NISTCOL PTDDL materials download
National In-Service Teachers’ College (NISTCOL)
Primary Teachers’ Diploma By Distance Learning (PTDDL)
The programme has been run by NISTCOL since 2005, and now has over 3,000 students enrolled throughout Zambia. The PTDDL learning materials are being made available via the iSchool website to assist teachers who wish to study in their spare time. If you are a teacher, and are interested in formally registering for the PTDDL course please visit the NISTCOL website (www.nistcol.ac.zm) or speak to your local District Resource Centre.
View the PTDDL Course outline HERE
How to Download the PTDDL Course Booklets
Course documents are available in ‘portable dodument format’ (PDF). You need Adobe Acrobat on your computer to read these files.
If you have a fast internet connection you should be able to download the whole booklet for each module. If it is slow, you can download them in smaller sections.
Download the PTDDL Course outline (a 2 page PDF)
Module 1: Core Teaching Skills
Download Whole module book (150 pages and 1.6MB)
Intro1
Module 2: Literacy and Language Education
Download Whole module book (180 pages and 1.2MB)
Module 3: Numeracy
Download Whole module book (190 pages and 1.9MB)
Module 4: Differentiated Learning
Download Whole module book (125 pages and 1.7MB)
Module 5: Environmental Education
Download Whole module book (130 pages and 4.5MB)
Module 6: Life Skills