IN a bid to improve the quality of education in the country,
the government has said that it is making sure that all important plans are
legally protected. Education,
Science, Technology and Vocational Training Minister, Prof Joyce Ndalichako,
disclosed this early this week in Dar es Salaam at the opening of education
stakeholders’ meeting. The meeting participants included retired civil servants
from the Ministry of Education, permanent secretaries, commissioners, directors
and school inspectors. It was aimed at discussing challenges facing education
and advise the government on appropriate measures in addressing them. Prof
Ndalichako said that a number of good plans have been put in place but they are
being interfered with new plans before they are implemented. “Following these
challenges, we are working to ensure that all plans in my ministry are given
legal power to avoid frequent changes and promote sustainable development in
the sector,” she said.
Tanzania's Education,
Science, Technology and Vocational Training Minister, Prof Joyce Ndalichako,
The priority of the Fifth Phase Government, she said, is
to improve the quality of education. “This involves strengthening of the
education system from nursery to tertiary level, students’ qualifications,
education inspectors and teaching techniques,” she said. The minister further
said that her ministry is currently working on a bill that will allow the
formation of a teachers’ regulatory body. She said the formation of the body
will help ensure that all teachers who will be allocated to the schools meets
all the required qualifications. Prof Ndalichako, however, said that the
government values all views by stakeholders which aim at improving education.
For her part, the Director for Schools Quality Assurance in the Ministry of
Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, Marystella Wasena, said
that the meeting was crucial for the development of education. “This meeting is
crucial because its participants are former employees of the Ministry of
Education. They have experience in the sector and some of them have acquired
studies on various issues related to education. We hope that their views are
important in addressing various challenges facing the sector,” she said. Gender
and Development Consultant Prof Marjorie Mbilinyi commended the government
efforts to ensure that all children in the country have access to basic
education. The government has increased the number of schools and desks, but it
should also take initiatives to improve the quality of education. She, however,
said that the government should also employ more teachers and empower them with
new teaching skills to improve pupils/students’ performance.
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