Education Sector Strategy: Realising the Vision 2020
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Education Sector Strategy: Realising the Vision 2020
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1 Introduction
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The Education Sector Strategy: Realizing the Vision 2020 is an articulation of the goals
and processes for achieving Bhutan’s aspirations in the education sector, as part of the
wider development initiatives toward becoming a progressive sovereign nation enunciated
in Vision 2020. Vision 2020 provides a framework of development principles, which
address Bhutan’s unique needs and priorities for attaining its underpinning development
objective of Gross National Happiness. Human Development, Culture and Heritage,
Balanced and Equitable Development, Governance and Environmentally Sustainable
Development are the cornerstones of this vision. Vision 2020 provides desirable long-term
outcomes and milestones in each sector of development. The Education Sector Strategy
document comprises of two interrelated parts. Part I outlines the policies and strategies for
the 20-year period and the action plan for the 9th Plan (2002-07). Part II provides the
Human Resource Development Plan for the next ten years (2002-2012).
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Education is recognised both as a basic right and as a pre-requisite for achieving the wider
social, cultural and economic goals set for the country within this national vision. Six
strategic objectives have been enunciated for this sector:
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to continuously improve the quality and relevance of education to ensure holistic development of the child,
encompassing innate abilities, moral and social values, social cohesion and the world of work including
agriculture and other vocations;
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to expand basic education to the entire population;
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to develop a highly motivated and competent teaching cadre which supports a holistic approach to
education and learning;
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to take advantage of new educational innovations and technologies to increase access to and improve the
quality of education;
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to develop private schools which will lessen t