What We Do

The Ministry of Education & Training is responsible for providing policy advice, administrative and governance support and the delivery of a range of programmes and services to the public that enable the Minister to achieve the strategic goals for Education. 

The programmes, policies and legislation of the Ministry of Education & Training are aimed at supporting the best education opportunities for all our children. This includes the enhancement of teaching and learning, strengthened core curriculum in government schools and scholarship funding for tertiary education.

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Organisation & Functions

 

Outside of the core administrative arm of the Ministry, the Departments/Units within the Ministry’s remit include: the Department of Education Services; Early Childhood Care and Education Unit; the Scholarship Secretariat Unit; and the Cayman Islands Public Library Service.

The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) is the statutory authority that falls within the remit of the Ministry and a Ministry representative sits on its board.

The scope of the Ministry’s activities includes:

  • Policy advice, development, implementation, communication and evaluation services to the Honourable Minister, and support for legislative revisions and development
  • Funding and governance services by the Core Ministry to its Departments/Units, and, on the Minister’s behalf, for UCCI. The Ministry also manages executive expenditure and executive assets which fall within the Minister’s areas of responsibility
  • General secretarial and administrative services to the Honourable Minister, as well as services to support the administration of the Education Council.
The Ministry's functions are as follows:
 
Planning and Policy Services
  • Formulates national policies and those specific to government schools.
Administration
  • Provides strategic direction for all government schools. 
Legislative & Regulatory Services
  • Supports the enhancement of teaching and learning in schools through the following:
    • Increased use of online and computerised testing;
    • Strengthened core curriculum across government primary and secondary schools;
    • Provision of  scholarship funding for advanced, specialised tertiary education;
    • Placement of compulsory age students with special needs in alternative educational institutions;
    • The registration of teachers;
    • The registration of educations institutions.