CREATION OF A LEGACY

It is truly invigorating to talk about our success। Our achievement has been preceded by a long period of hard concentrated work. We have recorded the highest number of ZICA Technician graduates than any other institution in Southern province and more certainly among the best in the country.
We had 22 students anticipating to graduate and managed to have 18 graduates (A full list of the graduates has been published on the hardknocks graduates page) and out of the 18 three were omitted from the list published in the daily mail, namely Kapelwa, Nakubiana and Tina। This is actually no mean achievement, considering that other big institutions had as low as one । We are measured in carats and not in Kgs, it is not the size of diamond that matters but the number of the carats. A number of our competitors have called us names, we are on their lips every time they hold meetings, trying to find ways to pin us. We have tried to meet all minimum statutory requirements of the land, we are registered by Pacro, municipal council business permit, paying taxes to Z.R.A, and T.E.V.E.T.A is well cheered in processing our acreditation or certificate. We took a litmus paper test to see how we are appreciated by the community without advertising and the response has been very good. The level of commitment from both the lecturing staff and students is above board. Recently our Chief Growth Officer, Mr. Kapepe was offered a teaching Job at one of the big institution which he gladly turned down because of his unshaken loyalty to Hardknocks. Our students talk good about Hardknocks and that has been management's strategy, we believe that for students to pass they first have to acknowledge and appreciate where they get the service.
It is high-time competitors came into terms that we are partners in National development, we have to work together to improve the general pass rates of Livingstone. It is now that we should develop loose working alliances। We will remain a premier Institution in ZICA Programmes, and we particularly thank, ZICA for having recognised our efforts and pledging to support us in every way possible. The ZICA Chief Executive Officer, promised to come with his staff and see this "success story" in Livingstone. This is an Institution which is being run by young people with full of ideas and in-touch of the realities of the modern world. We have developed a three year strategic plan which will see us settle and remain the market leaders in the industry.
It is indeed not by fluke that we always record the best results in the city; we always work extra hard। We have started receiving the working class students every Friday from Zimba and Kalomo, whom we have designed special classes. They are taught intensively from Friday to Sunday, and later in the day they travel back to their respective towns. We have always prayed that our competitors come into terms with the fact that it is not the teaching methodologies which produces better results but motivation and strong sense of passion to lecture from the lecturing team. Not even the greatest army can defeat an ordained vision.
For these results achieved we particularly thank our lecturing team, students and our competitors। We are very open to any meaningful partnering and exchange of ideas.
Below is the list of those who passed ZICA costing exam.
1.Mike Kaonga
2.Nicolas Saili
3.Richard Gwanu
4.Owen Chindolo
5.Jean-pierre Miyoba
6.Noah Kalozya
7.Richard Muleya
8.Act Milandu
9.Thabani Mazwi
10.Jowel Mwewa Mufalali
11.Gift Tembo
12. Jane Sakala
13.Nakubiana Lisibani
This list it is not exahaustive as a number of our students haven't yet received their results। This list it is authentic.

BUSINESS COMPETITION

Every dream starts small, like a tiny seed of a big tree. We are told where Zambezi river originates from is just a stream of directionless waters but where that water falls is a huge pool of water creating one of the seven wonders of the world. Meaning you have to start from somewhere to be where you desire. Why do people hate genuine competition? Hardknocks it is not an amateur in this field, it has become a household name. We are knocking so hard on peoples conscious. When many others are complaining of slave wages and unemployment, we have set one business venture which has created a lot of awareness and proving to be an option of a quality service. Competition is ever healthy and most desirable in business because the customers benefit and it drives the competing parties to think ahead. Zambians can be empowered and own very big companies if only can be supported by their own. When customers complain it gives the opportunity to a respective organisation to put its house in order, to reinvent and produce a service which meets the requirements of the customers. As an institution we have struggled to be where we are, we have traded our sleep, friends, weekends and holidays for serious work which we believe has taken us to greater heights. We had to test the water (industry) and we have seen that we precisely fit! Just give us the support, we will continue turning tables. Viva youth empowerment!