The Minister for Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts, Mr Filipe Bole is delighted with the ministry’s achievements for 2012.
The ministry’s rating according to its achievement for 2012 is 96.86 per cent, being the highest for all government ministries.
“I sincerely thank my permanent secretary, Dr Brij Lal for all the hard work put in and the rating of 96.86 per cent is a testimony to this. I also thank my senior staff for their performance. Yes, I have always stressed hard work to them and the achievement is a reward in itself,” Mr Bole commended.
Members of the senior staff applauded the announcement as this has given them an extra boost to the work at hand.
“Being the biggest Government ministry with more than 11,000 officers and teachers to manage, I must admit that it is an enormous task.
“I give credit to all my officers in the nine education districts, the four education divisions and those at the headquarters for their determination, perseverance and tolerance. Certainly, there is no substitute to hard work,” Education Ministry’s permanent secretary, Dr Brij Lal said.
The ministry’s theme for 2013 is “STEP UP” meaning education officials will not ‘rest on their laurel’ but move a notch up from 2012.
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