Sunshine Private College

08 Dec

Student life at Sunshine Private College Teacher Education Department

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Phyllis ya Nangoloh The first time I heard about Sunshine Group of Schools having a tertiary department was in late 2019, when I was busy pursuing my master’s degree at the University of Namibia (UNAM). I had a temporary teaching post at one of the local schools because I did not have a qualification in Education. I remember having a conversation with my colleagues about how time consuming and costly it would be to pursue another four-years course, but in education. I had little knowledge about the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). As I presented my grievances to my colleagues,…

Joy as new college is accredited, holds first graduation ceremony

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Moses Magadza Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Honorable Bernadatte Jagger, has expressed optimism that the recently established Sunshine Private College would augment efforts to produce human resources for education. “One of the challenges Namibia faces is inadequate number of qualified teachers. The launching of the current education programmes of the College and in particular, the PGDE (Level 8) programme, is in direct response to the current shortage of qualified teachers in Namibia,” she said. She said in 2017 the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture “noted an increase in enrolment in schools, which in…