Capital principal honours college leaders in Malawi

A COLLEGE principal from the Capital has joined teachers in Malawi who have graduated from leadership programmes designed by Scottish academics.
Brian Lister, from Stevenson College, arrived with Scottish teachers to congratulate the Malawian staff in the country's capital city, Lilongwe.

They had graduated from two leadership and management programmes designed by Scotland's Colleges and delivered in Malawi over the past 18 months.

Dr Craig Thomson, chairman of Scotland's Colleges International, said: "Successful colleges need leaders who are committed to their own learning and are willing to put in the extra effort required to learn and develop. The graduates from these programmes have proved more than willing to make this commitment."

The project was formally funded by the Scottish Government, but participating Scottish colleges have given more than £100,000 "in kind" by donating staff time.