VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO BE INTRODUCED IN SCHOOLS

Dr Abdullah bin Khamis Ambusaidi, Under-secretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, stressed the importance of introducing the vocational training diploma in the academic year 2023-2024 by targeting 200 grade 10 students in the governorates of Muscat and Al Batinah North.

The under-secretary made his remarks during his visit to the schools applying the business management and information technology disciplines namely Hafs Bin Rashid School (Boys), Nusaiba bint Kaab School (Girls), in Muscat Governorate and Haleema Al Saadiyah School (Girls) in Al Batinah North Governorate, on Tuesday. The under-secretary commended the efforts undertaken by the schools administrations, the students’ positive interaction and their acceptance of the two subjects. He praised the staffs’ commitment to instil knowledge and sciences in the students especially when it comes to new fields that are being applied for the first time as a first batch before introducing other specialisations in accordance to a phased methodological plan.

During the visit, he met a number of officials. He listened to an elaborate explanation of the progress of the work plan and inspected the mechanism of applying the two subjects by attending some classes.

The Directorate- General of Education in Muscat Governorate recently held an introductory meeting with school principals and vocational guidance specialists in the five schools applying the technical and vocational education plan for engineering and industrial specialisations in the governorate to clarify the vocational and technical education plan which will be included next year in accordance to a plan devised by the Ministry for select schools to introduce six engineering and industrial specialisations namely engineering maintenance, mechanical manufacturing engineering, maintenance of solid structures, lifting and unloading operations, welding and metal forming.