Ministry of Education, Culture and Human Resources

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• Ministry of Education, Culture and Human
  Resources
• 3 June 2009

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• Education at all levels is governed by the
  Education Act of 1996
• Regulations related to pre-primary sector
  effective as from May 1997
• Education free at all levels, right from
  Primary through to university level at the
  University of Mauritius and compulsory up to the
  age of 16.

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STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Post Secondary/Tertiary Education/Further
Education Age 19-24 above
World of Work
Vocational/Technical Education and Training
Upper Secondary Education Form VI (2 Years) Age
17-19
Foundation Course (1 Year)
Lower Secondary Education Form I-V
Pre-Vocational Education Years I-III
(Age 11-16)
Primary Education Age 5-11
Pre-Primary Education Age 4-5
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• Government is committed to carrying out
• Fundamental reforms in education with a view to
• providing World Class Quality Education to
  enable
• young Mauritians to be employable in new sectors
  of
• the economy, to have more fulfilling jobs and
  also to
• be competitive at the international level.

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• Prime focus on improving the quality of
  education, elimination of wastage at primary and
  secondary levels and enhancing the internal rate
  of efficiency.
• The education system has not kept pace with the
  developmental needs of the country
• The quality of the countrys labour force has
  fallen short of that needed to support the
  economy to become a high-technology,
  skill-intensive one and to survive in an
  increasingly competitive international
  environment.
• Focus is now on, inter alia, reforming the
  curriculum content to make it adjustable,
  flexible and responsive to market signals.

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• 
  Primary Education
• The Overall Goals for primary education
• To sustain equitable access to quality education
  and ensure that all learners attain high levels
  of achievement in Literacy, Numeracy, Information
  and Communications Technology and essential Life
  Skills
• To address the problem of high failure rate at
  the end of the primary cycle and making public
  spending on education more cost-effective
• Strategic Goals
• Improve equity of access to education
• Provide quality education to all

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  SECONDARY EDUCATION
• Strategic Goals
• Improve completion rate at upper secondary level
  and minimize wastage at secondary education
  level
• Improve all aspects of quality education through
  measurable learning outcomes
• Undertake regular review of curricula to respond
  to emerging needs of the economy and society
• Ensure that students obtain optimal opportunity
  for academic and self-development
• Introduce support technology in the system

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• System of Tertiary Education Becoming
  Increasingly Diversified
• Public (5 -- with 1 in the pipeline (OUM)
• Private ( 35 awarding bodies are overseas
  institutions)
• Regional (Three regional institutions)
• Overseas ( Some 50 institutions running courses
  either directly from their home campus or in
  collaboration with local institutions public
  and private)
• Gross Tertiary Education Enrolment Rate
  43
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  ( Target for 2015 72 )

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• Increasing demand
• Impact of technology on teaching and research
• Demand for international quality and standards
  from learners
• More cross-border supply
• More providers
• Competing demand for public funds cost sharing
  by direct beneficiaries
• Better connect with business, commerce and
  industry to mould graduates ready for the world
  of work (knowledge, skills, competencies, values,
  etc.)
• Growing importance of S T

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• First generation reforms access, equity,
  financial sustainability,
• efficiency, accountability, and quality and
  standards
• Second generation reforms e-learning, flexible
  mechanisms of articulation among institutions and
  lifelong learning
• Space and infrastructure
• Science Technology and Innovation/ research for
  national development
• Staffing matters
• New direction for State-funded Scholarships
• Networking between tertiary education sector and
  public and private sector
• Making Mauritius a regional knowledge hub and a
  centre of higher learning implantation of
  brand-name institutions, incentives, etc..

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• The TVET Sub-Sector
• Strategic Goals
• Increased access and improved equity in TVET
• Improved articulation between TVET and mainstream
  education
• Enhanced quality and relevance of TVET
• Strengthened management of the TVET system

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• QUESTIONS / SEARCH FOR CLARIFICATIONS ARE WELCOME