Phase one in developing the education sector strategic plan has started at the seminar room of ESQIS this morning. The aim of preparing this strategic plan is to outline the strategies and actions which need to be carried out in order to achieve the targets set for the next five years by the new administration.

Minister of Education Dr. Mustafa Lutfi inaugurated this meeting. In his welcome speech, the Minister spoke about the importance of including everyone’s ideas when preparing a plan of this type.

In phase one of this series, working sessions are held for different target groups. The first session was conducted with the heads of Male’ Zone schools this morning, where stakeholders of the education sector discussed the issues related to education. In each session the participants are divided into small groups where discussions take place in a very open manner.

According to the steering committee, other working sessions of this series will include teachers, parents and students. . The last session will be held for officials from the Ministry of Education.