 | Report on Reading in English in Primary Schools in Malawi - Education Research Paper No. 04 (DFID, 1993, 56 p.) |
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2.4 Teacher training
Trained teachers in primary schools have for the most part been trained according to one of the following:
i) Teacher training colleges which offer a two year full-time course. There are seven such colleges.ii) an intensive one-year full time programme (only offered at Domasi TT: scheduled to end in 1993, but may continue)
iii) a three-year sandwich course (vacations only) entitled Malawi Special Teacher Education Programme (MASTEP) run by Teacher Training Colleges during vacations.
Teachers gradings/qualifications are as follows:
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T4: |
Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) + 2 years TT (phased out
1970) |
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T3: |
Junior Certificate (JC, 2nd year secondary exam) + 2 yrs
TT |
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T2: |
Malawi Certificate of Education (MCE, 4th yr exam) + 2 yrs
TT |
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T1: |
(promotion grade especially for head
teachers) |
Diploma: from various sources (in 1989 there were only 30 such teachers in primary schools).
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