The purpose of this study was to determine participation of head teachers in Education Leadership and Management (ELM) training programme in selected primary and secondary schools of Lusaka District. The objectives were to; determine the relevance of Education Leadership and Management training programme offered to school head teachers; establish whether or not the head teachers who had done education leadership and management training programme would recommend the programme to their colleagues who had not yet trained. The study adopted a mixed methods approach on a sample of 103 respondents which comprised 100 head teachers and 3 Education Leadership and Management Training Programme Providers. Qualitative data were analysed thematically while quantitative data was analysed using Micro soft excel. The findings revealed that majority respondents (89=89%) reported that Education Leadership and Management (ELM) was a relevant programme for head teachers because it trained head teachers in the proper management of human and non-human resources. The study concluded that the head teachers were not participating in the programme as expected. This was because the products did not change their educational management strategies and leadership styles when they went back to school. The government and the institution (Chalimbana University) should put more effort in advertising and marketing the programme to all provinces.