Abstract
Capacity building programmes play a vital role in teachers’ competence and development. While several studies have been conducted on the impact of capacity building of industrial workers on productivity, few research exists on the university capacity building programme for school teachers.Thus, this paper explores capacity building initiative of the University of Zululand in the teaching of Economics at Ilembe district in South African schools. In this regard, quantitative investigation methodology was followed. A case study approach was adopted to gather data from respondents. Questionnaires were administered to elicit information from respondents. Data gathered from questionnaires were triangulated with information provided by document analysis so that conclusions could be made. The findings of this investigation revealed that there should be ongoing capacity building workshop for teachers of Economics in Grades 10, 11 and 12. The investigation further revealed that teachers’ qualifications in the subject must be improved by the KZNDBE Ilembe District.