William Pitcher College
William Pitcher College
[edit]William Pitcher College (WPC) is the oldest teacher training institution in Eswatini and was founded in 1962.[1] Located in Manzini, the school is named after a director of Education from the 1950's, William Pitcher,[2] who was a strong proponent of educational development.[3] WPC was the first public institutions to offer formal teacher qualifications. Prior to the founding of WPC, Christian missions that were based in the country took responsibility for schooling the majority of children.[3] In 1970, the first teacher educator courses were approved.[4]
The college was officially opened by King Sobhuza II
[edit]Applications
[edit]Applicant to WPC usually open at the beginning of the year and Close at the end of March
References
[edit]- ^ Maziya, Mfanfikile. "William Pitcher". www.gov.sz. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ Jones, R. P. (1987) THE INTERNATIONAL AID APPROACH TO EDUCATIONAL PLANNING: A CASE STUDY OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN SWAZILAND https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10019672/2/__d6_Shared$_SUPP_Library_User%20Services_Circulation_Inter-Library%20Loans_IOE%20ETHOS_ETHOS%20digitised%20by%20ILL_JONES,%20R.P.pdf
- ^ a b Booth, M Z (2003). "Settler, missionary, and the State: contradictions in the formulation of educational policy in colonial Swaziland". History of Education. 32 (1): 35–56. doi:10.1080/0046760022000032404.
- ^ Maziya, Mfanfikile. "William Pitcher". www.gov.sz. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
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