ICT Strategies

The use of ICT is regarded as a cross - cutting strategy for greater efficiency in Central Ministry,
Education Departments and schools. It has also been highlighted as a major supportive tool in the
teaching learning process at all levels of the system. Summarized below are the objectives and activities
in this area.

 To have 50% of primary students and 75% secondary students given access to computer
training. This will be addressed through the provision of computers, labs, internet access, and
training of teachers.
 To increase the number of entries for the CXC IT subjects by 100% by providing all secondary
schools with functioning computer labs and trained teachers.
 To fully equip technical-vocational institutions with the resources to deliver ICT programs.
 To train 50% of primary teachers and 75% of secondary teachers in the use of computers for
teaching and learning.
 To support the development of e-learning courses for the MOE by training staff and teachers.
 To develop and publish an informative and feature rich web site for the MOE.
 To complete key information systems for education management and support effectively all ICT
users.