The Speaker, Anita Among has tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to current a standing replace on the cost of salaries to part-time lecturers at Kyambogo University.
The Speaker’s directive follows issues by Soroti West Division Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Jonathan Ebwalu who stated the unpaid part-time lecturers have resorted to withholding educational outcomes of scholars primarily based on the Soroti Study Centre of the college.
“The college has held outcomes of over 500 college students within the college as a result of the lecturers haven’t been paid. The Minister for Education and Sports ought to carry an announcement to Parliament on why the outcomes of those college students have been held to this point,” Ebwalu stated.
While elevating the priority throughout a plenary sitting held on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, Ebwalu additionally tabled a listing of the scholars affected by the withholding of outcomes.
The matter was initially raised by Workers MP, Hon. Margaret Rwabushaija on Tuesday, 17 September 2024. She referred to as for the creation of an ad-hoc Committee of Parliament to research the non-payment of part-time instructing employees at Kyambogo University.
Rwabushaija advised the House sitting on the time, that the college had a deficit of Shs6 billion in wage arrears.
The State Minister for Education and Sports (Primary Education), Hon. Joyce Moriku, made assurances to the House that the matter is being resolved by means of Cabinet.
“When this matter was raised, my ministry [of Education] met with the Vice-Chancellor of Kyambogo University, the Ministry of Finance and the opposite related authorities. I undertake to get to the basis explanation for this, clear up it and convey suggestions to Parliament,” Moriku stated.
In a associated improvement, the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is reviewing the proposed new A-Level curriculum, in preparation for the primary cohort anticipated to progress to senior 5 in 2025.
According to Moriku, the primary cohort of learners below the brand new decrease secondary competency-based and learner-centred curriculum, are at the moment sitting their finish of senior 4 examinations.
“The Ministry has made preparations to mitigate the gaps within the A-Level curriculum, by aligning it to the decrease secondary curriculum. This present cohort will probably be oriented towards the competency-based curriculum on becoming a member of senior 5,” the Minister stated.
She added that the Uganda National Examinations Board has educated 15 lecturers from every authorities and personal faculty, who will assess college students primarily based on classroom work and initiatives, with emphasis on generic and sensible expertise.
“The Ministry of Education and Sports plans to constantly develop expertise of lecturers by means of teacher-support and on-line coaching. Training will equip lecturers with expertise in creating low-cost non-textbook materials to assist them in successfully managing the teaching-learning course of,” Moriku stated.
