Coronavirus Crisis : Alternative Educational, Training Methods

The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute has assured Cameroonians that there will be no blank school year in the country this 2020 because of the restrictive measures the President of the Republic, Paul Biya has taken to fight the Coronavirus.

Speaking during a video conference in his residence in Yaounde on April 3, 2020, he said the Head of State does not want a blank school year as he wants classes to take place, children write examinations and they are corrected. While doing all these, PM Dion Ngute stressed the fact that priority should be to safeguard the lives of the population.  The Prime Minister enjoined Ministers to forward to him their proposed alternative actions this week. He said the restrictive measures may be extended depending on the situation of the pandemic.

In the video conference ministers of the educational sector, professional training and the organisation of public service recruitment examinations presented the state of affairs in their different ministries and the alternative measures taken to ensure continuity of classes while waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to be handled. Ministers who intervened included those of Higher Education, Basic Education, Secondary Education, Employment and Vocational Training, Public Service and Administrative Reform and Posts and Telecommunications.

Alternative Measures

The alternative measure that cuts across in all the levels of the educational sector, the ministers concerned explained, is distant learning instituted to respect the social distancing instruction. Beginning from this week, the Ministry of Basic Education will start giving lessons to pupils writing the First School Leaving Certificate and “Certificat...