First Class Academy embraces Tech-Voc education

02 Dec, 2016 - 00:12 0 Views

The ManicaPost

Post Reporter
AWARD-WINNING and Manicaland’s leading private college, First Class Academy, has moved a gear up in empowering its students through offering driving lessons. The college has partnered with the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, which seconds its manpower to take the students through driving lessons.So far 24 students have enrolled for the programme and are expected to sit for their provisional driver’s licence test soon.

The lessons started last Monday, with students paying $30. Of the $30, $20 goes for the lessons, $5 was used to buy the Highway Code, $2 was used for driver’s licence photos and only $3 was left for the programme administration and logistics.

In an interview, the college’s administrator, Mr Stephen Chiwara, said the course was part of First Class Academy’s efforts in implementing the new curriculum which is also giving emphasis on imparting technical vocational skills to students.

“We are embracing the new curriculum which is giving emphasis on imparting life skills to students. As a college, we saw it fit to introduce driving lessons. The main aim of this programme is to keep our students who would have finished writing their national examinations busy.

“We realised that it takes years for one to acquire a driver’s licence and most people usually take driving lessons seriously after competing their tertiary education. We want to ensure that some of the students will enrol for their tertiary education already equipped with driver’s licences. Our target is those aged 16 and above, in short, someone with a national identification card can enrol,” he said.

Mr Chiwara said they would be engaging the Vehicle Inspection Department for them to second their manpower to the college and offer provisional driver’s licence tests in the near future.

“Our aim is to have our own driving lessons facilities here at the college for the benefit our own students and the community at large. The lessons are offered during the week from Monday to Friday and take about two and half hours,” said Mr Chiwara.

First Class Academy has scored a lot of firsts since its establishment a decade ago. It has scooped the Secretary Merit Award, Manicaland and Mutare District merit awards.

It was also won Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce-sponsored awards for two successive years, while its students are among the best performers at national examinations in the province.

The college has since embraced STEM education as well as e-learning. It has constructed the state-of-the-art Science and Computer laboratories at its Chinyausunzi complex.

As part of its corporate social responsibility, the college’s responsible authorities, Mr Stephen and Tracy Mutsongodza spearheaded the construction of a bridge linking Chisamba Singles and Chinyausunzi areas of Sakubva.

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