[Civsoc-mw] [BwalolaAphunzitsi] Diploma has expired as far as secondary school teaching is concern

[Levi Manda]

The same government is offering diploma programmes!

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:22 PM MacDonald Sembereka <msembereka at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You're right Prof we seem to be caught in this web of challenges. How
> do.we deal with.the challenge you sighted of having first degree holders
> teaching in colleges.
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 12:16 Adamson S. Muula <amuula at medcol.mw> wrote:
>
>> Rev,
>>
>> There should be a way to deal with the double problem you have raised.
>> I agree with you that it is unhelpful to hide behind academic
>> qualifications/ on account of prior achievement (hopeful) but currently no
>> juice to share. The consequences are obvious.
>>
>> On 19 September 2018 at 12:05, MacDonald Sembereka <msembereka at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> the sad scenario is that we also have people holding degrees but their
>>> levels of understanding and articulation of issues leaves a lot to be
>>> desired. Why not send those holding diplomas for further training or
>>> introduces some kind of home based degree programmes for their eventual
>>> upgrading
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:41 AM Adamson S. Muula <amuula at medcol.mw>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just noted this. Calls for holistic approach. We have bachelor's degree
>>>> holders teaching in universities!
>>>>
>>>> I worry that the reason is that diploma's have lost their values. I
>>>> would have been comforted if we were saying that we have enough degree
>>>> teachers, we want to improve standards and that we will upgrade primary Tx
>>>> teacher to obtain diplomas.
>>>>
>>>> adamson
>>>>
>>>> On 17 September 2018 at 15:45, Abbas Panjwani <ibc.malawi at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *Breaking news*
>>>>>
>>>>> _Diploma has expired as far as secondary school teaching is concern_
>>>>>
>>>>> Diploma teachers should be teaching in primary schools not in
>>>>> secondaries beginning 2019, all diploma teachers who are currently teaching
>>>>> in secondary schools have to undergo upgrading before they are transfered
>>>>> to Primary school. No vacancy will be made for diploma teachers who
>>>>> completed their studies,only degree candidates will be employed in
>>>>> 2018-2019 year to teach in secondary schools, Said the minister of
>>>>> education science and technology. When asked on this matter, the minister
>>>>> said, Diploma has lost its value, we need teachers who can fully inculcates
>>>>> our secondary students with what they deserve. So in this year all diploma
>>>>> the will be given a list of primary schools to head and beggining next
>>>>> year, all primary school  heads who are on pt 4 and 3 will be demoted to
>>>>> nare teachers and coll3ges should also be taught by those with masters and
>>>>> PhD.According to the investigation made by ZBS ,a lot of domasi college
>>>>> students who graduated in 2018 are the most of the teachers affected by
>>>>> this development.
>>>>>
>>>>> *ZBS Malawi.*
>>>>>
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>>>> Adamson S. Muula PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, PGDip (Public Health Ethics),
>>>> PGDip (Global Health), PGD (Palliative Care)
>>>> Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
>>>> University of Malawi, College of Medicine
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>> Adamson S. Muula PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, PGDip (Public Health Ethics), PGDip
>> (Global Health), PGD (Palliative Care)
>> Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health
>> University of Malawi, College of Medicine
>> School of Public Health and Family Medicine
>> Department of Public Health
>> Chimutu Building Room 850
>> Private Bag 360, Chichiri
>> Blantyre 3
>> Malawi
>> Email: amuula at medcol.mw
>> Cell: +265 884233486
>> Skype address: adamson.sinjanimuula
>> Publications list: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Muula
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>> Webpage: http://biostat.maths.cc.ac.mw/people/staff/Adamson_S._Muula
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