This study was undertaken to study the recruitment and capacity building of students under distance education degree programme for sustainable development at Kwame Nkrumah University on two examination centers on the Copper belt and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. For ethical reasons, the researcher gave the centers pseudonyms. The Copper belt Center (Pseudonym) (CBC) examined students at degree level from first to fourth year while the Lusaka Province Center (Pseudonym) (LC) examine students at Degree level from first to fourth year. The study was qualitative. It used the case study design. The study used document study and the following were used. For example, the dispatch sheet to provincial centers for each course which included the figures of those who were examined. The number of answer scripts collected by lecturers (invigilators) were also studied and analyzed. The written documents about Kwame Nkrumah University were used as well. Interviews were administered to 15 students who were candidates. The main findings were that, the study established the number of students who were recruited in each center. The study also established a center which had more number of students being recruited and this was Lusaka center and copper belt center having less number of students being recruited, it further established student achievements from their first degree programme or training at Kwame Nkrumah University such as being researchers, educators, self-employed citizens, economists, academia citizenship, having knowledge and skills of handling children with special needs. The study revealed the capacity building and sustainability of student achievements for development.
The researcher recommended that, these achievements being discovered by students through this empirical study results into capacity building of students as professionals and could be used for poverty eradication locally, nationally and globally. This is supported by Guardian (2018) who stated that, sustainability support personal development, wellbeing, a balance of self-confidence and fulfillment of educational potentials, stewardship of resources locally, nationally and globally and development of creativity, innovations for society and our economy.
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