Author: Prof Jairos Kangira (Prof Jairos Kangira )

I come back to you the readers after some break, a lull that I needed to rest, reflect and come up with more ideas to share with you in this column.

Delegates who attended the WorldSkills Africa Swakopmund 2022 conference in the coastal town from 29-31 March unanimously agreed that technical and vocational education and training institutions in Africa should intensify the competence-based education model in curriculum design, transformation and training of students. 

Every year, many students fail to enrol for tertiary programmes of their choices due to the fact that they do not possess the required minimum symbol in English language in their school-leaving certificates, which is usually a C or better, or a D or better, depending on the programmes or institutions.

This week, I dedicate this article to thousands of students who have enrolled for different qualifications with various higher education institutions in the country.

In most higher education institutions, a Senior Common Room is a highly regarded and respected place which academics frequent for meals and socialisation. Do not mind the name ‘common room’, it is not a room for commoners or the hoi polloi.