Min­is­ter of Ed­u­ca­tion Dr Michael Dowlath says chief among his pri­or­i­ties in of­fice would be to in­tro­duce a more “child-cen­tred” learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ence in the pub­lic school sys­tem while mak­ing full use of tech­no­log­i­cal tools to en­hance train­ing.

Dr Dowlath worked for 15 years as prin­ci­pal of Na­pari­ma Col­lege be­fore his re­tire­ment in 2021. Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia af­ter be­ing sworn in at a cer­e­mo­ny at the Pres­i­dent’s House yes­ter­day, Dowlath said he was con­fi­dent that his decades of ex­pe­ri­ence as a teacher and school ad­min­is­tra­tor would be in­valu­able to his cur­rent role.

Re­fer­ring to the man­date giv­en by Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar to all min­is­ters to take a “boots on the ground” ap­proach to their jobs, Dowlath said he was ea­ger to meet with all mem­bers of the min­istry to look at what cur­rent sys­tems and pro­grammes are in place.