N$40m set aside for textbooks
Govt aims for one textbook per child target
Classrooms are set to be built in several regions, while 42 computer labs will be equipped with computers, servers and Wi-Fi at three schools per region, the minister said.
The education ministry has earmarked N$40 million for the procurement of textbooks in an effort to reach the target ratio of one book per child. The universal education grant has also been increased from N$200 to N$300 per child in primary school and from N$300 to N$400 for secondary learners.
In her budget speech delivered in Parliament, minister Anna Nghipondoka said the education grant for learners with special needs will be five times these amounts, adding that this money will be paid directly to schools.
In addition, the ministry has set aside N$14 million for equipment for pre-vocational training in schools and N$10 million for the upskilling of teachers and capacity-building of technical educators.
The minister also stated that they will begin with the construction of classrooms in several regions, while 42 computer laboratories will be equipped with computers, servers and Wi-Fi at three schools per region.
“The need for a solid information and communications technology [ICT] governance framework in education is vital, hence the ministry is hard at work to finalise its ICT policy. Once finalised, this should serve as a bedrock for the transformation of education,” she said.
Nghipondoka added that the ministry is embarking on an impact study on the implementation of a textbook policy in Namibian schools, as well as a study to establish the impact of ICT training and monitoring in four regions.
The ministry has further set aside N$3 million to procure computers and technological devices for the use in libraries to improve the quality and access to resources in an effort to boost the reading culture in Namibia.
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In her budget speech delivered in Parliament, minister Anna Nghipondoka said the education grant for learners with special needs will be five times these amounts, adding that this money will be paid directly to schools.
In addition, the ministry has set aside N$14 million for equipment for pre-vocational training in schools and N$10 million for the upskilling of teachers and capacity-building of technical educators.
The minister also stated that they will begin with the construction of classrooms in several regions, while 42 computer laboratories will be equipped with computers, servers and Wi-Fi at three schools per region.
“The need for a solid information and communications technology [ICT] governance framework in education is vital, hence the ministry is hard at work to finalise its ICT policy. Once finalised, this should serve as a bedrock for the transformation of education,” she said.
Nghipondoka added that the ministry is embarking on an impact study on the implementation of a textbook policy in Namibian schools, as well as a study to establish the impact of ICT training and monitoring in four regions.
The ministry has further set aside N$3 million to procure computers and technological devices for the use in libraries to improve the quality and access to resources in an effort to boost the reading culture in Namibia.
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