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The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has mapped the road for the horticulture sector to develop the sector’s strategy and policy. The strategy was embedded to make the future bright for the sector and to increase the revenue that the country ought to deserve.
On similar lines the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers Exporters Association (EHPEA) has launched an accredited TVET Training Institute.
The horticulture sector has quickly risen to become the top hard currency earning commodity in the country with less than a decade and half worth of effort. However, the sector does not have a policy. To this regard the MoA has been engaged to come up with policy and strategy to boost the potential that country has on the sector.
NSW regional education plan to improve outcomes for kids in the bush
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Students at regional schools will have more choice in subjects, high performing teachers will be encouraged to teach in the country and a dedicated education team will be based in the bush to drive better results.
A new regional education plan will be a key element of the NSW government’s revised 20-year economic strategy as it rebuilds after drought, bushfires, floods and COVID-19.
Students will have access to a greater range of subjects and resources.
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An independent review into regional, rural and remote education in 2018 found 78 per cent of students in major cities completed year 12, compared with 43 per cent in very remote areas.
January 21, 2021
A national strategy between the states is needed to fix the Vocational Education Training (VET) system, which has seen a steady decline in the uptake and completion of apprenticeships over the last five years, a new report has found.
According to the Productivity Commission report, enrolments in apprenticeships have dropped 30% over the last two years, and more than 40% of apprentices have not finished their courses since 2015.
To remedy the situation, which the report says is not yet at crisis point, the Productivity Commission has put forward a series of far-reaching recommendations needed to improve the $6.4 billion VET sector.
The report recommends that the length of apprenticeships should be shortened, where possible, because long training programs are a barrier to higher completion rates particularly among mature-aged apprentices, who may find a three- or four-year apprenticeship too long.
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