Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Education Management Information System

The aim of the new Education Management Information System (EMIS) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is to provide accurate and timely information to stakeholders including government departments, educational institutions, and local, regional and international organizations. The Ministry of Education...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porta, Emilio
Other Authors: Arcia, Gustavo, Nannyonjo, Harriet
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C The World Bank 2012
Series:Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)
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Collection: World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The aim of the new Education Management Information System (EMIS) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is to provide accurate and timely information to stakeholders including government departments, educational institutions, and local, regional and international organizations. The Ministry of Education's goal is to establish an EMIS that allows its 67 primary schools and 27 secondary schools to enter their information in real time. EMIS staff includes a deputy education planner and a statistician, but the EMIS primarily relies on school principals to deal with issues of data accuracy and timeliness, improved teacher training, increased inter-agency coordination, improved personnel efficiency, and better data management and protection