BULAWAYO, SEPT 29, (Southern Eye-Live) -The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has disclosed that it is moving to link schools to industries as part of efforts to promote knowledge and skills for economic development.
Permanent secretary in the ministry, Moses Mhike, revealed this in his keynote address at the joint National Association of School Development Associations and Committees (NASSAF) and World Literacy Day celebrations held at Oakleigh Trust School in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, recently .
Mhike said the ministry will connect schools to industries, university hubs and colleges under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education to tap into creative innovations being developed by pupils.
He said the initiative is aimed at transforming ideas generated in schools into tangible goods and services that will enable the country to achieve Vision 2030, which seeks to transform Zimbabwe into an upper middle-income economy.
"We will link our schools to industries. The ministry would connect schools to industries, university hubs and colleges under Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education to tap into creative innovations being developed by pupils. This will transform ideas into tangible goods and services that will enable the country to achieve Vision 2030," Mhike said.
He added that the new approach reflects government's thrust to re-define the education system to be more practical and industry-driven.
Mhike said schools should no longer be centres of theory alone, but hubs of innovation where pupils create solutions that feed into industry.
He also emphasized that literacy should go beyond basic reading and writing to critical thinking that empowers citizens.
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"Literacy should go beyond reading to critical thinking that enables Zimbabweans to question knowledge systems and transform ideas into scientific production."
The celebrations brought together NASSAF members, education officials, teachers, learners and stakeholders from across Matabeleland South province to commemorate World Literacy Day.
