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Zimbabwe introduces technical high schools
18 Jan 2023 at 21:26hrs | Views
GOVERNMENT has introduced technical high schools in an endeavour to help pupils acquire innovative industrial skills, Primary and Secondary Education ministry secretary Tumisang Thabela has said.
Thabela told NewsDay that this will enable pupils to acquire skills to be their own employers.
For instance, she said Matabeleland North province had selected Hwange High School as its pilot to specialise in textile technology and design.
Thabela also said government had started classroom conversions into science laboratories to increase the uptake of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students.
Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said several schools in the country were being targeted in the programme.
"In Bulawayo, Luveve High School will provide aviation studies, while Allan Wilson High School in Harare will provide metal technology and design. Chipindura High School in Mashonaland Central will provide building technology, and Umzingwane High in Matabeleland South will cater for wood work, to mention a few among other high schools," Ndoro said.
Thabela told NewsDay that this will enable pupils to acquire skills to be their own employers.
For instance, she said Matabeleland North province had selected Hwange High School as its pilot to specialise in textile technology and design.
Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said several schools in the country were being targeted in the programme.
"In Bulawayo, Luveve High School will provide aviation studies, while Allan Wilson High School in Harare will provide metal technology and design. Chipindura High School in Mashonaland Central will provide building technology, and Umzingwane High in Matabeleland South will cater for wood work, to mention a few among other high schools," Ndoro said.
Source - newsday
