Kitwe Service Centre Closed Temporary – Examinations Council of Zambia – The Examinations Council of Zambia would like to announce to Stakeholders and members of the public that the Kitwe Service Centre has been closed temporarily due to a water crisis that has affected Kitwe City.
They encourage all prospecting clients to use its online self service portal should they need to access any of the services at: https://serviceportal.exams-council.org.zm
Service at this Centre will resume once the water challenge is resolved with relevant authorities and the public will be notified. We deeply regret the inconvenience this may cause.
In other news – GCE TO CONTINUE WITH THE NEW CURRICULUM
The rolling out of the 2023 New School Curriculum will have no effect on the General Certificate of Education (GCE) examinations, Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) Executive Director, Dr. Michael Chilala has said.
Dr. Chilala has clarified that the GCE will continue even with the new school curriculum because people will still want to better their results even with the new developments.
Speaking on the Edu Talkzone, a Ministry of Education information dissemination talkshow, Dr. Chilala said the ECZ will in due course guide in terms of the rules as to how someone will qualify to sit for GCE examinations.
He said the nation will be informed of the new rules that will apply when writing the GCE examinations.
Dr. Chilala explained that this is because the 2023 New Curriculum has abolished the Grade 9 examinations meaning that the current rules for writing GCE examinations will have to be uplifted and clarified to avoid people abusing the qualifications.
In addition, Dr. Chilala has revealed that the ECZ is a very credible institution that is trusted by other examining bodies not only in Africa but globally.
He said the ECZ is the only Examining body in Africa that is examining in another country, which is South Africa.
Dr. Chilala said this is a sign of recognition of the credible work that the national examining body is doing.
The ECZ Boss, who explained the development and management of examinations in Zambia, said the ECZ is a trusted institution as can be seen by its membership in the international Associations of Education Assessments.
“We are a very credible institution and we say this because we are trusted internationally.
For your information ECZ is not only a member but has headed the Southern Africa Association for Educational Assessments. The ECZ is also a member of the Association for Education Assessments in Africa as well as the International Association for Education Assessments.” Dr. Chilala said.
Dr. Chilala has therefore revealed that the ECZ is this September, expected to host the 50th Conference for the international Association for Educational Assessments.
He added that the selection of Zambia to host the important conference for the global body of examiners is a sign of confidence and trust that the international community has on the ECZ.