Education Ministers of G-20 nations resolve to work together to ensure ‘inclusive and equitable quality education’

A digital assembly of G20 Education Ministers was held on Saturday to focus on and share experiences of member international locations within the three recognized areas of training continuity in instances of crises, early childhood training and internationalization in training, Ministry of Human Resource Development stated on Sunday.

Yesterday’s assembly was the end result of ongoing discussions on these themes, carried out just about due to the Covid 19 pandemic, stated the Ministry.

“Education Ministers of G 20 nations have resolved to work together and share best practices in the area of education so that member countries can ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, even in times of crises,” a launch from the Ministry stated.

Representing India, Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stated that these themes are additionally precedence areas that the federal government of India has been pursuing.

“India’s commitment for these themes is reflected in the new National Education Policy 2020 that seeks to bring in transformational changes in the education landscape of the country,” the discharge stated.

According to the discharge, the Minister stated India will proceed the efforts it has taken to reform and rework its training system and mitigate the problem posed by the Covid 19 pandemic. He additionally stated India is dedicated to collaborate with G 20 member international locations within the space of training.

“The Education Ministers adopted a communique at the end of the meeting. Regarding ensuring education continuity in times of crises, the communique recognizes the value of distance and blended teaching and learning and underscore the importance of enhancing access to high-quality education, professional development for educators, digital infrastructure and content, cybersecurity awareness, appropriate teaching methodologies and active learning, while recognizing that these approaches complement face-to-face learning,” the discharge stated.

The communique, as per the discharge, expresses the resolve to encourage internationalization in training by sharing of finest practices in training and the difference of such practices on the native, nationwide, and worldwide ranges, as applicable.

“It also supports advancing the discussion on internationalization at the K-12 level. The communique emphasizes the impact of internationalization practices in a country in broadening students’ intercultural and global competencies and in providing equal learning opportunities and experiences for all,” stated the discharge.