ILO launches special program<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the
\nprovincial administration of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam have
\ndeveloped a program to help Acehnese students who failed the
\nnational exam prepare for the makeup test.<\/p>\n
The ILO said in a press release here over the weekend that the
\nprogram would prioritize schools with high failure rates in Banda
\nAceh and the regencies of Aceh Besar and Aceh Jaya, the three
\nregions worst hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami.<\/p>\n
More than 24,300 junior high school and high school students
\nin the province failed the recent national exam. Devastated
\nschool buildings and a lack of educational facilities and
\nteachers have been blamed for the high failure rate.<\/p>\n
As part of the program, the ILO and the provincial education
\noffice in Banda Aceh, in collaboration with Primagama course
\nprovider, will provide a week-long training course for 150 math,
\nEnglish and Indonesian teachers to help them develop similar
\nstudy programs for students at their own schools.<\/p>\n
The program hopes to help about 1,000 students pass the second
\nround of the national examination.<\/p>\n
ILO representative in Jakarta Alan Boulton said the initiative
\nwas crucial to help students in Aceh pass the national exam and
\ncontinue their educations. --JP<\/p>",
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