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Deputy Minister: Dr. Becky R.K Ndjoze-Ojo Permanent Secretary: Mr. Ita V. Ankama Deputy Permanent Secretary: Mr.
Stanley Simataa Private
Bag 13186, History
When
1.
fragmentation
of education along racial and ethnic lines; 2.
unequal
access to education and training at all levels of the education system; 3.
inefficiency
in terms of low progression and achievement rates, and high wastage rates; 4.
irrelevance
of the curriculum and teacher education programmes to the needs and
aspirations of individuals and the nation; and 5.
lack
of democratic participation within the education and training system. Teachers,
parents, administrators and workers were largely excluded from the
decision-making process in education. There was also an extremely unequal
financial resource allocation in education based on the eleven ethnic
authority systems which were operational before independence. Soon after
independence one unified education system was created to provide education
to the Namibian nation on an equitable basis. Structure
of the Ministry of Education The
Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and Culture and The Ministry of Higher
Education, Training and Employment Creation were combined in March 2005 to
form the Ministry of Education. The new structure was approved by the Public
Service Commission in the Office of the Prime Minister in August 2006. The
office of the Permanent Secretary, whose objective is to co-ordinate the
activities of the ministry and ensure that the ministry provides education
to Namibians in line with Article 20 of the country’s Constitution. The
structure of the ministry is further divided into four Department listed
below. Department
of Schools/Formal Education The
objective of this department is to co-ordinate, implement and monitor all
formal education activities. It consist of the following directorates; ·
Directorate
of Programmes and Quality Assurance Ø
to
organise, co-ordinate, monitor and control the implementation of educational
programmes at national level, Ø
to
train, develop and assess school and hostel personnel to ensure the
efficient and effective management of educational programmes and services. ·
Directorate
of National Institute for Educational Development Ø
to
develop and maintain the quality and scope of basic, secondary, and basic
teacher education. ·
Directorate
of National Examinations and Assessment Ø
to
provide an examination, assessment and certification service Ø
to
enhance the quality of the national education system Ø
Department
of Policy and Administration ·
Directorate
of General Services Ø
The
directorate provides administrative support through proper and accountable
financial, personnel and auxiliary services to ensure an effective quality
education and training sector. Ø
As
such, the directorate must ensure proper and accountable financial
management, information and communication technology, implementation of
legislative provisions and policies underlying public service human resource
management and the transparent and well-coordinated delivery of procurement,
stores, transportation and other services of a logistical nature. ·
Directorate
of Planning and Development Ø
The
directorate coordinates the strategic and corporate planning process of the
Ministry. Ø
It
manages the development budget and carries out infrastructure development,
human and financial resources, school mapping, and education project
planning and coordination. Ø
The
directorate is also responsible for the coordination of school data
collection, data procession and production of statistical reports,
monitoring of policies and programme implementation and evaluation of the
realisation of the objectives. ·
Directorate
of Finance · Directorate of Adult Education Ø
The
main function of the directorate is to provide opportunities for adults in ·
Directorate
of Ø
The
function of the directorate is to collect, preserve, make available and
promote the use of information in support of quality education, effective
administration, economic empowerment and lifelong learning. ·
Directorate
of Vocational Education Ø
The
directorate is responsible for enhancing the national capacity through
productive skills development that would give ·
Directorate
of Ø
The
NQA is responsible for setting standards for qualifications, Ø
Accreditation
and quality assurance, and Ø
Evaluation
of qualifications Department
of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology ·
Directorate
of Higher Education Ø
The
directorate is responsible for managing colleges of education to ensure the
effective and efficient use of resources and quality outputs, and Ø
To
work together with other public higher institutions of learning and maker
stakeholders to ensure cooperation, liaison and cross-fertilization within
the higher education sub-sector. Ø
·
Directorate
of Research, Science and Technology Ø
The
directorate is responsible for coordinating and influence the development
and implementation of appropriate policies, infrastructure and institutional
arrangements, Ø
To
advocate the mechanisms necessary to encourage research, technical and
scientific education, innovations and their output, and Ø To facilitate value adding linkages between and among industry, commerce, science and technology institutions and the wider community. ·
Directorate
of Ø The Namibia National Commission for UNESCO was established to enable Namibia to contribute to the maintenance of peace and security and the common welfare of mankind by participating in the activities of UNESCO which aim to advance the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, ensure quality education for all, ensure the promotion of respect for cultural diversity, foster the increase of knowledge, ensure access to and the free flow of information and ideas and involve in UNESCO’s activities all government ministries, offices, agencies, institutions and citizens working for the advancement of education, the increase in knowledge of the sciences, the appreciation of cultural diversity and the importance of the acquisition of information. |
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