PRIMARY EDUCATION OF ADULTS – PENITENTIARY - CH - SHTIP and PMS "GOCE DELHCEV" - SHTIP - ONE SUCCESSFUL STORY
Keywords:
primary adult educationAbstract
Over the past few decades, adult education and training systems in Europe have come under intense pressure to modernize. Adult education is an important component of lifelong learning. From the distant 1949 onwards, adult education is discussed at UNESCO international conferences.
In the Republic of North Macedonia in September 2015, the Concept for primary education for adults was adopted, in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of primary education for adults who have not completed it.
The adult education strategy of the Republic of Macedonia 2019-2023, was developed within the IPA project, component IV „ Enhancing Lifelong Learning trough modernizing Vocational education and training and Adu1t education Systems" (Project Reference Number : Europe A1D/135834/1Н/SER/МК.
The education strategy of the Republic of Macedonia for 2019-2023 is the basis for the activities of the institutions in the Republic of Macedonia in the field of education for adults in the period until 2023. It starts from the current situation in the education system and aims to gradually improve them, in accordance with the established priorities.
In the period from 2019 to 2023, all stakeholders in adult education and training should focus their efforts on achieving the following goals:
1. Increasing the attractiveness of participation in adult education
2. Establishment of a quality assurance system within the adult education
3. Development of a system for validation of prior learning
4. Improving the organization, management and financing of adult education
5. Establishment of a system for public education of adults
6. Strengthening research and development projects in the field of adult education
7. Professionalization of the staff in the field of adult education
8. Monitoring and evaluation of adult education
Having in mind the overall engagement in this segment, MES and UNDP in cooperation with the primary school “Goce Delchev” - Shtip, realized the project Primary education for prisoners in the Penitentiary-Correctional Home (CH) - Stip, as part of the UNDP project - creating opportunities for the work of all (Adult education), in accordance with legal regulations and the United Nations Development Program.
In November 2020, a team of 8 teachers and 1 psychologist from the primary school "Goce Delchev" - Shtip, inspected the convicts in the Penitentiary - Shtip, where Resocialisation sector formed groups of convicts, who were tested with tests in all subjects (which are currently taught in the regular nine-year primary education).
The formed groups started working in December 2020 with a total of 45 convicts. Primary education was conducted by 6 primary school teachers and 2 subject teachers (English language and history).
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