One of the research and training agencies of UNESCO, the International Institute for Educational Planning, (IIEP), has pledged assistance to St. Martin especially in the areas of its competency – training, research, technical assistance and policy advocacy.
The pledge was made by Director of the institute, Mr. Khalil Mahshi, who received Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Dr. Rhoda Arrindell and her delegation, at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, Thursday.
Mr. Khalil Mahshi was accompanied by the Head of Technical Assistance and Sector Planning, Mr. Anton de Grauwe, who explained the workings of the institute.
Dr. Arrindell said she would like to see more St. Martiners being trained at the institute, pointing to the fact that Mrs. Sidonia Hodge-Lacorbiniere would be among the first. Mrs. Hodge-Lacorbiniere, a Policy worker at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, has just begun a Master’s program at the Institute.
The IIEP also offers Distance Education training and supports UNESCO National Commissions, especially where it concerns "training the trainers."