Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands May 10, 2023 – Her ExcellencyAnya Williams, Acting Governor,and Minister of Education,Hon. Rachel Taylor,leads TCI team to Education World Forum2023in London,7thto 10thMay,under the theme ‘New Beginnings: Nurturing Learning Culture, Building Resilience, Promoting Sustainability. Stronger, Bolder, Better Education by Design.’
TheMinister for Education, Youth, Sports and Social Services, Hon. Rachel Taylor,is attending the Education World Forum(EWF)inLondon,England. Hon. Taylor and herteam arrived in the United Kingdom (UK)on Saturday,6thMayahead of the openingof the Education World Forum.
Her Excellency Anya Williams,Acting Governor,isalso attending theForum, despite other planned engagements. The sessionson Mondayfocused on lessons learned, Trends, Resilience andInnovation,central themes of the forum.
The Minister is accompaniedbyothermembersof the Ministry including:Director of Education, Edgar Howell,the Presidentand CEOof the Turks and Caicos Islands Community College, Dr. Candice Williams,and theCurriculum Development Officer, Elisann Delancy.
As a highlight, Hon. Rachel Taylor presented on one of several prestigious panel discussions. The topic for her panel discussion was; ‘What role can and should education play in building sustainability? How can we accelerate from policy to implementation?The sessionwas co-shared with the Director of Education and Skills OECD, Andreas Schleicher and Minister of Education for Ghana, Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The Ministryof Educationaffirms the tremendousstridesit hasmade over the yearsinaddressingsustainabilityand promotingresilience.“Because of some of our achievements, we arepoised to not only learn from others but to sharemany lessons and best practiceson a Globalplatformsuchas the Education World Forum”noted the Minister.
To maximize the visit,the team will use the opportunity to holdbilateral meetings with several partners with whom TCI hopes to build future relationships. Theseinclude;theFulbrightScholarship Programandthe NorthernConsortium UK – a consortium of the UK’s leading universities.
The Minister and team members have scheduled visits to various schools and Collegesto gain insightsaround strengthening the delivery of technical vocational education and training (TVET) and special educationservices for children and families. Minister Tayloris scheduled to jointhe Hon. Premier in Manchester for the well-publicized meeting with students and members of the diasporalater in the week.
TheEducation WorldForumis held annually and is theworld’s largest gathering ofeducation and skills ministers.One hundred and seventeen (117) Ministersand delegates from 118 countriesattended EWF 2022. Similar numbers are expected to attendEWF2023.‘This event offers the opportunity for networking and developing partnerships as well as gaining insight and inspiration from leading policy makers, education experts and pioneers in the field of Education’.
The Education World Forum is supported by theForeignand Commonwealth Office, theDepartment forEducation, the British Council as well as other industry partners.
The Ministry will share further information on the successful return of Hon. Taylor and her team.