Having an Educated and skilled Nation

About Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education is responsible for overseeing Early Childhood Education, Primary education, secondary education, colleges of teacher education and public Universities in Zambia. In addition to formal education system, there is a non-formal education system that operates to serve among others, persons with disabilities, displaced persons, school age children who have either dropped out of school, never attended formal school or geographically isolated children, orphans and children on the street and those working.

 The Ministry recognizes alternative approaches to schooling, which include; community schools and alternative education provision through interactive radio programmes, television programmes learning (technology enabled learning), open learning programmes and distance education programmes. In addition, literacy education to youths and adults is also provided.

To have an educated and skilled Nation”

To provide accessible,inclusive, equitable, and quality education that enables individuals to attain their full potential and contribute to national development.”.

The Ministry of Education is responsible for the provision of early, primary and
secondary education, teacher training and university education in the Country,
as well as the formulation and implementation of policies in education, licensing,
setting of standards and enforcement of regulations in the respective education
subsectors.

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