Speaking to National Broadcaster, RBA, Mutimura said that some university lecturers use English as a medium of instruction in which they are not fluent.
“We want to show lecturers that they are the basis of students’ education. Students say that they don’t know English because of their lecturers; they don’t have speaking skills and use it inadequately. That is why we are discussing with university officials so that in the future, for a lecturer to start teaching in University they should first pass English test,” he said.
He said that the test will be done at National level to enable lecturers acquire English writing and speaking skills.
According to Mutimura, the move will help address the challenge of students who graduate without English usage skills needed on the job market.
The new move follows a resolution from February 2018 National Leaders Retreat which recommended promotion of quality education including the teaching of English language in all university courses.
Commenting on the resolution, Mutimura said for the quality of education to be enhanced; students and teachers should well understand the basics of English language.
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