GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -Educators from the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are meeting here for a knowledge exchange program, hoping to gain insight into the recently launched Education Management Information System (EMIS).
The Ministry of Education said the EMIS is designed to gather, integrate, process, maintain, and disseminate data and information. It facilitates decision-making, policy analysis, formulation, planning, monitoring, and management across all levels of an education system.
The Ministry said this system integrates individuals, technology, models, methods, processes, procedures, rules, and regulations to help decision-makers, managers, and general users access pertinent data and information to make informed decisions.
The officials here said that the primary objective of the ten educators from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines is to acquire knowledge on the technical, financial, human, and software aspects required to develop a fit-for-purpose EMIS for their respective Ministries of Education.
As part of the itinerary, the delegation will participate in discussions with various officers from the Ministry of Education and visit schools that actively use the EMIS daily before their departure on the weekend.
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