Malawi National Education Conference 2005

From 29th March to 1st April 2005 the Ministry of Education held the National Education Conference in Lilongwe, the Capital City of Malawi. The theme of the Conference was " Education in Malawi, Policies, Strategies and Best practices in the 21 st Century."

The subdivisions of the theme are as follows:

Sub theme 1:
Curriculum Reform: This Sub theme covers problems and challenges in curriculum reform at all levels of the education ladder namely:

Pre-school Education
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Vocational, Technical Entrepreneurship Education
Higher Education

Sub theme 2:
Assessment and Evaluation: Under this Sub Theme, there are two areas to consider:

Continuous assessment at the classroom and school levels
Examinations which learners take at the end of a year and at the end of cycle such as at the end of primary or secondary school education level or at the end of the Teacher Training Programme.

Sub theme 3:
Management of Education: This area should cover holistically the problems and the challenges being faced by the system in the management of education in this country at all levels in:

Planning: This should address budgeting, coordination, monitoring and evaluation; policy analysis, costs sharing and decision making, donor aid

Inspection: This area includes school supervision, advisory services and inspection per se.

Sub theme 4:
Adult and Continuing Education and Special Needs Education

This Sub theme covers tow major areas:

Adult and continuing education
Specific Needs Education

Sub theme 5:
Cross-Cutting issues

This includes:-

HIV/AIDS and its impact on the delivery of education
Environmental education
Gender issues
Out of school youth
Education of vulnerable children
Guidance and Counselling

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