FAKE TEACHERS ‘MWAPYA’

WE are intending to prosecute all unlicensed teachers and their respective employers across the country for non-compliance, the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) has warned. TCZ Spokesperson Malonga Ngoza said the TCZ legal unit intends to court have all non-compliant practioners prosecuted. She explained that teachers countrywide working in both private and public educational institutions […]

FAKE TEACHERS ‘MWAPYA’
WE are intending to prosecute all unlicensed teachers and their respective employers across the country for non-compliance, the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) has warned. TCZ Spokesperson Malonga Ngoza said the TCZ legal unit intends to court have all non-compliant practioners prosecuted. She explained that teachers countrywide working in both private and public educational institutions needed to acquire practising certificates to continue working legally. Ms Ngoza stated that all teachers, regardless of which institution were given up to August 31, 2020 as deadline to acquire practising certificates to continue working legally as it is a requirement by law. She said following the expiry of the deadline, no teacher was expected to hold-out as a practicing teacher without acquiring a license. “TCZ set 31st August, 2020 as the deadline for teachers without practicing licenses to ensure the documents were obtained. This follows the compliance inspections which were recently conducted in Lusaka, Livingstone, Kitwe and Kasama,”Ms Malonga said. Further ,she said, no employer is expected to employ a teacher without a license or both risk being prosecuted, pursuant to section 26(1), a, b, c of the Teaching Profession Act No. 5 if of 2013. The TCZ is a statutory body established through an Act of Parliament, the Teaching Profession Act No. 5 of 2013 and officially inaugurated the council by Government on June 27, 2014. The Act mandates the TCZ to provide for the regulation of teachers, their practice and professional conduct, provide for the accreditation and regulation of colleges of education. The Sun