UTILIZATION OF UNZASEDA SHORT COURSES BY PURSUERS

Short course provisioning is one of the most dynamic features of the emerging education and training system in the world of late. This kind of provisioning is particularly associated with ?just in time?, and ?just enough? learning to meet a specific need in workplace environments. With the new approach to education and training, short courses provisioning has a very particular place in the system and has an important role to play in the development, up skilling and multi-skilling of human resources. At the University of Zambia, short courses are conducted under different schools; School of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as School of Education. In the School of Education these short courses are conducted by student association known as ?University of Zambia School of Education Association (UNZASEDA)?. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the utilization of The University of Zambia School of Education Association (UNZASEDA) short courses by pursuers. Therefore, the research findings reviewed that there were a spectrum of utility of the knowledge and skills acquired through short courses ranging from job opportunity in terms of being employed and promoted, improved work performance, earned income, problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills and career development.