The objective of this seminar is to facilitate the exchange of experiences among client countries as well as to present and discuss the new World Bank policy on secondary education. Good quality secondary education is considered a prerequisite for the successful integration of youth in the labor market and for a modern economy to compete successfully in the new globalized knowledge-based economy. Several countries in Latin America are currently implementing important secondary education reforms. Thus, committed to assisting World Bank member countries to identify and implement their next strategic steps in the national education reform process, the Latin America and the Caribbean Region and HDNED, in close collaboration with the World Bank Institute is offering this seminar to discuss and share experiences of secondary education reforms as well as the recently published new WB policy paper of secondary education, Expanding Opportunities and Building Competencies for Young People: A New Agenda for Secondary Education.
| Dates: |
May 3 to 5, 2006 |
| Region/Country: |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Potential Participating Countries: |
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador |
| Number of Prticipants: |
50 |
| Audience Type: |
Senior policymakers and technical/research staff in education, representatives from NGOs active in education as well as from other local civil society and private organizations, including academic institutions, and representatives from international organizations, including donors and World Bank staff. |
Should you wish additional information on the seminar content, please contact Ms. Myriam Waiser, at mwaiser@worldbank.org.
For further information on participation and related administrative/logistical matters, or to register in the seminar please contact or send the registration form to:
Nicole Fults
The World Bank
Email: nfults@worldbank.org
Tel.: (202) 473-6275
Fax: (202) 676-0961
(202) 522-0638
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