Education, Training & Skills in Mexico THE NUMBERS There is a - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Education, Training & Skills in Mexico

THE NUMBERS There is a total of 36,060,653 students in the Mexican National Education System. Public/Private School Split Division of Private Schools: Total 43,741 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Primary Education Secondary Education Higher Education Public School 73.2% Private School 16.8% With 216,556 Public Schools in Mexico, they represent 83.2% of a total of 260,297 schools.

THE REFORM Existing teachers (1.2 million) and New Teachers – EVALUATION EXAMS (3 attempts in 3 years however…) Do Doing ng a a bad bad jo job? Nowadays the level of teaching is increasingly monitored. Fanc ncy a y a r raise? Start working hard, that´s the only option.

THE REFORM ¨comisionados¨ are set to be displaced. The Power granted in allowing Union Leaders to fill of teaching positions will be revoked. Can teachers still sell/hand on their positions?

THE INICIATIVES Multi-million dollar investments have been made to provide new TECHNOLOGY however with LITTLE SUCCESS… It has been referred to as a It appears that these tablets are not working. Maybe they should up the dosage!

THE INICIATIVES SCORES OBTAINED IN THE PISA TESTS 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 China Mexico Peru Reading Maths Sciences Most projects are unsustainable due to a lack of proper infrastruture and underqualified and unprepared staff.

ENGLISH LEARNING This is KEY. However the figures for 21 Percentage of English Speakers years after the NAFTA do not make for 5% good reading… Mexicanos Primero Study: English Speaking in Schools 95% 90 80 Proficient Don´t Speak English 70 60 Only 48% of universities in 50 Mexico establish English 40 accreditation as mandatory 30 20 10 0 Teachers High School Students Speak English Don´t Speak English

ENGLISH LEARNING English Speakers on average earn… Why w y workers t take E Eng ngli lish h cour courses ses Percentage MORE than workers without this ability. 50% 40% Most Im Important nt L Lang nguages 30% (According ng t to t the he s study) y) 20% 100% 10% 0% 50% Personal Requested Company Decision By the Job Agreement 0% English French German Mexican parents spend more money in language Education than:

THE OPPORTUNITIES The Energy Secretary estimate that in this period they will require… Energy Specialists of which… Will be postgraduates or have a higher education