THE  of  Border  Affairs  held  a  coordination  meeting  of  the Department of Education and Training  on  Human  Resource  Development  of  Border  Areas  Ethnic Nationalities (2/2021) yesterday morning by virtual system.

The  meeting  was  attended  by  Union  Minister  for  Border  Affairs  Lt-Gen  Tun  Tun  Naung,  the  Permanent  Secretary  and  Directors-General, Deputy Directors-General, the Acting Rector of  the  University  for  the  Development  of  the  National  Races,  principals  of  the  degree  colleges and officials from the respective states and regions.

At  the  meeting,  the  Union  Minister  stressed  the  need  to  complete  the  preparation  following the COVID-19 guidelines for  the  PhD  programmes,  master and final year courses of the universities and degree colleges would  reopen  on  May  5.  Plans are also underway to reopen the basic education schools. Preparation must be  made  to  reopen  ethnic youth development training schools in the border areas. Coordination  will  be  made  for  the COVID-19 vaccination to the teachers,  staff  and  students,  he  added.

He  pointed  out  that  it  is  necessary  to  complete  the  construction works approved by the schools  for  the  2020-2021FY  as  per the set standards and quality. The staff and students should use the buildings properly.

The   meeting   discussed   the  status  of  human  resource  development  in  the  border  areas,  preparation  for  reopening  schools, and the status of the construction work in the 2020-2021FY.

The  Ministry  of  Border  Affairs has prepared to reopen the training  for  4,156  trainees  currently attending the Nationalities Youth  Resource  Development  Degree Colleges in Yangon and Sagaing  and  5,229  trainees  at  the Border Region Youth Development  Training  Schools  in  the  border areas.

 MNA

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