Education system to be improved to meet market requirements

KUWAIT:

Education Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for General Education Fatima Al-Kandari said a plan is in the works to modify the education system so it meets the labor market requirements, adding that a committee that was formed to introduce a system similar to the credits system has almost completed its work. She announced the postponement of the competencies curriculum in the 10th grade, which was supposed to start with the new school year until after the next school year.

Kandari said the new system is not a credits system, but is close to it, adding that it is not necessary to admit all secondary graduates in colleges, as some of them may have technical inclinations. “Through this system, we can provide market needs,” she said. Kandari said that three new schools will enter service at the start of the school year - a girls’ intermediate school in Farwaniya and elementary and intermediate boys’ schools in Ahmadi. On schoolbooks, Kandari said these will be distributed starting next week, but as for books with changes, they are still at the printing press waiting for approval.

Small business

Director of small business at the Manpower and Government Restructuring Program Faris Al-Enezi said that the labor support allowance that is paid monthly to Kuwaitis working in the private sector is not available in any other country. “Kuwait will see a leap to encourage these projects,” he added. He said the number of Kuwaitis who have applied for small business licenses is on the increase because of the government, the national fund for small and medium enterprise development, and new decisions such as approving home businesses, which is expected to cause a major revolution when applied.