The Charter

Section 3 (a) of the Zimbabwe School of Mines Charter states that the constitutional objectives of the School shall be: –

  • To promote and provide technical education and training leading to the award of the Zimbabwe National Diploma, under the auspices of the Further Education Examination Board, in courses and subjects relevant to the mining industry.

  • Government certificate of competency and other diplomas prescribed in terms of the Mining (Management and Safety) Regulations, 1990.

  • Such other qualifications or certificates for courses that may be

  • recognised or required from time to time by the Mining Industry.

  • To develop and administer the Distance Learning facility in courses and subjects relevant to the mining industry.

  • To provide such premises, equipment and amenities as may be necessary for the purposes of the School and to maintain the same in good order.
    To promote the welfare of the School for the benefit of its present and future students and its staff.
    To do such other things as may be necessary for the incidental or conducive to the attainment of any or all of the aforesaid objects.
    To provide such premises, equipment and amenities as may be necessary for the purposes of the School and to maintain the same in good order.
    To promote the welfare of the School for the benefit of its present and future students and its staff.
    To do such other things as may be necessary for the incidental or conducive to the attainment of any or all of the aforesaid objects.
     

Quick Facts

Location

Killarney, Bulawayo

Current Enrollment

600 Students

Courses

Six

POLICY FORMULATION AND MANAGEMENT

The Zimbabwe School of Mines Board is composed of experienced, educated and persons well versed in mining, management and general corporate governance. The Zimbabwe School of Mines has a Board of Management, which consists of members from the private sector (i.e. Chamber of Mines and professional mining institutions) the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (MM&MD), SADC, HEXCO and the University of Zimbabwe.  The Board is chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the MM&MD.The Chief Executive Officer sit in the Board as ex-officio member. Members of the management team include the CEO, Finance & Administration Manager, Training & Operations Manager and Corporate Affairs Executive, departmental heads (HOD’s) in the Academic Division and Finance Division

FUNDING

The School is jointly funded by grants from the Chamber of Mines and MM&MD.  Each mine or mining house in Zimbabwe is levied a fee by the Chamber of Mines which gives the money to Zimbabwe School of Mines. ZIMDEF provided funding for training equipment and consumables.  The School also raises funds through tuition fees, sale of Distance Learning material, coaching courses, seminars and undertaking assignments for the mining industry. Other sources of financing are always being sought to complement the above in order to meet the various commitments as they arise.

ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN ZSM

The Government continuously supports the School’s recurrent budget and through PSIP is funding infrastructure development.
Professional Ministry of Mines & Mining Development staff sit in the Board and Committees.
Promoting responsiveness of School to Government Mining Policies and Directives.

 

 
ROLE OF THE CHAMBER OF MINES IN ZSM

The Land on which the School is established was generously donated to the school for a token fee by one of the Chamber members.
The first temporary building housing for the school were donated by the Chamber of Mines.
The Chamber provides financial support for part of the recurrent expenditure of the school – this is done by allocating 20% of each member’s subscriptions to the school.
Individual companies have made several donations of library books, training equipment and provision of some service staff to assist in training.
Individual mines send their staff for training in the various skills provided by the school. 
The Chamber of Mines provided scholarships to six students annually and 14 in year 2007.
The Chamber of Mines participates in the various committees and sub-committees of the Board in the running of the school.
The Industry participates in the design, review and maintenance of the school’s curriculum.
Industry provided industrial attachments and mentorship to students, including familiarization trips to mines, provision of projects for practical training, etc.
There are other aspects in which the Chamber interacts and support the School, but the most important thing to emphasise is that the school is very vital for the development, not only of current skills needed in the industry, but also its future needs.  Because of the current adverse macro-economic situation, Zimbabwe’s Mining Industry is faced with the highest unprecedented human capital flight ever felt since independence.  This, therefore, require that the School train harder to ensure that the Industry can cope with the situation in order to survive.

Our leadership is reflected in our standards and performance that creates expert miners that impact the industry.