State Council panel reviews ministry’s student training efforts

Energy Sunday 21/April/2019 21:49 PM
By: Times News Service
State Council panel reviews ministry’s student training efforts

Muscat: The Education and Research Committee of the State Council discussed the efforts of the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) in training students at the top of education, as part of the Committee’s study on the “Development of the training system at the head of education.”
The hosted officials included, Dr. Abdul Hakim bin Hilal Al Ismaili, Director General of the Technical Education, and Eng. Harib bin Harith al Mahrouqi, Director Generalof Vocational Training at the Ministry of Manpower.
The sixth meeting, headed by Dr. Abdullah bin Mubarak Al Shanfri was held in the presence of the committee members.
It discussed with the Ministry’s technical training and vocational training official, the efforts of the ministry to conduct training for students, data and statistics on the provision of practical training for school, university and college students in terms of working hours, preparation of trainees, training courses and funding source.
It also discussed the quality of training provided to students, the internal policies, the memorandum of understanding on student training and training methodology, the plan of implementation of student training within the National Education Strategy 2040, the mechanisms of supervision and evaluation of the institutions in which students are trained, selected models and regulations governing the practical training of students.
The committee also discussed the challenges faced by educational institutions and training in providing practical training for students, and review of proposals for the development of legislation and programmes to provide practical training for students in educational institutions.