THE education sector is achieving some outcomes in reform initiatives in education and training, according to Education Minister Nick Kuman. He said this included the exit of outcomes-based education which he announced earlier this year, the introduction of standardised-based education and tuition fee free education.
The most significant policy introduced and implemented by the government of PNG is the tuition fee free education, which took the form of subsidised school fees for all students from elementary up to secondary and vocational institutions. This policy has provided over 40 per cent growth in enrolment since 2012. Gender equity in education has been achieved since 2007 with emerging evidence. Mr Kuman said in his ministerial statement in Parliament yesterday the Education Department is working tirelessly to develop the standardised based education curriculum, whose implementation will begin next year. In preparation, much training and awareness is being immediately conducted for all teachers at elementary level to lower primary level. He also briefed the Parliament on major policies, strategies and reform initiatives in education and learning detailed in the department’s 2014 report. Mr Kuman said the Government was making progress towards achieving its goal in making education accessible to all school age children, improving and retaining quality education on the back of its efforts to implement important policy programs such as national education plan 2005-14, education sector strategy plan 2010-30 and the universal basic education plan 2010-19. He said the tuition fee free education had compromised the quality of education and the department would address it. Comments are closed.
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