By Patience Longwe
Lilongwe, January 10, mana: The Director of Quality Assurance Services in the Ministry of Education, Associate Professor Golden Msilimba has said in its one-year operation, following the establishment of its secretariat in December 2023, and subsequent operations in January 2024, Teacher’s Council of Malawi (TCM) has of today received 6053 application from student teachers for indexing,93372 teachers applied for registration and 42844 applied for licensing.
In his remarks made on Monday during a press briefing held alongside with Teacher’s Council of Malawi (TCM) and Directorate of Teacher Education and Development, Msilimba said by 15 February all application forms shall have been processed and thereafter registration roll will be open for verification by registrants both physically and online.
“By 31st March, we shall have the final document with all registered teachers and education administrators, and come 1st April, the law will be in full force, and no unregistered teacher will be allowed to practice” he stated.
Msilimba also added that Manual application has delayed the issuance of registration certificates and licenses, as data entry clerks need to capture the information on forms into their system.
“Registration is done once, but licensing will be done every three years, teachers will be paying K 15,000 every year and after three years they will just be getting the license after cumulatively paying K 45,000 as fees for renewing the license” he said.
Meanwhile, Teacher’s Council of Malawi Registrar, Grace Mphandamkoko said, that the number of registered teachers shows very few are remaining and they are hoping will register by 31st March.
“I encourage all you unregistered teachers to do it online to hasten the process of registering them,” she said
Director of Teacher Education and Development in the Ministry of Education, Dr Zizwa Msukuma said their directorate will ensure teachers continue undergoing continuous Professional Development (CPD) as per the requirement, and the same will be captured by TCM, which will warrant the renewal of their licences
