The Education Ministry has received new IT equipment from the Access to Quality Education Programme, Australian initiative. This is in line with the Ministry of Education’s aim for online portal. The equipment, consisting of four servers worth $80,000 FJD, is intended to help run the Fiji Education Information Management System (FEMIS). FEMIS is a web-based application combining information on schools, students and staff into a single online portal for use by education officials, teachers and students. Launched in February, FEMIS has information on over 10,000 staff, 900 schools and 100,000 Literacy and Numeracy Assessment results. Using FEMIS, ministry officials and teachers will be able to identify and respond to trends in student attendance and exam performance, as well as school finances and infrastructure management. Students will also be able to access study resources and homework online, reducing paperwork and using teaching resources more efficiently. For schools without internet access, district offices will distribute reports via a paper-based system to ensure they also benefit from FEMIS data analysis. There are presently 2,500 active FEMIS users, a number expected to increase dramatically when 100,000 students join within two years. Presenting the equipment to the Ministry of Education’s Deputy Secretary Professional Kelera Taloga, Acting Australian High Commissioner Glenn Miles voiced the Australian Government’s continued commitment to contributing to a quality education for Fiji’s students. Access to Quality Education Programme Senior Education Advisor Dr Priscilla Puamau added the new equipment will inform AQEP’s efforts to support schools in addressing absenteeism. The servers have a life expectancy of six years and will be hosted by the Fiji Government ITC
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:59:14 +0000
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