The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) (Dzongkha: ཤེས་རིག་དང་རིག་རྩལ་གོང་འཕེལ་ལྷན་ཁག།; Wylie: shes rig dang rig rtsal gong 'phel lhan khag) is a governmental body under the Royal Government of Bhutan, responsible for formulating and implementing educational policies across the country. [1] As of 2024, the ministry controls 566 schools.[2]

Vision

The MoESD envisions "An educated and enlightened society of Gross National Happiness (GNH), built and sustained on the unique Bhutanese values of tha dam-tsig ley gju-drey."[3]

Objectives

The Ministry's primary objectives include:

  • Developing sound educational policies that enable the creation of a knowledge-based GNH society.
  • Providing equitable, inclusive, and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities to all children, harnessing their full potential to become productive citizens.
  • Equipping all learners with appropriate knowledge, skills, and values to cope with the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.[4]

Organizational Structure

The MoESD comprises several departments, including:[5]

  • Department of School Education
  • Department of Adult and Higher Education
  • Department of Youth, Culture, and Sports

Educational Statistics

As of 2024, Bhutan's education system includes:[2]

  • Schools: 566 (540 government and 26 private)
  • Teachers: 8,993 (8,945 government and 48 private)
  • Students: 168,092 (167,997 in government schools and 95 in private schools)

Departments

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development includes the following departments:[6]

  • Department of Education Programmes (DEP)
  • Department of School Education (DSE)
  • Department of Workforce Planning & Skills Development (DWPSD)

Leadership

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ministries and Departments Reconstituted and their new names". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Ministry of Education and Skills Development | SHERIG". www.education.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ "Sherig – MoESD – Ministry of Education & Skills Development". Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  4. ^ "About Us – Sherig – MoESD". Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ^ "Council of Ministers (Bhutan)", Wikipedia, 2025-02-04, retrieved 2025-02-10
  6. ^ "Department – Sherig – MoESD". Retrieved 2025-02-10.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Education_and_Skills_Development_(Bhutan)
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