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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Torerayi Moyo has backtracked on his remarks that school heads and teachers\u2019 qualifications will be reviewed so that a PhD will be the minimum qualification for school heads and diploma holders will be deemed unqualified to teach in public schools.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Herald<\/b> on Wednesday, 31 January, Moyo said his message was misinterpreted, adding that there were no new requirements on qualifications for school heads. He said:<\/p>\n

I never said that for you to be a headmaster, you need to have a PhD. People misinterpreted the message that I gave to the headmasters.<\/p>\n

We were in Bulawayo last week, and my message to teachers and headmasters was that they needed to upgrade their qualifications.<\/p>\n

I told them that there was a time when holders of ZJC and O\u2019 Levels were teaching without teaching qualifications, and I motivated teachers and headmasters that they needed to upgrade their qualifications.
\nIf they have diplomas, they can have a first degree; if they have a Master\u2019s, they can have a PhD. That was the message.<\/p>\n

Addressing heads of primary and secondary schools, district school inspectors and education officials at St Columbas High School in Bulawayo on Thursday last, Moyo said (via The Sunday News<\/b>):<\/p>\n

I want to encourage you to continuously upgrade yourselves, I started with a Diploma in Education but I had to continue aiming for the self-actualisation stage. I see youthful faces among you who were lucky to be promoted and are headmasters.<\/p>\n

There will come a time when we will come up with a circular to say for you to become a headmaster of a high school you must have a PhD, and for you to become a teacher, teaching in our primary schools you must have a degree.<\/p>\n

He also reminded school heads that there was a time when teachers of Grade One were holders of the Zimbabwe Junior Certificate and were later removed.<\/p>\n

Ordinary Level certificate holders were allowed to teach early grades but they were later removed as well.<\/p>\n

The Minister\u2019s remarks stirred controversy on social media platforms, with some teachers worried they may soon find themselves unqualified to teach in public schools.<\/p>\n

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