Malawi College of Accountancy (MCA) has maintained that the college offers a good learning environment and its degrees meet minimum requirements.
This follows the decision by the National Council of Higher Education not to accredit MCA degree programmes saying the college does not provide a satisfactory teaching and learning environment. NCHE also observed that the degree programmes need reviewing to meet standards.
This has caused panic among students at the college but MCA management has urged the students to calm down saying the college has confidence in its degree programmes.
According to a press release signed by college principal Aggripah Phiri, the college has asked students to be calm since due process is being followed.
“Following the release of the report which unfortunately is done simultaneously to institutions and the public, before the affected institutions have had a chance to respond, the college has submitted its position to the council,” reads part of the statement.
“We would like to ask students and other stakeholders to be patient as the due process is being followed,” the statement adds.
The stir has come in following the press release on 17th November by NCHE, a domestic tertiary education regulator, which blacklisted some institutions of tertiary education.
Other institutions which have suffered the same fate as MCA’s include Blantyre International University (BIU), Skyway University (SU), Exploits University and the African Bible College (ABC).
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NCHE want some money tn these private institutions, UNIMA has alot of problems, why don’t focus on those problems currently UNIMA is facing?……is UNIMA doing well?…..first solve the problems which Unima is currently facing, all those problems affecting both public and private Universities can be solved through proper implementation of laws. When UNIMA itself do not implement it? How can NCHE prove to Private Universities that they want to solve their problems when UNIMA itself has more problems to solve?……they should first be able to break all barriers against their education system!
This dpp government is useless, palibe chikuyendapo.
Hahaha. Just clean up the observed mess MCA
I need clarification in my argument i am stipulating below! MCA is a statutory CORP which abides to carry out duties as what the ACT OF PARLIAMENT says and how it was drafted prior before establishment.Ironically MCA was not offering Bachelors under its on BANNA of being a college. All in the blues MCA started offering Bachelors Degrees as it was a hot business in town craving and milking PENNIES from prospective students in form of tuition as their UNACCREDIATED counterparts the likes of BIU.My centre of argument is i never heard parliament tabling a bill involving amendment of the act of parliament regarding duties MCA is to dispatch to the public.I never heard the parliament making a UNIVERSITY COUNCIL towards the so called college issuing Degrees as it was the case with NRC.so even if MCA draggs NCHE to court i think they can be light in their tunnel. I think the ADMINISTRATION of the college didnt have power to implement the so called degrees above the ACT OF PARLIAMENT since its a public entity! #just my views
THERE CAN’T BE SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE . A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS ACCA WENT TO AUSTRALIA WITH HIS WIFE WHO WAS A NURSE. THE WIFE MANAGED TO SECURE A JOB BUT THE MAN’S PAPERS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED IN AUSTRALIA WHILE HERE WIAS A CHIEF ACCOUNTANT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT .