Guyana and Grenada: Learning Visit to The Bahamas about EMIS

Meeting with Lorraine Symonette-Armbrister, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education of The Bahamas.
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KIX LAC

SUMMA and OECS, through its KIX LAC Hub, with the support of the Global Partnership for Education and IDRC, conducted a fourth technical learning visit. On this occasion, representatives from the Ministries of Education of Guyana and Grenada were received by officials from The Bahamas Ministry of Education, from June 10-14, 2024. 

The main objectives of this exchange of knowledge and experiences between countries were explicitly based on the implementation process, by The Bahamas Ministry of Education, for the EMIS System and, specifically, on the use of report card, exam, and risk modules, with emphasis on: 

  • Acquiring knowledge on integrating OpenEMIS and other systems and platforms, especially data flow and interoperability. 

  • Find out about specific tools or functions for planning and statistical analysis. 

  • Learn from the Bahamas approach to user training during OpenEMIS implementation. 

  • Explore additional modules used in The Bahamas that the Ministry of Education does not currently implement in Guyana. 

Education Management Information System (EMIS)  

The Education Management Information System (EMIS) is designed to collect, integrate, process, maintain and disseminate data and information. EMIS facilitates decision making, policy analysis, policy making, planning, monitoring, and managing at all levels of an education system. This system integrates people, technology, models, methods, processes, procedures, rules and regulations to help decision makers, managers and users in general access data and relevant information to make informed decisions. 

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