By Martin Chiwanda

Machinga, December 20, Mana: Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) says integration of information, communication and technology (ICT) in the education sector is crucial in line with the Malawi 2063 (MW2063) digitalization aspirations.

Khumbo Kasambala, Project Manager for Universal Service Fund, which is a MACRA unit, made the sentiments Tuesday when the Authority donated 10 computer sets to Machinga Teachers; Training College (TTC).

Kasambala observed that most teachers lack ICT skills, a gap which negatively affects their profession.

“We are happy to donate to Machinga TTC because the institution provides services that are in line with government’s vision of providing higher education. For the country to achieve its enablers in the MW2063, ICT integration in the education sector is crucial.

“It is against this background that MACRA partnered with Ministry of Education to ensure that its intuitions are provided with ICT materials to aid them have the skills,” he said.

Machinga TTC Acting Principal, Phillip Nashoni thanked MACRA for the donation, saying the support will help in addressing learning challenges and bridge the gap in ICT skills among teacher trainees.

“Training institutions like ours are supposed to use different methods of teaching like teacher-student contacts which on their own cannot address the current challenges that we have,” he said.

He said the donation will positively contribute to provision of higher tertiary education and assured MACRA that the College will take care of the computer sets to boost ICT knowledge and skills to teacher trainees.