The Department opened in January 2018 with a pioneer group of students for this three-year course
Hillside Teachers’ College is the fisrt college to train Agriculture teachers in Matabeleland
The entry requirements are :
Five (5) O-Level subjects among which should be the following:
- Agriculture,
- Mathematics,
- English Language and
- Science.
- A-Level Agriculture is an added advantage.
This three-year course follows the 3-3-3 model, that is, 1 year in, one year out on Teaching Practice and last year in.
The Agriculture course covers, among other sections,
- Soil Science,
- Crop Science,
- Animal Science,
- Horticulture,
- Agricultural Engineering,
- Crop production,
- Animal Production,
- Forestry and Wildlife,
- Agricultural Economics,
- History of Agriculture and
- Pedagogics.
This is a dynamic course that aims at moulding competent Agriculture teachers in Zimbabwe