Vocational school in Ocnita to be liquidated

11:30 | 06.09.2017 Category: Social

Chisinau, 6 September /MOLDPRES/- The government approved today a proposal by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research on liquidation of Ocnita-based vocational school. Over the last years, the number of enrolled pupils has dropped dramatically, over 80 per cent of teachers are retired, and maintenance expenses over the last two years remained unchanged.

According to the ministry, 28 pupils were enrolled in 2016, although 55 seats were assigned to this institution. No admission exams were held in 2017, and 39 pupils were transferred to other vocational schools. Out of the 11 teachers working in the institution, nine are retired.

Keeping a large number of institutions, the capacity of which is not fully used, involves unjustified maintenance costs to the detriment of investment in the quality of studies, the authors of the draft said.

(Reporter V. Bercu, editor A. Răileanu)

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