The secretaries’ committee for administrative reforms has approved the decision to split the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education into two distinct entities: the Directorate of Secondary Education and the Directorate of College Education.
On Tuesday, the committee gave its green light to the proposal, which will become final once approved by the Office of the Chief Adviser.
The proposal, which aims to enhance the dynamism of the education management system, advocates for restructuring the current administrative framework to better address educational needs, documents related to the issue read.
The idea follows recommendations from a national workshop titled Impact Analysis on Education Governance and Management, which was organised under the College Education Development Project.
The workshop’s findings, presented by the BIAM Foundation Research and Consultancy Services Centre, suggested establishing two separate directorates. One for secondary education and the other for higher education and research.
The 2010 National Education Policy also called for dividing the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education into two distinct bodies.
In October last year, the Ministry of Education established a committee to create a comprehensive proposal for the split, which includes developing new staffing structures and work schedules. The committee was tasked with submitting the proposal within a month.
The proposal emphasises that the separation of the two directorates is crucial for ensuring better service delivery to the large number of teachers, staff, and students currently managed under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education.
