Uncategorized – Higher Education Authority https://hea.org.zm Ensuring Quality in Higher Education Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://hea.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-HEA-Logo-Small-32x32.jpg Uncategorized – Higher Education Authority https://hea.org.zm 32 32 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – MULTIPLE POSITIONS https://hea.org.zm/employment-opportunity-multiple-positions-2/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:09:36 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=11078 The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is a statutory body established by the Higher Education Act, 2013. The mandate of the Authority is to regulate and monitor standards in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in order to ensure quality services and contribute to the enhancement of human capital and accelerated national development.

To support its strategic mandate, the Higher Education Authority invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced Zambians to fill the following vacant positions:

  1. Manager – Information and Technology (1)
  2. Manager – Northern Region (Ndola) (1)
  3. Executive Assistant (1)
  4. Information Technology Officer (1)
  5. Accountant – Regional Office (Ndola) (1)
  6. Quality Assurance Officer – Regional Office (Ndola) (1)
  7. Administrative Assistant – Regional Office (Ndola) (1)
  8. Driver – Regional Office (Ndola) (1)
  9. Office Assistant – Regional Office (Ndola) (1)

To view detailed job descriptions of each position, visit www.hea.org.zm/downloads/careers/.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

  1. Eligibility: Zambians who meet the minimum qualifications and experience for the specific roles are encouraged to apply.
  1. Requirements: Interested candidates must submit a comprehensive cover letter (clearly stating the position applied for), an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), and copies of ZAQA-validated qualifications.
  1. Submission: All applications must be addressed to the Director-General and submitted electronically via the following portal: https://tinyurl.com/heavacancies.
  1. Closing Date: All applications must be received no later than Friday, 26th June, 2026, at 17:00 hours. Late submissions will not be considered.

Note: The Higher Education Authority is an equal opportunity employer and does not request for payments for job openings. Any such activities should be considered fraudulent and reported immediately.

ONLY SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

Higher Education Authority (HEA) │ 2nd Floor, Engineering House │ Stand No. 2374, Kelvin Siwale Road │ P.O. Box 50795, Ridgeway, Lusaka │ +260 950 470 444 │ info@hea.org.zm │ www.hea.org.zm

]]> HEA, ZAQA Move to Streamline Validation of Qualifications for University Enrolment https://hea.org.zm/hea-zaqa-move-to-streamline-validation-of-qualifications-for-university-enrolment/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:24:48 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=10808 The Higher Education Authority (HEA) and the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) have initiated critical discussions aimed at clarifying the validation of academic qualifications in the enrolment of students into Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

The engagement, held on Thursday, 9th April, 2026, in HEA’s Boardroom in Lusaka, focused on enhancing coordination, resolving operational grey areas and ensuring that both regulators speak with one voice in guiding HEIs.

A key issue raised during the meeting was whether students should be admitted into universities before their qualifications are verified by ZAQA, a matter that has increasingly affected admission processes across the country.

HEA Director – Quality Assurance, Dr. Martin Mushumba, noted that HEIs have been seeking clarity on the requirement, particularly in light of concerns that verification processes may slow down enrolment, especially for students in remote areas.

On its part, ZAQA, through its Director – Qualification Services, Mr. Fedelis Cheelo, clarified that the requirement for verification should be understood within the context of enrolment, not initial admission. This distinction provides an important pathway for students.

“Prospective students can apply and receive admission offers using their results, but are expected to complete the verification process before formal enrolment into their respective programmes,” Mr. Cheelo said.

The approach ensures that institutions maintain academic flow while safeguarding the integrity of qualifications within the system.

The requirement is anchored in the Zambia Qualifications Authority Act, 2024, which mandates the verification of qualifications to ensure authenticity and recognition within the national framework.

The discussion further highlighted the need to improve messaging to the public, ensuring that students understand that verification can be initiated immediately after results are released, rather than waiting until admission.

