مجلس التعليم » الاجتماع الثاني لمجلس التعليم لعام 2015م

25-05-2015

The Education Council held its second meeting of the year at the Diwan of Royal Court in Muscat, under the chairmanship of Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, and Chairman of the Council.

The meeting discussed the "National Strategy for Education in the Sultanate of Oman in 2040", which is set up to implement the directives of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to develop the education system in line with the development process witnessed by Oman, especially in the educational, social and economic arena.

The Strategic vision aims to achieve promising human development that possess the knowledge and values and skills needed for work and life; so that they can interactively and productively live in the world of knowledge, qualified to adapt to contemporary changes, preserve the national identity and authentic values, and able to contribute to the advancement of human civilization.

A priority based implementation plan for the recommendations of the strategy was prepared. In this connection, the Council approved the formation of a committee of stakeholders in education.

It also reviewed the memorandum by its secretariat general included a study of the submitted ideas on stages and pathways of education, contained in the "National Strategy for Education in the Sultanate of Oman in 2040", which was recommended by the study of restructuring the education system in the Oman.

The Council also reviewed the report of the Ministry of Education on the educational needs of cadres during the coming period.

In this context, the Council has adopted a series of resolutions, most notably transforming the A'Rustaq College of Applied Science to a College of Education concerned with the preparation and rehabilitation of Omani teachers, offering the educational rehabilitation programme in a number of private universities, increase the number of students enrolled in the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University, and that the respective authorities should study the implementation procedures and provide proposals to the Council in this regard.
The Council also discussed the project submitted by the Ministry of Education, on the establishment of the National Centre for Educational Assessment and Examinations. The council referred the project for further study before establishment.

The Council reviewed a number of other reports and memoranda submitted by various entities, and took appropriate action in their regard.