By Jones Gadama
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWEMA) has partnered with the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) to develop and disseminate policies regulating tertiary education bridging programmes in Malawi.
This partnership aims to increase access to quality tertiary education by establishing clear guidelines for both private and public universities offering bridging programmes.
The partnership between FAWEMA and NCHE is a significant step towards improving the quality of tertiary education in Malawi.
The guidelines will help establish clear standards for bridging programmes, ensuring consistency and quality across institutions.
This development is expected to have a positive impact on the country’s higher education sector, enabling more students to access quality education and training.
FAWEMA’s Board Chairperson, Maggie Madimbo, emphasized that the partnership’s primary goal is to empower students who were hindered by various challenges, providing them with access to higher education.
Madimbo noted that the guidelines will help ensure that bridging programmes are designed to meet the needs of students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
“The goal is to empower students who were hindered by various challenges and provide them with access to higher education,” Madimbo said. “We believe that education is a fundamental right, and every student deserves access to quality education,”She added.
The lack of guidelines to regulate bridging programmes has posed significant risks to the country’s higher education goals and quality, according to Deputy Director of Higher Education Valentino Zimpita.
Zimpita added that the guidelines will help establish clear standards for the programmes while ensuring consistency and quality.
“The lack of guidelines to regulate bridging programmes has posed significant risks to the country’s higher education goals and quality,” Zimpita said.
He added,”We believe that these guidelines will help establish clear standards for the programmes while ensuring consistency and quality.”
Registrar at the University of Lilongwe, Nelson Chamveka, believes this development will significantly enhance the quality and advancement of higher education in Malawi.
Chamveka noted that the guidelines will help ensure that bridging programmes are designed to meet the needs of students and the labor market.
“This development will significantly enhance the quality and advancement of higher education in Malawi,” Chamveka said, adding that,”We believe that the guidelines will help ensure that bridging programmes are designed to meet the needs of students and the labor market.”
The partnership between FAWEMA and NCHE is a significant step towards improving the quality of tertiary education in Malawi.
The guidelines will help establish clear standards for bridging programmes, ensuring consistency and quality across institutions.
This development is expected to have a positive impact on the country’s higher education sector, enabling more students to access quality education and training.
The partnership between FAWEMA and NCHE is a welcome development in the Malawian education sector.
The guidelines will help ensure that bridging programmes are designed to meet the needs of students and the labor market, enhancing the quality and advancement of higher education in Malawi.