This alignment between HEA and ZAQA is expected to reduce delays in student progression, protect institutions from regulatory breaches, enhance public confidence in qualifications, and ensure that graduates hold recognised and verifiable credentials

The engagement reflects a shared commitment by both institutions to remove barriers while strengthening quality assurance mechanisms across the sector.

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]]> HEA Ends the Year with a Renewed Focus on Mental Health and Staff Wellbeing https://hea.org.zm/hea-ends-the-year-with-a-renewed-focus-on-mental-health-and-staff-wellbeing/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:50:24 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=10396 As the year draws to a close, the Higher Education Authority (HEA)  took time to pause, reflect, and intentionally reset, recognising that institutional success is sustained not only by outputs and milestones, but by the wellbeing of the people who deliver them.

This focus on staff welfare and mental health formed a key pillar of the HEA 2025 End of Year Staff Meeting, held from 22nd to 23rd December, 2025, at Legacy Resort. The meeting came at the end of a demanding yet successful year for the Authority, marked by major undertakings including the inaugural Higher Education Indaba 2025, the National Graduate Survey, regulatory reforms, and strengthened stakeholder engagement across the higher education sector.

Against this backdrop of achievement, HEA deliberately created space for reflection, renewal, and learning, acknowledging the importance of mental resilience as the institution prepares for an even more ambitious year ahead.

A dedicated mental health session was facilitated by Dr. Clinton Kadochi, a Corporate Wellness Consultant and Mental Health Practitioner, who is also a Postgraduate Researcher and Clinical Neuropsychologist at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). His session contextualised mental health within modern work environments, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Kadochi highlighted that globally, depression and anxiety disorders increased significantly during and after the pandemic, with workplaces experiencing rising levels of burnout, emotional exhaustion, reduced productivity, and declining morale. He emphasised that mental health is not only a personal concern, but a workforce performance and institutional sustainability issue.

Importantly, the session reframed stress, not as an enemy, but as a natural biological response designed to enhance focus and performance. However, stress becomes harmful when it is prolonged, unmanaged, and unresolved. Many individuals experience continuous triggers without completing the recovery phase of the stress cycle, leading to accumulated strain over time.

The session underscored practical approaches institutions can adopt to support staff wellbeing, including promoting psychological safety, encouraging regular breaks, normalising conversations around mental health, supporting physical movement, and recognising the importance of recovery time. Dr. Kadochi also introduced the concept of work–life integration, noting that different life seasons require flexibility, boundary-setting, and intentional transitions—rather than rigid notions of balance.

As HEA looks ahead, the lessons from this engagement reaffirm the Authority’s commitment to caring for its staff as whole persons. By embedding mental health awareness into its organisational culture, HEA is positioning itself for sustained excellence, recognising that a healthy, supported workforce is essential to delivering quality higher education regulation and oversight.

With renewed focus, clarity, and collective resolve, HEA enters the coming year refreshed, strengthened, and ready to build on the gains of 2025.

  • Dr. Kadochi leads HEA Management and Staff in a breathing exercise technique of Slow, deep breathing (especially long exhalations), as activities which stimulate the parasympathetic system and Vagus nerve.

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]]> A Landmark Gesture to HEA: Professor Chinsembu Welcomes House Allocation in Kingsland City https://hea.org.zm/a-landmark-gesture-to-hea-professor-chinsembu-welcomes-house-allocation-in-kingsland-city/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:11:35 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=10273 The Director General of the Higher Education Authority (HEA), Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu, has expressed delight at the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s allocation of a three-bedroom house to the Authority in Kingsland City, describing it as a timely and progressive gesture.

Professor Chinsembu, accompanied by members of Management and Staff, visited the property on Monday, 10th November, 2025, to assess its condition and suitability for conversion into HEA offices. The house, which is in good condition, was forfeited to the State and later allocated to the Authority by the Secretary to the Treasury under the Ministry of Finance and National Planning.

Speaking during the visit, Professor Chinsembu said that the Authority had long sought Government support for office space, as it currently operates from rented premises at the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) Building, Engineering House.

“For a long time, we had been requesting the Ministry to allocate office space for the Higher Education Authority. We are, therefore, very happy to receive this property from the Government,” he said.

