Education Policy Paper 2017-2022 (White Paper)
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2022
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Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract
The Ministry of Education is committed to achieving its mandate of building the human resource capacity of Trinidad and Tobago, in pursuit of sustainable national development. As such, this Education Policy Paper will guide the actions of the Ministry of Education in order to advance educational development in Trinidad and Tobago and treat with current challenges within the education system. The Policy will provide the Ministry of Education with the strategic direction to guide its programmes, projects and action plans for the ECCE, Primary, Secondary, Technical and Vocational and Tertiary sub-sectors for the period 2017-2022. The Ministry, through internal processes, utilised a multifaceted approach to develop the White Paper in alignment with: National, regional and international reports and background papers; Reports prepared by various consultants on education-specific topics such as testing and assessment including benchmarking of selected policy areas; Reports prepared internally by the Ministry, such as the Report on the National Consultation on Education subsequent to the hosting of same; In-depth analysis of various countries’ policy documents including education reform and best practice; Outcomes of brainstorming sessions considering both the external and internal environments, the macro-context, as well as the Ministry’s capacity, management and processes, and core resources; and Conclusions from meetings with various education stakeholders and internal clients, including senior technical staff and Heads of Divisions/Units.
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education policy