Zimbabwe 4.9. Training facilities offer formal qualification programmes for journalists as well as opportunities to upgrade their skills. ANALYSIS: Formal training is offered at the University of Zimbabwe Department of Media Studies, Harare Polytechnic, Christian College Of Southern Africa (CCOSA), ILSA, Midlands State University, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Open University and the UMAA institute. Formal training is up to Masters level, while there are also opportunities for upgrading skills through in-house training, regional attachments through institutions such as MISA, and regular workshops. The problem is that editors often send their most junior instead of their seasoned staff members, which results in the same people getting trained over and over again, but not having the opportunity or capacity to utilise the information learnt.Women sometimes seem to be not interested in upgrading their skills, especially regarding business reporting, even though the opportunities are there. SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 4.10 4, 2, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5 4.0 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations. ANALYSIS: Journalists are organised in the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe, MISA, National Editor’s Forum, National Association for Freelance Journalists, Federation of African Media Women. There is polarisation between state African Media Barometer - Zimbabwe 2006 37