The Cabinet has today proposed the President to establish a new “National Institute for Education”. This proposal was made following a series of round-table discussions on a paper submitted by the Ministry of Education.
Deliberating on this issue, Members of the Cabinet commented on the importance of shifting governmental focus to strengthening state efforts, provided the recent expansion of the education sector. Some members shared their observations on the current need for further developing human resources and improving the accessibility of higher education for those deprived of it.
Some members drew on the stark parallels between the chief functions of Educational Development Centre (EDC) and Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), being run under the supervision of Ministry of Education. Hence, it was strongly favored that the integration of these two separate institutions to form “National Institute for Education”, would ultimately lead to greater progress being achieved in the education sector.