The Ministry of Education and Technical Education has decided to expand the teaching of programming and artificial intelligence to students in technical education and applied technology schools, following the resounding success of the programming curriculum introduced for first-year secondary students during the previous academic year.
The programme’s success resulted in 85 Egyptian students receiving training grants at international companies, while another 10 students are scheduled to travel to Japan to participate in specialised training programmes.
The ministry said in a statement that this experience demonstrated the value of programming education and encouraged its expansion to technical education students.As part of the expansion, a training session was held on the Japanese online platform used to teach programming, in co-operation with UNICEF and with the participation of Japan’s SPRIX Foundation.
The session forms part of the “Ambassadors of Development” programme, launched last year through co-operation between the ministry and UNICEF.
The programme trains subject supervisors and teachers from all governorates on updated curricula at both primary and secondary levels, supporting the development of teaching capabilities and the effective integration of modern technological skills into education.
The current training brought together general education supervisors, programming teachers and technical education supervisors to exchange experiences and build on previous expertise in programming instruction, the ministry said.
It added that the training will support the expansion of programming and artificial intelligence education across the technical education system, enabling students to acquire skills increasingly required in the labour market and strengthening their readiness for future technological developments.
