Introduction
ACADEMIC
OPERATIONS
5.1 The College
is properly approved and registered
with the Ministry of
Education and Culture
as a
provider of teacher
education and as
such must follow and
apply all rules and regulations provided by the
ministry in the provision
and administration of teacher education at all levels.
5.2
Although the college
is originally scheduled
to produce teachers to
serve the private
schools that use English
as medium of
instructions, students have to
sit for
their final examinations
from the National Examination Council, some of
which are available only in Kiswahili like the
Early Childhood Education Certificate, where by the
English curriculum is yet to be
available.
5.3
Arrangements are underway to produce
the English curricular
in conjunction with the
ministry.
5.4
The college has
also in plan arrangements
to establish a language laboratory
equipped with modern equipment, like the Dictaphones, to enable
students master languages,
particularly English to
improve their teaching
competency.
5.5
To
keep in line with modern
technological developments and demands of the
current educational
programmes in information technology, the college
has plans to
produce and install 50 new computers and associated accessories in addion
to the present 9 to enable all students
to be computer literate, s
requires by the ministry, by the
end of academic year 2010
5.6
The
impotency of a well-equipped library in
any school environment cannot
be over emphasized. The
college will construct a
library block and equip it with
at least basic books in every
area of study. Books
and other library
materials of value
to a tune of Tshs. 40 million are earmarked during the
next academic year.
5.7
The
management is desirous of
providing a conducive study environment for
its students; therefore this
business plan envisages construction of student hostel for
both males and female students together with a modern
kitchen and a canteen facilities.
5.8
However, the college
does not intend to run the accommodation and meal services
but will lease these
services to suitable tenders, but
keep a close
eye on the way operate to ensure good
welfare of students.
5.9
Teaching practice is a major component
of any teacher education programme. In
this regard, the college
will be strict in allocating
students to proper schools, including the colleges,
modal schools under plans associated with very
close supervision and assessment
criterion.
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