Diko welcomes applied learning pilot in lyceums, seeks parliamentary oversight
Diko has welcomed a new applied learning stream to be piloted in five state lyceums from September and called for parliamentary scrutiny of its implementation.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Diko on Tuesday welcomed the planned introduction of a new applied learning stream in state lyceums, while calling for parliamentary oversight of its pilot implementation from September.
The programme, Direction 5b – Applied Learning in Commerce and Services, will be introduced in one state lyceum in each district and aims to equip students with practical skills and closer links to the labour market.
Parliamentary scrutiny
House education committee chairman and Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides said the initiative could provide young people with “more choices, practical knowledge and skills” in response to changing labour market needs.
“Our education system must continue to evolve and create different pathways for students according to their interests, abilities and goals,” he said.
Savvides said educational reforms should be implemented with careful planning, transparency and continuous evaluation to ensure they serve students’ interests.
He said he had registered the issue for discussion before the House education committee. MPs will seek detailed briefings from the education ministry on the programme’s design, curriculum, criteria for selecting participating schools, teacher preparation, student participation and the methods for evaluating the pilot scheme.
Programme content
Savvides said the new stream should remain an additional option and should not limit students’ future educational or professional opportunities.
Students will follow the existing core curriculum while choosing practical subjects in office administration, applied information technology, marketing and sales, health and wellbeing, green transition and applied biology, and applied technology and skills.
The programme will also include two-week work-related learning activities and training for more than 1,000 teachers.
Pilot schools
The pilot programme will be introduced at Idalion Lyceum in Nicosia, Lanitio Lyceum in Limassol, Livadia Regional Lyceum in Larnaca, Paralimni Lyceum and Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum in Paphos.
The education ministry will monitor the scheme’s implementation before any wider rollout.
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