The 2023 National Education Summit will be looking to align Fiji’s education sector to global practices and meet relevant competencies and skills needed for the job market.
Education Minister Aseri Radrodro said the summit would provide an opportunity for education stakeholders and partners to come together and discuss educational issues.
He said through productive dialogue and consultations at the forum, the ministry aimed to reach consensus on the best sustainable direction of education and development for the future of Fiji.
Mr Radrodro said the summit would allow participants to conduct a comprehensive stock take of the status of education in Fiji through status reports presented by the Ministry of Education.
“The reports, supported by data as evidence, are intended to accurately show the true status of education in Fiji and provide the foundation to build relevant policies that will leverage student achievements and create greater learning opportunities,” he said.
“The ministry has gathered information, viewpoints and suggestions from the pre-seminar consultation and developed a draft national education policy framework that will be further deliberated at this summit.”
Mr Radrodro said from the pre-summit consultations, seven thematic areas have emerged as pillars for the new Fiji education policy framework which would be discussed at the summit.
He highlighted that the policy initiatives will then be further unpacked by the Ministry of Education, which will implement those policies through detailed education sector plans.
Mr Radrodro said this would be undertaken post-summit and the ministry would go through a process of prioritisation.
The summit will be held in Nadi from the 20th to the 22nd of this month.
