Qatar- SEC for reforms in adult education system

Date

9/7/2015 11:43:22 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

DOHA: The Supreme Education Council (SEC) has announced reforms in the adult education system in the country to make it more accessible to citizens who have been left out of the regular schooling system.

Registration for adult education for the new academic year started on Thursday and will continue until October 15 a SEC official said yesterday.

Addressing a press conference yesterday Ali Jassim Al Kuwari head of the adult education department at SEC said that the new system will be based on home study and attending classes will not be mandatory. Students will no more be barred from taking examinations for being absent in the classes.

The adult education system is intended for those who have not joined the regular schools school drop outs and those who were forced to discontinue school education due to marriage or other reasons.

SEC has also done away with the parallel evening education for adults. Students will be registered and will take examinations at the regular Independent schools. However the classes will be held at the evening Independent schools.

Students can attend lessons for the subjects they choose. If they fail to attend the classes regularly they will be prevented from attending further classes depending on the rate of absenteeism. However attending the classes will not be a prerequisite for appearing for the examinations.

SEC will distribute the students according to their geographical areas. There will be a maximum 250 students taking examinations in one independent school.

The adult education system is open to people aged above 18 years. Admission is restricted to Qataris residents born to Qatari mothers and other GCC citizens.

Saad Al Dirham director of Independent Schools Office at SEC said that adult education is a complementary education system comprising three levels and extending 10 years in total.

The first four years include literacy and primary education next three years middle school level and the last three years secondary level.

The Independent school curriculum will be used in all levels except for literacy classes which will utilise the existing literacy programme.

Classes will be held from 4.30pm to 8pm and free transportation will be available to the students.

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