Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:00:13 +0000 By MUKOSELA KASALWE STRIGENT measures have been put in place which will see a significant reduction in examination leakages and malpractice, says Examination Council of Zambia director Michael Chilala. Dr Chilala said ECZ has invested in innovations through information communication technology as one of the ways to help curb the activity. He said on ZNBC television programme Sunday Interview that the institution had introduced new systems such as online registration of candidates as well as using one examination number from Grade 7 to 12 as a way of monitoring and tracing the academic profile of candidates. He said the use of ICTs by candidates would help ECZ save money in terms of using paper. Dr Chilala said examination leakages mainly occurred through theft of examination materials by unscrupulous people who attacked trucks ferrying examination papers or breaking into strong rooms where examination papers were kept especially in […]