He explained that the Authority intends to use the property as HEA offices once the necessary formalities are completed.

Professor Chinsembu further revealed that HEA had included the purchase of land in this year’s budget to construct its own offices, and that the newly allocated property now provides a valuable head start for the institution in its quest to own property.

“This house gives us a good starting point,” he said, adding, “We plan to extend or build additional structures in the future so that we can create a bigger office space for the Authority.”

The Director-General thanked the Government, the Secretary to the Treasury, and all institutions involved in making the allocation possible.

“We are truly grateful for this wonderful gesture. It represents progress not only for the HEA but also for other public institutions,” he concluded.

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Members of HEA Management and Staff view the three-bedroom property allocated to the Authority.
 
(L-R) Mr. Frank Mutale, Acting Senior Programme Accreditation Officer; Mr. Denny Nsokolo, Acting Manager – Standards, Research and Institutional Audits; Professor Chinsembu; Dr. Martin Mushumba, Director – Quality Assurance; Mrs. Grace Mpiya Mjumphi, Manager – Internal Audits; Mrs. Annie Zulu Sitali, Human Resources Officer; and, Mrs. Petronella Lesa Chilando-Nkandu, Acting Senior Standards and Research Officer.

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]]> Take the Pledge: Climate‑Smart Education for All https://hea.org.zm/take-the-pledge-climate%e2%80%91smart-education-for-all/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:13:28 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9998 One of the most inspiring elements of the exhibition of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) is the Pledge Wall, a vibrant space where visitors can sign their simple commitment to climate change.

The commitment reads: “I pledge to ensure climate‑smart education is accessible and effective for all.“

Educators, parents, students, and public servants lined up to sign. Their pledges are not just words, they symbolise a collective promise to embed climate literacy into classrooms, curricula, and community outreach.

HEA is inviting show visitors to visit our stand, join the pledge, and help us imagine a climate‑literate Zambia where education protects our environment and fuels innovation.

Visit HEA’s stand is located at F7, near ZNBC and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.

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]]> Kissing the Ring: HEA Visits the Ministry of Education’s Stand https://hea.org.zm/kissing-the-ring-hea-visits-the-ministry-of-educations-stand/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:31:39 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9956 The Corporate Communications Officer of the Higher Education Authority (HEA), Mr. Birbal Boniface Musoba, visited the stand of the Ministry of Education on Day 1 of the 97th Agriculture & Commercial Show, and as tradition demands, paid homage to the mother-ministry.

HEA, which operates under the Ministry of Education, didn’t come empty-handed. With a climate-smart exhibit of its own at Stand F7, the Authority came bearing gifts of visibility, outreach, and higher learning innovation, but also came to tip the hat to the Ministry that makes it all possible.

In the picture, (L-R), Mr. Jeff Banda, Public Relations Officer; Mr. Nicolas Nkhuwa, Manager – Corporate Affairs, Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ); Ms. Kunda Mando, Assistant Director, Ministry of Education; Mr. Clive Kalunga, Principal Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Education; and Mr. Musoba.

The encounter was light-hearted, warm, and filled with professional camaraderie, a reminder that at national exhibitions like these, family is everything.

As one bystander (definitely not Mr. Musoba himself) whispered, “When you visit the parent stand, you kneel… figuratively, of course.”

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]]> IN PICTURES: HEA Meets with EU Ambassador https://hea.org.zm/in-pictures-hea-meets-with-eu-ambassador/ Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:56:38 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9857 The Higher Education Authority (HEA) had a fruitful meeting with Her Excellency, the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Zambia and COMESA.

The HEA delegation was led by the Director-General, Professor Kazhila C. Chinsembu, who was accompanied by Dr. Martin Mushumba, Director – Quality Assurance; Mr. Denny Nsokolo, Acting Manager – Quality Assurance; and, Mr. Joseph Munachoonga, Accountant – Revenue and Acting Accountant – Expenditure.

