MoE makes presentation at capacity-building training for MPs

THE Joint Coordination Committee on Parliamen­tary Development (JCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, held a briefing session in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. During the session, the Ministry of Education presented “Measures Undertaken to Enhance the Nation’s Ed­ucation Sector” as part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the MPs.

Speaking at the event, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker U Aung Lin Dwe said the briefing jointly organized by the JCC and the government was in­tended to enhance parlia­mentarians’ understand­ing of national education reforms and strengthen their legislative capacity. He emphasized that edu­cation is the foundation of sustainable national devel­opment and said similar in­formation-sharing sessions with other ministries would continue.

He added that sus­tainable development de­pends on the development of human resources, with education serving as the key means of nurturing them. Education, he said, is essential not only for in­dividual advancement but also for national economic and social development, human resource develop­ment, poverty reduction, democracy, social justice, and adapting to technolog­ical and global changes. Therefore, investment in education is an investment in the country’s future.

He added that educa­tion is a foundation for the sustainable development of a nation and that dispar­ities in education remain one of the key differences between developing and developed countries. As future national leaders emerge from classrooms, leaders have consistently prioritized educational de­velopment. He also noted that parliament plays a vital role in national de­velopment and expressed confidence that the discus­sion would contribute to en­hancing the knowledge and capabilities of lawmakers. He urged representatives to apply the knowledge gained from the session for the benefit of their constit­uencies and continue striv­ing to become competent representatives trusted by the people.

Deputy Minister for Education Dr Zaw Myint then delivered a presenta­tion on the Ministry of Ed­ucation’s efforts to enhance the education sector includ­ing the ministry’s policies, reform strategies and on­going initiatives, including school expansion, teacher recruitment, education cost reduction for parents of students, ethnic language and monastic education support, higher education development, digital edu­cation, AI integration, dis­tance and lifelong learning, curriculum reform, infra­structure investment, and international cooperation, and so on.

The MPs coordinated the discussion, and the dep­uty minister replied to the questions. — MNA/KTZH