zatec qualificationd and
boast about as we ar gttin sam salary with them.so tt is pintless for who did primsry diploma and workn in goverment along side such a teacher.Alabwafya
Edwin

July 29, 2015 at 6:44 pm

but the certificate holders are not employed yet and a lot of them completed in 2013 and are yet to be employed. gvt must do something.
brian

July 30, 2015 at 9:24 am

Its sad dat certificate holders are not considered,wat z government thinkng abt them?
Shadrick Phiri

August 1, 2015 at 4:30 pm

what about those with certificates in early childhood,coz as far as am concerned diploma holders of early childhood only come from private colleges…..