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GIS To Play Major Role In Education Reform Process
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GIS To Play Major Role In Education Reform Process
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Contact: John Emmanuel
Thursday,
March 08, 2001
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The Government Information Service (GIS) is expected to play a pivotal role in
advancing the education reform process in St. Lucia. That commitment comes in
the wake of a just concluded two-day regional education and media workshop held
in Antigua on March 1 and 2. The
St. Lucian participants at the workshop have formed themselves into a working
group to advance education reform initiatives through the media.
Principal Information Officer at the GIS, Roger Joseph, chairs the group. According
to Joseph, the group will seek to develop a strategic plan coming out of the
many recommendations from the workshop sponsored by the OECS Education Reform
Unit (OERU). That plan will be
discussed with permanent secretaries within the Ministries of Education and
Information and then the respective ministers.
Those recommendations that can be implemented immediately will be
pursued, while those requiring sponsorship or funding will be put to relevant
agencies. “Our
aim is to agitate for, develop and implement activities that will take education
reform beyond the classroom and out into the public domain. Also, we are seeking
to engender collaboration between the media and education officials to provide
information on the whole education reform process,” said Joseph. The
GIS is expected to play a pivotal role in this process “given that the
department will commence regularly scheduled programming on Cablevision Channel
2 shortly”. Joseph
added: “We expect to make ample time for educational broadcasting.
That, coupled with the launching of our redesigned website later this
month with lots of information about St. Lucia – its constitution, its
national symbols and protocol issues related to those, and so on
- we expect will be useful resources for students, and for promoting and
assisting in the education reform process.” The
working group is made up of media and education personnel and will seek to
include representatives from Parent/Teacher Associations and student bodies. |
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