Tertiary Ministry Emphasises Online Teaching

BQA has a monitoring department, which is responsible for ensuring that tertiary institutions adhere to standards of the health protocol. It has long been agreed that tertiary institutions should start lecturing to their students online to avoid crowding in school premises, which can increase the risk of spreading the virus.

“It will be unfortunate if there are some universities that still teach as if things are normal. There are those courses that students do not really need to be in the classroom. Again, even outside the country, some universities have long started doing online courses, why can’t ours here do the same.  We have communicated to all universities that one class should not have more than 20 students. BQA is responsible to look out for the best interest of the students and they should give us a report if there is any tertiary that does not want to adhere to what we have agreed on,” Minister Lestholathebe told The Monitor on Sunday.