Togo : President Faure Gnassingbé and Minister Dodzi Kokoroko work towards quality education
In a continuous effort towards improving the quality of education in Togo, the Minister of Primary, Secondary, and Technical Education, Dodzi Kokoroko, has announced an innovative initiative : the creation of the National Learning Assessment Center (CNEA).
This decision, made by decree last week, marks a crucial step in President Faure Gnassingbé’s vision for a more effective and efficient educational system.
The CNEA , mandated to oversee national and international learning assessments in the preschool, primary, and secondary cycles, is designed to be an institutional technical entity operating at the national level. Its main objective is to ensure regular assessment of students’ performance and academic skills, with the ultimate ambition of constantly improving the quality of teaching.
Concretely, the center will assume several essential responsibilities. Firstly, it will be responsible for identifying specific learning needs within schools, and then monitoring and evaluating progress periodically in accordance with the national assessment framework.
Additionally, the CNEA will play a crucial role in coordinating participation in sub-regional, regional, and international assessments, thereby allowing for comparative evaluation and contextualization of results.
This initiative comes at a time when the education sector in Togo is undergoing multiple reforms aimed at modernizing teaching methods and strengthening educational infrastructure. This is evidenced by the government’s financial commitment, with an investment of over 190 billion FCFA for the year 2024, demonstrating a strong political will in favor of education.
The establishment of the National Learning Assessment Center under the leadership of Minister Dodzi Kokoroko illustrates a concrete commitment to the continuous improvement of the quality of education in Togo.
This initiative promises to transform the educational landscape by enabling objective and systematic assessment of students’ achievements, thus laying the groundwork for a more promising future for the youth of Togo.
