ISLAMABAD:
The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has decided to revamp the Education Management Information System (EMIS) and Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) to make it accessible for area education managers and education institutes.
A committee, comprising eight members, a coordinator and a chairperson, is already working on the framework. It is expected that the system will be in place by this year.
According to official documents, the prime purpose of the system would be to increase coordination between Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) and educational institutes. CADD controls 424 education institutes and FDE in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
An SMS alert system has already been introduced to enhance communication between various institutes and the supervising departments.
Currently, there are five Area Education Officers (AEO) at Sihala, Tarnol, Nilore, Bhara Kahu and urban areas.
“The system is helping us in many waysm, including timely updating on education-related policies,” Sihala AEO Riaz Ali said. He added that since Sihala is a far-flung rural area, daily communication with FDE and CADD would be a hurdle.
“Usually, traditional paperwork is followed for coordination with CADD which not only takes time but also takes longer,” an official at FDE stated.
Besides, the distribution of books at the start of every academic year is another challenge but FDE has now planned to upload course books through an e-learning portal for easy access to students and teachers alike.
The committee has also planned to introduce an electronic communication system with institutions through a centralised email system. It will assist the authority to collect and analyse data of schools and colleges for further research and development and swift decision making.
FDE is also considering restructuring the Information Technology (IT) department which at present is based out of a room with two staffers. The committee has proposed a full-fledged new active website, which will be accessible to educationists, teachers, students and parents for desired information and data about education institutes.
FDE Director Administration and Finance Ghulam Sohoo claimed the project would be implemented within a few weeks. “An NGO will help in the up-gradation and implementation of this programme to improve the quality of education without wasting any time,” he added.
Mohsin Iqbal, a teacher from Islamabad Model College for Boys Jaba Tali, appreciated the plan and hoped it will soon be completed. “The thing which concerns most of us is how soon the plan will be implemented as we often hear of plans which later become history,” he concluded.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 10th, 2014.
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