The Council Of Student Teachers (COST), was alarmed by the reluctance of Hwange Teacher’s College on the issues affecting their students on Teaching Practice. An exploitative situation is being faced by the pioneer students of Hwange Teacher’s College who are on Teaching Practice in the hands of both Hwange Teacher’s College and United College of Education, which oversees the former’s affairs.

After successfully fighting for an increment in the Teaching Practice allowances from a mere 150rtgs a month to 5656rtgs a month, it has been noted that these students have not received their monthly allowances from September 2020 when they started till date. This is another cat and mouse game of a clueless if not lack of leadership in government offices.

The government is supposed to provide student teachers with much needed funds, though little, they may be able to acquire teaching and learning material necessary for the discharge of their duties as student teachers. The allowance is also a proof that the government is acknowledging their existence as teachers under training.

Hwange Teacher’s College authorities claim that the mishap is not their fault. According to them, they fowarded the relevant information to SSB on time and hence the fault should be with the paying services of the government.

This is not a new game, it has been practised in all government institutions. They try to clear their names and paint others black when they are the real snakes. HTC is supposed to recieve payslips every monthend from the Public Service’s SSB. When they didnot see those coming they decided to fold their hands and relax. Woe to you Hwange Teacher’s College staff, woe to you United College Of Education who are supposed to oversee the newly formed college against proponents of misery.

Students need their allowance, above all, the contract they got into with the government says thatvthey will be getting that monthly allowance.

COST, in this regard shall be uncompromising and myopic towards the resuscitation of the hardworking pioneer student teachers of Hwange Teachers College.
Woe betide anyone who gets in the way of student teachers.
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For and on behalf of COST
Muzamani Walter
Council Of Student Teachers
President
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