Education

South Africa is planning a major overhaul of its higher education system, with a greater emphasis given to vocational training as a means to bridge the skills gap in the national economy. The government aims to achieve a six-fold increase in the number of places available at colleges by 2030, although the financial and human resources needed for such an effort are sizeable.

Unos días antes de las vacaciones, la ministra de educación del Perú, Patricia Salas O’Brien, anunció dos importantes iniciativas para mejorar la calidad de la educación: capacitación a los maestros y reforma de la planificación de la enseñanza pública.

Curriculum development and a new qualifications framework are essential components of Bahrain’s improvements to its education system and take into account the changing needs of the Kingdom’s economy and society. On January 8, the local press reported that the education ministry was calling for the formation of a commission to review all school curricula, bringing in international experts to advise on reform.

Malaysia has launched a major overhaul of its vocational training programmes, aiming to both reform the educational system to ensure graduates are better equipped for employment in the country’s changing economy and to improve the appeal of trades as a profession for young Malaysians.