Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 11, 2013 (SKNIS) -- Teachers and students of every level of education are set to benefit from the recently passed 2013 Budget says Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas.
Through the financing, the Ministry of Education will be able to continue its implementation of its White Paper on Education Development and Policy 2009-2019. It was envisioned in the document that “85 percent or higher of every cohort of students will have the opportunity to write CXC/CSEC examinations while maintaining a pass rate of at least 80 percent in each subject area.”
In both primary and secondary schools, special attention will be given to reading. Teachers will be trained to assist students who are struggling with the subject.
A number of research projects will be carried out to further evaluate the impact of the single sex classroom initiative. Surveys on school climate, student’s risk behaviour assessments and school needs assessments will be carried out to guide the development of programmes to promote peace in schools.
Another priority of the Ministry is early childhood education. Initiatives will be undertaken to upgrade and expand early childhood facilities, recruit workers for the new facilities, train new workers and upgrade some categories of early childhood workers.
Continued focus will also be placed on technical and vocational education. “A Road Map for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) with targets and performance indicators has already been developed and is now ready for implementation,” says the Prime Minister.
To facilitate the TVET Road Map, which includes the delivery of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) in secondary schools and AVEC, facilities will be upgraded, more assessors and internal and external verifiers will be trained, links with industry will be strengthen and improved physical facilities for the National Skills Training Programme will be provided.
The Ministry of Education and Information has been allocated $56,662,112 for Recurrent Expenditure for 2013 to carry out these and more ventures. The total represents an increase of more than $2.3 million.
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