The education sector in Holguin is promoting the creation of opportunities for professional skills development in youth and adults. A program that remains active with alternatives in the face of the country’s current energy crisis.
Eddi Velázquez Velázquez, head of this department in the General Directorate of the sector. He informed the Cuban News Agency that the province has 21 worker-farmer faculties, nine language schools, and three special programs in penitentiary centers. All aimed at ensuring the advancement of the population.
In response to the complex situation, strategies were developed to guarantee the continuity of education. Including the adoption of a “learning by sessions” model. Also which reduced in-person attendance from four days to one day per week without affecting academic rigor, he noted.
The measure helped optimize transportation and electricity consumption. Since students received guidance through study guides, independent work, and in-person project-based discussions, he explained.
For those unable to attend due to work or transportation issues. So teachers used WhatsApp groups to distribute materials and maintain educational connections, he noted.
He added that in schools that typically operated at night. Classes started earlier to take advantage of daylight. And the use of centers with photovoltaic systems allowed the process to continue efficiently.
The educator pointed out that this instruction is progressing into the second semester of the school year. With a new cycle focused on language schools, where English, Russian, Portuguese, and French are taught. In addition to programs for those aspiring to reach the twelfth grade and improve their opportunities for personal development.
Sixty-four years after its founding, at the initiative of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, and the educator Raúl Ferrer. The Youth and Adult Education program guarantees access to knowledge and comprehensive preparation. To raise the quality of life for the residents of Holguin, in accordance with their interests and motivations.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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