Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif said that any genuine development of technical education must be part of a comprehensive reform of the entire education system, stressing that foundational skills, including reading, writing and numeracy, constitute the cornerstone upon which future competencies are built.
The remarks came during a meeting of the House of Representatives’ Education and Scientific Research Committee to review efforts to develop technical education and enhance coordination between the Ministries of Education and Higher Education to better align graduates’ skills with labor market needs.
The session was attended by Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Abdel Aziz Konsowa.
Abdel Latif praised the committee’s role in supporting educational reform and emphasized the importance of cooperation between the executive and legislative branches in improving education quality and responding to national development needs.
The Minister said that the ministry has implemented a broad package of reforms to address longstanding challenges affecting education quality, including overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and low student attendance rates.
He noted that student attendance had risen from around 15 percent to 87 percent, while average classroom density had fallen to fewer than 50 students per class, creating a more stable learning environment and improving teaching quality.
