Acknowledgements
The Ministry of Education( MoE) extends its gratitude to all individuals, groups, and organizations – locally, regionally, and internationally – for their invaluable involvement in the development of the Federation’ s 2017 – 2021 Education Sector Plan.
For the external assessment of the education policy context that has informed this plan, gratitude is extended to the UNESCO Division for Policies for Lifelong Learning Systems, specifically the Policy Review Team led by Megumi Watanabe, with coordination and oversight provided by Francesc Pedró and David Atchoarena. For technical expertise in programme design, simulation modelling, cost and finance, and plan layout, the Ministry sincerely appreciates the investments made by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning( IIEP), specifically Anton De Grauwe and Farid Abilliama, of the Technical Cooperation Unit, and Marcus Edward, IIEP consultant. Additionally, for his advocacy and support of the strategy development effort, appreciation is extended to Robert Parua, former Programme Specialist for Education at the UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office, Jamaica.
For their contribution to the development of the Sector Plan, the Ministry is grateful to:
❚ Hon. Shawn Richards, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education ❚ Hon. Vance Amory, Premier and Minister of Education in Nevis ❚ Dr Neva Pemberton, Chief of Education Planning, for leading the plan preparation process with the members of the Core Planning Team: Quinton Morton, Education Planner, Eleanor Phillip, Senior Assistant Secretary, and Christopher Herbert, Director of EMIS ❚ Mr William Hodge, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, St. Kitts ❚ Mr Wakely Daniel, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Nevis ❚ Dr Tricia Esdaille, Chief Education Officer and other Education Officers, St. Kitts ❚ Mrs Palsy Wilkin, Principal Education Officer, and other Education Officers, Nevis ❚ Mr Antonio Maynard, General Secretary, UNESCO ❚ Dr Eva Bowrin, Director, and Subject Coordinators, Curriculum Development Unit / Teacher Resource Centre ❚ Mrs June Wallace, Director and Resource Teachers, Early Childhood Development Unit, St. Kitts ❚ Mr Kertney Thomson, Chief Executive Officer-TVET, and other TVET Officers ❚ Mr Clyde Christopher, Director, Advanced Vocational Education Centre ❚ Mrs June James, Director, National Skills Training Programme ❚ Mrs Maria Crawford, Coordinator, and other officers of the Education Media Unit ❚ Ms Donna Bassue, Coordinator, Students’ Education Learning Fund ❚ Principals and teachers of primary and secondary schools, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Groups of students from primary and secondary schools, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Executive Members of Parent Teachers’ Associations, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Secretariat and staff of the Education Planning Division ❚ Members of the Education Advisory Board ❚ Trisha Francis, Executive Director, Accreditation Secretariat ❚ Mrs Susan Owen, Head of the UWI Open Campus, and Mrs Isabel Byron, UWI Open Campus Coordinator
Nevis ❚ Mrs Joycelyn Pennyfeather, Dean of Teacher Education Division, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College( CFBC) and other CFBC faculty ❚ Ms Adele Williams, Director, New Horizon Rehabilitation Centre ❚ Teachers’ Unions, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Christian Councils, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Evangelical Associations, St. Kitts and Nevis ❚ Organisation of Rastafari in Unity ❚ Chamber of Industry and Commerce ❚ Operation Future ❚ Nevis Youth Council ❚ Ripple Institute ❚ Legacy International ❚ Hon. Nigel Carty, Former Minister of Education, St. Kitts ❚ Mr Osmond Petty, Former Permanent Secretary, St. Kitts ❚ Mrs Ionie Liburd Willett, Former Permanent Secretary, St. Kitts ❚ Mr Ian Morson, Former EMIS Director, St. Kitts ❚ Dr Bronte Gonsalves, Former Education Planner and Education Consultant, Nevis ❚ Mrs Jacqueline Morris Former Director, Early Childhood Development Unit, St. Kitts
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