Education pitso in the offing

Government is prepared to tackle issues affecting education sector
Government is prepared to tackle issues affecting education sector

A national education consultative conference to interrogate issues bedevilling the sector will be held in Maun next week. The pitso, which is expected to attract academicians, policy makers, local authorities, government officials and learners promises to come up with “appropriate interventions to mitigate issues dogging the delivery of quality, accessible, equitable and relevant education to Batswana”.

A statement from the Ministry of Basic Education says the forum would discuss in-depth, issues negatively impacting the development and growth of basic education.

Held under the theme, ‘Towards Building Strategic Partnerships to enhance education performance in the 21st Century’, the convention will exploit opportunities offered by stakeholder partnerships to build a strong education sector.

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