A BILL to monitor the quality of degrees and diplomas offered by the country’s various educational institutions is on the cards, a senior government official has said.
VENERANDA LANGA SENIOR PARLIAMENTARY REPORTER
Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa told Senate last Thursday that the ZIMOQUA Bill would standardise the curriculum of all degree and diploma programmes to ensure they conformed with the country’s education policy.
Gandawa made the remarks after Senator Nyamayabo Mashavakure, representing people living with disabilities, said he had noted with concern that some graduates with certain qualifications were being rejected by both public and private employers.
“We are aware of the quality discrepancies in certain programmes, which always happens in every country because technology and other things change as time moves,” Gandawa said.
“I would like to tell senators that we are in the process of coming up with a Bill called ZIMOQUA Bill to deal with quality, curriculum development and standards within our universities.”
Gandawa said the draft Bill had already gone through Cabinet committee stages and was due to be presented before the whole Cabinet before it is presented to Parliament.
