EDUCATION MINISTRY TO IMPROVE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS THIS YEAR

Students at a vocational school in Solomon Islands. Photo credit: www.indigofoundation.org

The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development will improve vocational schools in the country by having more technical workshops and staff this year.

Under its National Action Plan, the Ministry aims to improve infrastructure in rural training centres for better education standards.

Director of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET), Benedict Kausua said the Ministry will have more technical workshops for rural training centres this year.

He said they will also improve the number of qualified teachers to improve the quality of education in rural training centres.

“Also to improve the staffing of the instructors to meet the demand for good training at the rural training centres.”