They will apply POMA and PAA tests to study teaching

Universities will continue to apply the Academic Measurement and Orientation Test (POMA) and the Academic Aptitude Test (PAA) as a requirement to study Education, until those that are going to replace them are duly elaborated and validated.

The information was offered by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Evarista Matías, within the framework of the Seminar on Innovative Practices 2022, promoted by the Salomé Ureña Higher Institute of Teacher Training, (Isfodosu).

During his presentation on the Comprehensive, Quality and Equity Teacher Training Policyjust like him National Teacher Training System (Sinafodor), which has already been approved, assured that the profiles of the country’s teachers consigned in the new system, respond to what is established in Regulation 09-15, whose criteria have been respected.

Matías indicated that there is a special commission that works together with the Ministry of Education, civil society entities and universities, so that decisions are made as a result of consensus.

The official indicated that teacher training policies in the Dominican Republic must respond to global and local transformations of training institutions and to the needs of students.

“Teacher training policies must take on changes with a critical perspective and promote them in the development of academic and institutional programs and projects”, express.

Understands that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have to socialize and share their conceptions, their approaches and their practices for the enrichment of the system of which they are a part and the Mescyt The necessary funds must be specialized so that teacher training policies are executed with effectiveness, quality and relevance.

the skills

Vice Minister of the Presidency Jose Ramon Holguin Britopresented the details of the instrument that defines the skills that graduates of the pre-university, university and professional technical subsystems must have in the field of education.

“Referring to this context of thinking about the future, we promote the qualifications framework, which will almost be a law and is an instrument that will be a public policy, in charge of institutions and systems, in a process of shared responsibility and common leadership” , said Holguin Brito.

innovations

On her side, the Executive Director of the 512 Institute, and member of the Board of Directors of the isfodosu Ángela Español, addressed the innovations for the development of skills in the pre-university subsystem.

Español highlighted the crucial importance of the articulation between the subsystems of Education, given the path of education impacts the same human being throughout his life. He also indicated that opportunities are currently being developed in the Dominican context, such as validations between secondary and higher education, training and interdisciplinary teaching practices, in order to retain and motivate secondary school students.

The expert also highlighted that “innovating” is not always about changing everything that already exists, but rather about improving and assuming things that work.

Redefine presidential goal

The educational authorities are redefining the presidential goal regarding teacher training for excellence and are in the process of preparing a new entry test for the education career, contextualized and adapted to the Dominican reality.

The decision to develop a new test for admission to the teaching career is part of the recommendations made by the special commission that was formed to evaluate the presidential goal “Excellence Teacher Training of the Dominican Republic”which was the result of a process of educational reforms, with the aim of improving the quality of education received by future citizens and which has now acquired the character of public policy.

Update teacher training

At the ceremony, the Minister of Education, Angel Hernandezcalled for the training of professionals in the education sector to be reviewed and updated, so that teachers can guarantee the quality learning that students need in the classroom.

He stated that “there must be a great discipline in the training of teachers, so that they can guarantee it in the training of the new generations.”

“This pre-eminent role that the teacher has in the classroom must be reinforced, so that the family and society in general support him, and thus unite in the exclusive and central concern that time be dedicated to fundamental learning”, pointed out the minister when pronouncing the central words of the activity.

While the rector of isfodosu He explained that this space was opened to discuss and reflect on the skills that our high school graduates, technicians and professionals in Education must develop, in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework.