MoBE welcomes skills development

In his mini ‘state of the nation’ address, the president of the republic announced winds of change, which saw the reconfiguration and realignment of government ministries and dissolution and merging of some parastatal entities.

The changes were primarily predicated upon a desire to drive the Reset Agenda and improve service deliver. Some ministries have become leaner after shedding excess fats while others have grown bigger after assuming additional responsibilities. Some of the changes were expected while others came as a complete surprise.

The least expected was perhaps the widening of the Ministry of Basic Education’s (MoBE) jurisdiction and functions. The reconfiguration exercise has seen the education ministry reverting to its former self after being rechristened the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MOESD). The change in nomenclature heralds the return of the skills component.

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