The government has approved a strategy for the development of education until 2030, its implementation will require about 2.4 billion lei.
The strategy is aimed at improving the quality of education, introducing digital technologies, as well as providing the education system with qualified and competent teaching staff. The measures envisaged by the strategy are aimed at improving the infrastructure of educational institutions and creating conditions for the education and development of children and youth. The document includes programs to promote and motivate young people to a teaching career. Thus, the training of future teachers will be improved, the attractiveness and prestige of the teaching profession will increase, including through social and financial support programs. For example, if now young professionals receive an annual allowance of 40 thousand lei for the first 3 years of activity, then in the future this period of assistance is planned to be extended to 5 years. Another goal of the strategy concerns lifelong learning. In this sense, additional adult education services will be diversified and non-formal education centers will be created, including with the involvement of the private sector. The total cost of actions included in the action plan for the implementation of the strategy is estimated at 2.46 billion lei, of which about 2.22 billion is expected to be contributed by external partners, and 0.23 billion lei is planned by the medium-term budget framework for 2023-2025. According to the head of the ministry, Andrei Topala, by now the partners have confirmed their readiness to allocate more than 1 billion lei. In addition, the ministry is negotiating with the World Bank to launch a new $40 million general education project and receive a new $5 million Global Education Partnership grant. These funds will also be used to implement the measures envisaged in the Education 2030 strategy.// 07.03.2023 — InfoMarket
