Since independence from Britain in 1964, the Ministry of Education of Malawi has concentrated on developing a skilled and educated citizenry and on expanding agricultural and technical training. Secondary education was expanded and diversified during the 1960's, a university was established, and a correspondence school was set up to serve the almost 4,000 students who could not be absorbed into existing secondary schools. Training programs made available to adults after 1964 include child care, literacy, health training, auto repair, handicraft, homecraft, and clerical skills. Improvements on the primary level have centered around increasing the number of teachers to meet the target of 50 students per teacher. Educational policy priorities from 1974-76 stressed expansion in areas of primary, vocational, and agricultural education. New language and arithmetic textbooks for primary school were published and in-service training programs for primary and secondary teachers of language and science were established. The Ministry of Education concludes that its major tasks are to consolidate the improvements already underway on all levels of education, increase the number of boarding schools for girls, improve educational research capabilities, and expand the primary teacher training colleges. (Author/DB)