UNION Minister for Education Dr Nyunt Pe, accompanied by Deputy Ministers Dr Zaw Myint and U Nay Myo Hlaing, visited basic education high schools in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area and observed university professors and teachers conducting subject-specific Training of Trainers (TOT) sessions for high school teachers preparing to teach students retaking the 2025 matriculation examination, yesterday.

At No 5 BEHS in Zabuthiri Township, the Union minister observed university professors and teachers conducting lessons. He stated that the matriculation examination, as the final stage of basic education, determines students’ life goals, and the purpose of the re-examination of the matriculation exam is to ensure fairness, dignity, and job opportunities by providing a fair assessment of the efforts and aspirations of hardworking students, with the Ministry of Education and relevant government officials and organizations in Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, and Kachin State offering full support for retaking the exam, while urging students to seize the opportunity and retake the exam to uphold fairness.

The Union minister also visited No 14 BEHS in Zabuthiri Township to observe the teaching and learning process and met with university professors, teachers, and senior assistant teachers from basic education and private schools to offer encouragement and address their needs.

The course, conducted from 2 to 4 May at No 5 and No 14 BEHSs in Zabuthiri Township, is being taught by professors and teachers from Naypyitaw State Academy, Pathein University, Toungoo University, Sittway University, Bago University, and Yangon University of Economics for teachers from high schools and private schools. After the training, the professors, teachers, and SATs will go to designated basic education high schools in eight townships in Nay Pyi Taw to personally teach students retaking the matriculation exam. 

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