Education Ministry and UNICEF discuss means to enhance educational process

Education Minister ,Darem Tabbaa, discussed with a delegation of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ,means of boosting cooperation between the ministry and the organization in a way that brings benefit to the educational process on several levels.

Minister Tabbaa stressed the importance of cooperation with UNICEF in order to achieve better education for students and support the educational process ,pointing out to the ministry’s plan in the field of returning the dropouts and reintegrating them through ‘Curriculum B’ programme that helps students catch up on their learning and pass two years studies in one ,in addition to teaching them a career that enables them to go ahead with their private project via the vocational schools.

He also talked about a plan for rehabilitating the schools in all provinces and supporting teachers in the remote schools.

Tabba pointed out to the plan of the ministry in the field of social emotional learning and its role in building the youth personality and promoting their skills ,stressing the continous work according to the health protocol and measures to protect health and prevent the spread coronavirus.

In turn, Deputy Representative of the UNECIF in Syria Dr.Ghada Kejah Je, highlighted the continuous cooperation with the Education Ministry in many fields ,especially in the domain of supporting interactive activities, life skills in addition to the social emotional learning, referring to its importance in enhancing the vocational learning to develop the student skills and provide them with expertise that qualifies them to enter the job market.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)