National Commission for Monitoring and Supporting Education Reform Holds 3rd Meeting

The National Commission for Monitoring and Supporting the Reform of the Education, Training and Scientific Research System held, Friday in Rabat, its third meeting devoted to assessing the implementation of the reform projects launched under the Framework Law 51-17.

Head of Government Saad Dine El Otmani, who chaired this meeting, recalled the steps taken by this strategic national project, since the start of the commission’s work on December 25, 2019, and the holding past July of its second meeting devoted to defining the general guidelines of the commission’s action and the major projects to be supported until the third meeting, said a statement from the Department of the head of government.

This meeting is an essential step in the process of accompanying and monitoring the reform of the system of education, training and scientific research, according to the same source.

On this occasion, El Otmani noted that the commission is holding its 3rd meeting in a particular context that requires the intensification of efforts and the mobilization of all skills to implement the provisions of Framework Law 51-17.

In this regard, he noted that the government has been mobilized during this exceptional school year to take the necessary measures to ensure the continuity of courses, thanks to the combined efforts of all the government departments involved, as well as local authorities and partners from civil society.

The members of the commission then followed a presentation by Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, spokesman for the government, Said Amzazi on the implementation of the conclusions of the second meeting, and the assessment of the work of the specialized standing committees.

The presentation was followed by a general discussion on ways to enrich the reference documents prepared by the general secretariat of the National Commission, as well as the different challenges of the implementation of the provisions of the framework law on the system of education, training and scientific research.

The meeting was also an opportunity to stress the need to accelerate the pace of implementation of all major projects while taking into consideration the remarks and suggestions of the various members of the Commission.