Ministry of Education of East Timor
The East Timorese Ministry of Education is the East Timorese government agency responsible for the country's education policy. The education minister of the state is responsible for the management . The headquarters of the Ministry of Education is located at the corner of Travessa de Cereja-Laran and Rua de Tuana-Laran in Dili district of Vila Verde .
In the Eighth Government , which has been in existence since 2018 , the Ministry of Education is divided between two ministries, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEJD) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (MESCC).
Cutting of the department
In the first constitutional government of East Timor , the areas of “youth” and “sport” were initially assigned to the Ministry of Education, but from July 26, 2005 they were directly subordinate to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister or Minister of State. In the Seventh Government , sport and youth were also divided between two different secretariats. In the eighth government , youth and sport were reunited and assigned to the education department. The State Secretariat for Employment Policy and Vocational Training (SEPFOPE) was also in the VI. Government assigned to a Minister of State. In the eighth government, the department belongs to the Ministry of Economics .
In the V. Government and VI. In the government, the State Secretariat for Art and Culture was subordinate to the Ministry of Tourism . Since the Seventh Government, culture has again been under the Ministry of Education.
tasks
| The education department in the various governments | |||||
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Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
Ministry of Education and Culture MEC | ||||
| I UNTAET | not occupied | ||||
| II UNTAET | Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth MECJ tetum Ministériu Edukasaun, Kultura no Juventude Portuguese Ministério da Educação, Cultura e Juventude |
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| I. | Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport MECJD (Youth and Sport separated on July 26, 2005) tetum Ministériu Edukasaun, Kultura, Juventude no Desportu Portuguese Ministério da Educação, Cultura Juventude e Desporto |
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| II. | Ministry of Education and Culture MEC tetum Ministériu Edukasaun no Kultura Portuguese Ministério da Educação e Cultura |
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| VI. | Ministry of Education ME tetum Ministériu Edukasaun Portuguese Ministério da Educação |
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| VII. | Ministry of Education and Culture MEC tetum Ministériu Edukasaun no Kultura Portuguese Ministério da Educação e Cultura |
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| VIII. | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport MEJD tetum Ministériu Edukasaun, Juventude no Desportu Portuguese Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto |
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| Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture MESCC tetum Ministériu Ensinu Superiór, Siénsia no Kultura Portuguese Ministério do Ensino Superior, Ciência e Cultura |
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
The MEJD is the government department responsible for designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the policies established and approved by the Council of Ministers for education and qualification at all levels of education - with the exception of tertiary education -, consolidation and promotion of the official languages , youth and of the sport.
The responsibility includes making proposals and guarantees for pre-school and school education, including primary and secondary education, as well as promoting recurrent education and lifelong learning, participating in the definition and implementation of qualification and vocational training measures, guaranteeing the right to education and compulsory education to promote inclusion and equal opportunities, the improvement of teaching and learning conditions that contribute to the integral development of the pupil, the improvement of school success and the qualification of the population for better employability, the definition of the national curriculum according to the various Educational levels and grading system for pupils and approval of the teaching programs and guidelines for their implementation, ensuring and promoting the quality of teaching in the official languages, namely strengthening learning outcomes in Portuguese and consolidating and regularizing the Tetum language , promoting the creation of a body responsible for the consolidation, standardization and promotion of Tetum, promoting and managing the school system of public pre-school, elementary and secondary schools and strengthening their ability to respond to needs of the population, as well as supporting initiatives in the field of private and cooperative education, also at local level, promoting effective and high-quality school administration and administration as well as ensuring the evaluation and accreditation of the pre-school education system as well as the primary and secondary school system, promoting training and evaluation of education professionals and ensuring the implementation of legislation on teaching careers, drafting policies in the fields of youth and sport, as well as their organization, funding, implementation and evaluation, and integration into education to promote initiatives, the promotion of activities for the practice of sport and sport in general, as well as the practice of high-performance sports as a factor in sport development and the representation of the country in international competitions, ensuring the implementation of the legal and regulatory framework for activities related to sport and high competition, to set up mechanisms for cooperation with civil society organizations in the field of sport, the creation of mechanisms for the support and funding of projects for the practice of sport and sport, mechanisms for cooperation and coordination with other government agencies to set up the related fields in the Monitoring the implementation of national policies for education, youth and sport, promoting an active inclusion policy in the fields of education, youth and sport, in particular through measures for inclusive education and the participation of people with disabilities the guarantee and promotion of gender equality in their areas of responsibility in coordination with the responsible public authorities and the planning and implementation of an analysis and monitoring system to evaluate the results and effects of education, youth and sport policy.
