Haut-Katanga 1: Inspectors to visit schools on Monday April 17 to observe the resumption of classes

The Chief Provincial Inspector of the Haut-Katanga 1 Educational Province, Nicolas Nyange Bizy, held a meeting on Saturday, April 15, 2023, for the chief inspectors of the districts within his educational province. During the discussions, the focus was on reviewing the implementation of official decisions and providing new guidelines for the start of the school term following the Easter break. It was decided at this meeting that the inspectors will be deployed in the field on Monday, April 17, to verify that classes have effectively resumed in every school. “Dear fellow inspectors, next Monday you must visit all schools to verify the resumption of classes and submit a report on the matter,” announced Nicolas Nyange Bizy. Regarding the field visits mandated every Wednesday by the minister in charge, the chief provincial inspector of the Haut-Katanga 1 educational province reiterated that these visits do not replace an inspector’s regular duties but rather reinforce them. All inspectors must be present at their workplaces. “Do not think that once we conduct the field visits on Wednesdays, our work is done; beyond these Wednesday visits, the inspector must carry out their usual activities of monitoring, training, and evaluation. We must remind our fellow field inspectors that they must truly do the work for which they were appointed as inspectors,” he emphasized. The chief provincial inspector for the Haut-Katanga 1 educational province, Nicolas Nyange Bizy, also urged the heads of the inspector pools in that jurisdiction to promote free education and its principles to communities and the principals of public primary schools. “Since it is already in effect, we must ensure its sustainability, and this requires awareness-raising and informational sessions with parents and schools,” he emphasized. Addressing the issue of improving the quality of education, the IPP insisted that whenever there is itinerant teaching, it is essential to ensure that teachers’ scheduled hours are respected. Because, he said, the standard requires 50 minutes for a teaching sequence, not 45 minutes, as some teachers do. He also elaborated on the issue of organizing certification exams in the provinces, noting that the national primary school graduation exam is free for accredited private and public schools. In addition, he urged school inspectors to effectively combat all forms of cheating on the state exam, given that inspectors are the primary facilitators of this certification assessment. Dan de Dieu Kayanda