The Ministry of Education has commenced a series of consultations
with stakeholders in the education sector to assess the development of the sector and
conceptualize recommendations to enhance its transformation. These consultations will also assess the progress of the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand explained that,”the purpose of the exercise is to examine all that has happened over the last two and half years. This includes schools’ closure, measures to safely reopen
schools and plans to transform the education sector.”
The released statement read that there are five (5) sub-theme which will be discussed during the consultations. These are: “inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools”; “learning and skills for life, work
and sustainable development”; “digital learning and transformation”; “teachers, teaching and the teaching profession” and “financing of education”.
During the session which was chaired by Mr Marti Desouza, Deputy Chief Education
Officer – AHED, participants were placed into groups to discuss the sub-theme
“inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools”. The participants examined current
systems to determine what needs to be done to improve them. Over the next two weeks, engagements will be held across the country.