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture
The MESCC is the central government agency responsible for designing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the policies established and approved by the Council of Ministers in the areas of higher education and skills, as well as in the areas of science, technology, art and culture.
Responsibilities include policy-making in higher education, science, arts and culture and technology, as well as organization, funding, implementation and evaluation; Promoting equal opportunities in access to higher education, science and the enjoyment of cultural goods, promoting the development, modernization, quality, competitiveness and international recognition of higher education and scientific and technological systems, promoting the link between higher education and scientific and technological institutions and between them and the production system; Promote ongoing evaluation and inspection of higher education institutions, as well as scientific and technological institutions, promote evaluation of higher education professionals, plan an analysis and monitoring system to assess the results and impact of higher education policy, evaluate the results and impact of higher education, policies and To draw up regulations for the conservation, protection and preservation of historical and cultural heritage, to propose guidelines for the definition and development of art and culture, to promote the creation of communal cultural centers in consultation with the local administration and with the aim of national cohesion to promote the policy of cooperation and cultural exchanges with the countries of the Community of Portuguese- Speaking Countries (CPLP) and cultural organizations and countries of the region, establishing cooperation policies with UNESCO , in A In agreement with the MEJD to develop programs for the introduction of art education and culture into education in East Timor, the promotion of the creative industries and artistic creation in East Timor in its various areas, the guarantee of the proper storage of official and historical documents for reasons of jurisdiction and protection the rights in connection with artistic and literary creation.
Subordinate authorities
The MEJD includes the National Sports Commission (CND); the Martial Arts Regulatory Commission (CRAM) and the National Institute for the Training of Teachers and Educational Professionals of (INFORDEPE).
The MESCC is responsible for the Universidade Nasionál Timór Lorosa'e (UNTL), the Instituto Politécnico de Betano - Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão in Betano , the National Institute for Science and Technology, the National UNESCO Commission, the Agência Nacional para a Avaliação e Acreditação Académica (ANAAA), the Technical Secretariat of the Human Capital Development Fund, the Implementation Unit of the Academy of Arts, Culture and Cultural Creative Industries, the Monitoring Commission of the Academy of Arts, Culture and Cultural Creative Industries, the National Library of East Timor and the National Museum of East Timor.
State Secretaries
| State Secretaries | ||
| government | State Secretary | Term of office |
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Government of FRETILIN / government in exile |
not occupied | 1975-2000 |
| I UNTAET | not occupied | 2000-2001 |
| II UNTAET | not occupied | 2001-2002 |
| I. | State Secretary for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport tetum Secretáriu Estadu Edukasaun, Kultura, Juventude no Desportu Portuguese Secretário da Educação, Cultura Juventude e Desporto |
2002– July 26, 2005 |
| II. | not occupied | 2006-2007 |
| III. | not occupied | 2007 |
| IV. | State Secretary for Culture tetum secretáriu Estadu Kultura Portuguese Secretário de Cultura |
2007–2012 |
| V. | not occupied | 2012-2015 |
| VI. | not occupied | 2015-2017 |
| VII. | not occupied | 2017-2018 |
| VIII. | State Secretary for Youth and Sport in the MEJD (SEJD) tetum Secretáriu Estadu Juventude no Desportu Portuguese Secretário de Estado da Juventude e Desporto |
2018-2020 |
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| State Secretary for Art and Culture in the MESCC (SEAC) tetum Secretáriu Estadu Arte no Kultura Portuguese Secretário de Estado da Arte e Cultura |
since 2018 | |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f East Timorese Government: Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government , accessed May 29, 2020.
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Former ministries:
Ministry of Development and Institutional Reforms | Ministry of Projects and Strategic Investments | Ministry of Legislative Reform and Parliamentary Affairs
Coordinates: 8 ° 33 ′ 34.8 ″ S , 125 ° 34 ′ 3.2 ″ E