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The Herald, May 19, 1981

ZIMBABWE can make giant strides in bringing elementary education and advanced technical training to its rural areas if it adopts mobile training systems, Mr Stuart Scott, of World Radio Systems, technology and education division, said yesterday.

Mr Scott said the new division could assist the country to rapidly train more skilled personnel.

“With these easily transportable units, the Government will be able to provide a convenient method of augmenting formal education programmes, especially in the rural areas,” Mr Scott said.

The units and the system could also be used in factories for in-house training and refresher courses, reducing dependency on centralised facilities.

In Zimbabwe, the system could also disseminate agricultural technology, literacy, and home economics training.

Mr Scott said the educational systems would be completely priced, with a delivery time of seven to eight weeks.

LESSONS FOR TODAY

Mobile training systems are a good way of ensuring that students in disadvantaged communities get the same opportunities as their peers in cities and towns.

The Government and its partners have been distributing mobile science laboratories manufactured at the National University of Science and Technology to assist schools in areas such as Beitbridge.

Former Bulawayo teacher Thulani Chauke also designed a mobile Sci-Cart that can be used by 20 students at one go.