Proposals regarding the education sector were considered

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a presentation of proposals for developing preschool education and improving the work system with gifted youth.

The foundations of upbringing and personal development are laid in childhood. Therefore, the state pays special attention to the preschool education system. Over the past seven years, coverage has increased from 27 to 74.6 percent. This figure is planned to rise to 80 percent in the next five years.

At the same time, the content of education and upbringing is also essential. Issues of providing teaching aids, increasing the potential of educators, and introducing new approaches require attention.

The proposals aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of preschool education were considered at the presentation.

To expand coverage, it is planned to allow the construction of kindergartens on the free territory of schools based on public-private partnerships.

Not all kindergartens can access teaching materials developed based on the state program. Non-governmental institutions use Internet resources. In this regard, all programs will be posted on the Ministry of Preschool and School Education’s website and available for free use.

In the best foreign practice, children’s intellectual and cognitive potential, physical, mental, and social state are constantly monitored, and the educational process is adjusted based on this. Considering this, the task of maintaining a “Child Development Map” in the Information System for Preschool Education Management has been set.

Most teachers in kindergartens have secondary specialized education. The current term for advanced training in the field is once every five years. To accelerate this process, it is planned to hold “Hour of Methodological Mastery” and “Day of Methodological Mastery” events between advanced training courses. It is also proposed to introduce a dual form of education in higher education institutions and increase target quotas for correspondence and evening education.

Today, attendance and food expenses in public kindergartens are documented in paper form. Therefore, it is necessary to digitalize reporting using biometric identification technology.

Measures to improve work with gifted youth were also discussed.

In recent years, the system of training and motivating students has changed significantly. If in 2022, the schoolchildren of Uzbekistan won 45 medals at international subject Olympiads, then this year they won 113 awards. At the same time, the potential of our youth, capable of declaring themselves to the whole world, is even more significant.

For their thorough preparation and performance improvement, the selection of participants in international subject Olympiads will be organized from grades 5-8. Curricula, literature, methodological recommendations, and manuals for each subject will be improved and brought to students and mentors. Foreign specialists will be involved in the national teams, and joint training sessions with foreign teams will be held.

Today, 22 international and regional subject Olympiad winners are awarded cash prizes. A decision has been made to expand this list to 28. Cash rewards and gifts to students who win national and international Olympiads and their teachers and team leaders will be exempt from income tax.

The Head of state instructed to once again carefully study and comprehensively finalize the proposals.

UzA