Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said peer inspection programme has improved the monitoring system on educational institutions which will directly enhance quality of education in the country.
“We have implemented the peer inspection programme aiming to boost further the standard of education,” he told a function in the conference room of Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), an official release said.
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Dr SM Wahiduzzaman and senior officials of different relevant organizations, among others, addressed the function with DIA Director Prof Ahmed Sazzad Rashid in the chair.
Nahid said it is very difficult for DIA to inspect and monitor 36,000 educational institutions as it has limited manpower. Alongside monitoring and inspection of the DIA, the peer inspection system can play an important role in ensuring transparency and accountability of educational institutions, he added.
Under the peer system, he said, similar educational institutions will jointly inspect each other’s schools, madrasas and colleges as well as share experiences and ideas for ensuring better functioning of their educational institutions.
The minister said the government has attached highest priority to increase professional skills through training programmes and providing other facilities in order to improve the quality of education.
“I do believe that the teacher community will take this opportunity to keep better contribution in the area of quality education,” he added.
“As part of massive digitization campaign to improve standard of education, we are introducing ICT-based educational programmes at educational institutions to build skilled workforce in the country,” he added.
