The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan and support of the United Nations Development Program in Tajikistan (UNDP), held a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on "Quality Education" within the framework of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The meeting was opened by Safarzoda Dilshod Ghani, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, who noted the contribution of the education system to the development of human capital and improving the well-being of the country's people in the medium term.
It has been mentioned that the purpose of the meeting is to achieve the goals, objectives and priorities of the Medium-Term Development Program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025 and the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030 in particular on education development and development of human capital.
At the beginning of the meeting, consultant of Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan reminded about the role of the Council in implementation of the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030 (NDS-2030), the Medium-Term Development Program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025 (MTDP 2021-2025) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was noted that the Council is an advisory body to the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and was created to ensure cooperation between government agencies, the private sector and civil society in implementation of strategic planning documents and international commitments of Tajikistan related to the 2030 Global Agenda. The Council includes 14 Interagency Working Groups on important priority areas of the country's development, the main goal of which to consider ways to achieve the set national goals and objectives.
The meeting of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan was attended by members of the Interagency Working Group on the Quality of Education, representatives of government bodies, development partners, the private sector and of civil society.
During the meeting, a presentation was delivered on the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA-2025), which can provide a favorable basis for improving the quality of education in the country and education sector. At the same time, the participants discussed information on the "National Concept for Assessing the Quality of Education in the Republic of Tajikistan for the Period up to 2044". During the meeting, was noted that the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan is responsible for the implementation of 125 activities and 23 main indicators for monitoring and evaluating the MTDP 2021-2025, and it is necessary to expand cooperation with all stakeholders and take practical measures to ensure their effective and timely implementation.
At the end of the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science and Consultant of the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan called the members of the working group for further strengthening mutually cooperation in implementation of strategic planning documents at national, sectoral and regional levels to achieve the goals of the MTDP 2021-2025, NDS-2030 and SDGs.
