MUSCAT : Dr. Yahya bin Khamis Al Harthy, Director General of the Directorate General of Curriculum Development, in charge of the Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation at the Ministry of Education, explained that all students in the Sultanate of Oman have the right to compete for vocational and technical education in the post-basic education stage.
However, in the first phase, the application will be limited to students wishing to enroll from areas and villages close to the vocational schools. He said the Ministry is working to prepare students through several aspects, including developing the study plan for grades (1-10), developing concepts related to the professional and technical field in the school curricula, and introducing some study materials that focus on professional and technical skills in the second cycle of education.
He pointed out that there are a set of procedures that the vocational guidance will work on to ensure that students are prepared and directed to choose majors according to their inclinations and interests, and that the educational paths system will begin to be implemented in the post-primary education stage. He added that two majors in business administration and information technology will be applied starting from the next academic year in some schools in the governorates of Muscat and North Al Batinah, in cooperation with an accredited educational institution.
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He pointed out that the implementation of some energy and mineral specializations will start from the academic year 2024-2025 AD in two schools in the Governorate of Muscat and North Al Batinah, in cooperation with the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL), provided that the number of schools and specializations is gradually expanded according to the implementation plan prepared for the project.
Dr. Nabhan bin Saif Al-Lamki, Director of the Vocational and Technical Education Project at the Ministry of Education, explained that fields and specializations are determined through partnership between the concerned authorities in education and the labour market, with an emphasis on the main role of the Ministry of Labour, professional associations and sectoral skills units for various economic sectors and government agencies supervising them.
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