Luanda - The Minister of Education, Luísa Grilo, defended the need for school managers to be guided by the fight against corruption and greater transparency in public management.
'That my school is not one that, to enroll, has to give a little something, otherwise there is no room for anyone. We will work with transparency,' he said.
Luísa Grilo was speaking on Tuesday in Luanda during the swearing-in ceremony of five directors of the ministry's central structure, two consultants and directors of some polytechnic institutes spread across the country.
In the presence of the Secretaries of State for Pre-School Education and Primary Education and for Secondary Education, respectively Pacheco Francisco and Soraya Teresa Kalongela, the minister asked for commitment, dedication and above all foresight in administrative acts.
Luísa Grilo drew attention to the multiple problems of the Education sector that require, in itself, the collaboration and involvement of all, taking into account the importance of this ministry for the country.
'Help solve the multiple problems we have in education. Challenging problems, complex problems, with few resources, but we have to do something. We cannot stand still', he said.
To school managers, he recommended permanent dialogue on a daily basis. The main tool is always dialogue. Dialogue with students, dialogue with parents, teachers and other school employees'.
Luís Valério João Venâncio (National Director of Secondary Education), Gola Joaquim António (National Director of Pre-school Education and Primary Education), Bastos de Jesus Bartolomeu Teixeira (Director of the Office of the Secretary of State for Secondary Education) and Garcia Neto and Anjo Mouzinho Agostinho were sworn in as consultants of this office.
The Ministry of Education is the government department whose mission is to define, coordinate, implement and evaluate the national policy regarding the education system, in the context of pre-school education, basic and secondary education and extra-school education.
It also has the mission of articulating, within the scope of national policies to promote the qualification of the population, the national education policy and the national vocational training policy. JAM/OHA/DOJ
