THE Education Management Information System (EMIS) is set to transform the education sector countrywide by improving information-sharing and efficiency in schools.
The EMIS software, which was launched at the Pegasus Corporate Suites on Monday morning is designed to cater for the management of data at the level of the ministry and in classrooms. It was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
It is a fully integrated system which caters to both public and private schools, with a total of 1,573 educational institutions already registered on the system.
Giving an overview of how it works, Senior Statistician in the Ministry of Education’s Planning Unit, Dahvis Caldeira, said the software will enable the efficient management of data by teachers and education officers.
She said that the EMIS stores enrolment information, transfer requests, attendance, grades, end-of-year processing, class portals, teacher web pages, parent portals, teacher information, and timetables.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand said that the Education Management Information System will be a game changer for the sector.
“I truly want this to be such an integrated system that it’s not piloted anywhere. It is in every school, every learning institution, every education district, and every department available to everyone who wants to track or determine how service can be improved by using numbers,” she said.
Manickchand said not only will the software assist in resource planning, but it will also aid in reducing the number of early school leavers. She urged teachers to get acquainted with the system.
In brief remarks, Chief Education Officer Mohamed Saddam Hussain deemed the launch of the software significant, noting that it is part of the “new future” of the country’s education system.
The ministry’s Chief Planning Officer Nicola Johnson said in the rapidly changing digital age, technology is being used to advance the system. She said that with the system, there will be enhanced accountability which will empower teachers and administrators to make informed decisions.
Johnson said that the EMIS will help identify and address gaps within the education system to ensure that every Guyanese has access to a quality education.
