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The national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of climate conditions and tsunamis kicked-off start this week. It is implemented by the National Emergency Management Committee in partnership with the Ministry of Information, the National Center for Early Warning of Multiple Hazards, and the Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority, in cooperation with the Office of the Governor of Dhofar, the Directorate-General of Education, the Directorate-General of Social Development in Dhofar Governorate, and the Youth Center in Salalah. The campaign is set to continue until October ...

The Supervisory Committee of the Omani Teacher Educational Excellence Award held a meeting headed by HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, and in the presence of the committee members, at the Ministry’s General Diwan. During the meeting, the automatic sorting of candidates was conducted, and the list of the qualified for the second phase of the Omani Teacher Excellence Award in its second session was approved. On the importance of this meeting, HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibani, Minister of Education, met with HE Jokha bint Abdullah Al Shukaili, CEO of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance of Education, in the presence of HE Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education, and the Directors-General of the Ministry, at the Oman Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan. The meeting included a presentation by expert William Maxwell, in which he discussed the framework of the school performance evaluation mechanism prepared by the Authority, the stages of ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented by the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, with the participation of representatives from the Royal Oman Police, the Public Prosecution, and the Ministries of Health and Social Development, organized a workshop on indicators and forms of human trafficking, at the Diplomatic Club in the Ministries District in Al Khuwair. The training workshop targeted a number of social and psychological specialists, school health nurses, and specialists in the fields of education and awareness; ...

Within the cooperation between the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Muscat, a delegation of experts from the UNICEF Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa visited Al Amal School for the Deaf. The visit aims atlearning about the school's efforts, initiatives, and projects it has implemented in the field of energy, environment, recycling, and green schools. The visit comes within the action plan of the project “Impact ...

HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education and Chairman of the Oman School Sports Association, met with the team of evaluating the implementation of the operational plans for the Oman School Sports Association Strategy (2022-2027) in regard to the Secretariat and the supporting committees for the past two years. The team is headed by Dr. Majid bin Said Al-Busafi, Director of the Humanities Research Center, and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Sports ...

The Arab Center for Educational Research for the Gulf States, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education in the Sultanate of Oman, implemented the training workshop on education during crises and emergencies, targeting twenty-five specialists from all sectors related to crisis management and assurance of education continuity during emergencies in the Ministry. The two-days training workshop is taking place at the Movenpick Hotel. Dr. Said bin Saif Al Ameri, Head of the Office of the Minister of Education Office patronized the opening session of the workshop, in the ...

The Sultanate of Oman is hosting the ISESCO Conference of Ministers of Education in the Islamic World under the theme“Beyond the Summit: Transforming Education from Commitment to Applications.” Organized by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). The conference brings together a number of 32 ministers from the member Stats are attending with their undersecretaries, heads of delegation, as well as representatives of United Nations Agencies and ...

The Ministry of Education, in cooparation with Karwa Company, celebrated the launching of Karwa School Buses under the patronage of HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs, in presence of HE Badr bin Salim Al Maamri, Secretary-General of the Tender Board, and a number of officials at the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Development Bank, and Karwa Motor Company.  The cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Karwa Motor Company came in compliance with the high directives that stipulated ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning, implemented a training program titled “Required Competencies to Train Specialists to Adapt Curricula for Hearing Impairment.” The five-days training program targets a number of thirty of educational specialists, curricula specialists, teachers at Al Amal School for the Deaf, and teachers of Hearing Integration Program. The training program is impelemted at Radisson Hotel Muscat Panorama. Presenting the training program is Dr. Majid Abdul-Rahman Al Salim, Pgelosophy ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the School Education Development and Restructuring Project Management Office, the Engineering and Industrial Specializations Team, and members of the Oman Energy Association (OPAL), the strategic partner in implementing these specializations, visited the cooperating private training institutions to follow up on the progress of implementing technical and vocational education in engineering and industrial specializations in North Al Batinah Governorate. The visiting team met with the students studying there and listened to their opinions and ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Projects and Services, organized a ceremony to honor the team of Thirteen School Buildings Design and Implementation Project, under the patronage of HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, in the presence of Khamis Al Hadidi, Director-General of Projects and Services, Sujan Verghese, CEO of Saif bin Salem Al Harrasi Group, Assistant Directors-General, and Directors of Departments. The honoring ceremony took place atKhasab Hall at the ...

The Ministry of Education has started implementing a training program in risk management and emergency situations in various educational directorates, targeting school principals, their assistants, and administrative supervisors in public and private schools. The program aims to develop the knowledge and skills of the teaching staff in risk and emergency management according to the procedures and roles included in the Ministry of Education’s emergency management policy that are consistent with the national strategy for emergency management. We met with the school principals ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Department of Humanities Curriculum Development, is implementing a training program on graded readingand independent reading. The program targets first-level teachers, first-level supervisors, curriculum specialists, and evaluation specialists. The training program seeks to provide trainees with the skills of teaching reading, both orally and silently, by familiarizing themselves with the concepts, methods, and strategies related to these skills, and linking them to the curriculum and assessment, and ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education and the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, is participating in the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Centre for UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ICUA), which being held from 13 to 21 of September 2024, in Hainan Province, Republic of China. The meeting was chaired by Xie Jing, Vice Governor of Hainan Province, and the administrative and organizational regulations of the center were approved. The center is a Category II center affiliated with UNESCO. During the meeting, ...