Her Excellency, Ms. Karolina Stasiak, received HEA at the embassy on Wednesday, 29th January, 2025. The meeting was successful and has yielded collaborations which the Authority will announce soon.

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]]> “HEA Legally Required to Audit All HEIs Annually” – Dr. Mushumba https://hea.org.zm/hea-legally-required-to-audit-all-heis-annually-dr-mushumba/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9747 The Director – Quality Assurance of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) has stated that the Authority is legally required to audit all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on an annual basis.

Dr. Mushumba said this during the opening of the annual institutional audits of the University of Zambia (UNZA), as he stood in for the Director-General who was away on national duties.

Dr. Mushumba remarks were reemphasising the provisions of the Higher Education (Amendment) Act, 2024, where in Section 22A (1), the Act states that a Higher Education Institution registered or declared by Statutory Order under this Act shall be subjected to an annual institutional audit by the Authority in the prescribed manner and form on payment of the prescribed fee.

The provisions of Section 22A of the Amendment Act make it clear that annual institutional audits apply to both public and private HEIs as private HEIs are the ones that are registered, whilst public HEIs are the ones that are declared by Statutory Order.

This is why HEA conducted the audits of UNZA from 2nd to 5th December, 2024, and the Copperbelt University (CBU) from 19th to 21st November, 2024.

The prescribed manner and form on payment of the prescribed fee for the annual institutional audits are provided for in the Higher Education (General) Regulations, 2024, that were issued to operationalise the Higher Education (Amendment) Act, 2024 and took effect on 29th August, 2024.

The General Regulations have changed the associated fees to the services provided by HEA, including introducing fees that were not previous paid like annual institution audit fees. The fees

Type of HEILocal HEIForeign Owned HEI
CollegeK20,000.00K50,000.00
University College/ Technical University CollegeK25,000.00K50,000.00
University/ Technical UniversityK35,000.00K60,000.00
Institution for Specialised Training of Professionals in a Specified FieldK25,000.00K50,000.00
InstituteK25,000.00K50,000.00

Dr. Mushumba continued his remarks by saying, “Annual audits, in our case, have become a legal requirement that we need to fulfil every year without fail. We are coming from a time where we could audit institutions as per when we could manage as HEA but in this particular time, we have no excuse for not auditing any institution even when we have an excuse in terms of inadequacy on our part due lack of adequate number of staff.”

Dr. Mushumba and Prof. Namangala share a light moment.

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]]> IN PICTURES: HEA Audits UNZA https://hea.org.zm/in-pictures-hea-audits-unza/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9758 The Higher Education Authority (HEA) conducted the annual institutional audit of the University of Zambia (UNZA) from 2nd to 5th December, 2024, with the goal of the institutional audit aimed at fostering a culture of quality by focusing on continuous quality improvement.

View all the images of the audit of Zambia’s oldest and largest Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on our Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=heazambia&set=a.889321943373313

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Join the conversation @HEAZambia on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube using the hashtag #HEAZambia #HigherEducationZambia, and visit our website, www.hea.org.zm, for ALL the information on higher education in Zambia.

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]]> PODCAST – EPISODE 2: HEA’s Higher Education Hour Presents the Corporate Communications Officer https://hea.org.zm/podcast-episode-2-heas-higher-education-hour-presents-the-corporate-communications-officer/ https://hea.org.zm/podcast-episode-2-heas-higher-education-hour-presents-the-corporate-communications-officer/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:10:36 +0000 https://hea.org.zm/?p=9731 Episode 2 of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)’s Higher Education Hour radio programme on Lusaka Radio 97.7FM had on the Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Birbal Boniface Musoba, as the guest.

The following is an edited podcast presentation of the live Higher Education Hour which aired on Monday, 28th October, 2024, on Lusaka Radio 97.7FM.

This podcast has been shared with express permission from Lusaka Radio 97.7FM.

HEA’s the Higher Education Hour is brought to you with the generous support of Lusaka Music Radio 97.7FM.

Listen to the Podcast below:

  1. YouTube: https://youtu.be/YYd_3_aVAyA
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