(EMU) – St. Kitts, November 7, 2017: Chief of Education Planning, Dr Neva Pemberton says the Ministry is set to launch its 5 year sector plan on Friday November 17th.
According to Dr Pemberton the Education Sector Plan is a Roadmap for action for the next five years, “It will guide investments in the sector, and a lot of our development activities, “Dr Pemberton explained further that the Ministry has three major policy goals that it will be working toward.
These include: Improving Equitable Access to Participation in Education: making sure that young people and adults have access to quality teaching and learning experiences in our learning institutions; Improving the Quality and Relevance of Education with a specific focus on improving learning outcomes: to ensure that all learners are performing at their peak as well as Enhancing Governance and Management Practices to make the sector more efficient and effective in all of its operations.
The Chief of Education Planning said following the launch a performance plan will be put together to identify targets and goals for the next year. This will be done on an annual basis over the five year period. Dr Pemberton explained that the process of developing operational plans has already started at the Ministry and School levels with each division head outlining what they will do to make the plan successful.
One of the major activities expected in 2018 is the development of an overarching curriculum and assessment framework to ensure that the curriculum is producing the types of learners with the kind of competencies they need for success in the 21st Century as well as to determine whether how we assess our students in relevant and enhances their ability to excel.
Additionally, Dr Hendrickson said the Ministry expects to see the better integration of technology in the classroom; support management and also teaching and learning. The ministry recently launched a web-based Student Information System (OPENSYS) to be able to collect day to day, real time data on student enrolment, grades and other activities. Training has begun to equip the institutions with all they need to be able to use the technology.
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