Politics
Caracas Education Ministry Forces Admin Staff to Teach Weekly Classes
The October 2024 restructuring directs administrative education personnel in Caracas to deliver at least one weekly class section in their subject area under resolution 0025.
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The Venezuelan government launched a six-month plan in October 2024 to restructure the Ministry of Education. The plan requires administrative staff to teach at least one weekly class section and permits retired teachers to return voluntarily to classrooms. Caracas residents with children in public schools will see administrative personnel from their formation areas assigned to these academic hours in official institutions.
Programs Operating in Caracas Schools
Current educational transformation policies include the National Scientific Semilleros Program operating in over 9,000 schools, 13,000 school conucos, and School Production Units named after Aristóbulo Isturiz. These initiatives continue alongside the restructuring and emphasize an ethical, liberating, productive, and innovative curriculum aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The government has claimed 94.7 percent school coverage under these policies.
The restructuring resolution 0025 mandates that all faculty with administrative functions must attend to weekly academic hours in official educational institutions of their formation area. Following the plan, the government announced increases in active teachers and full compliance with the complete class schedule, though no specific figures on new teachers were provided in the announcements.
Local Effects for Caracas Families
For Caracas households, the changes mean administrative staff previously focused on office tasks will now contribute directly to classroom instruction each week. This adjustment applies to schools implementing the Semilleros Program and conucos, where production activities form part of the curriculum. Residents can expect continued emphasis on these established programs as the Ministry implements the six-month restructuring.
The government projects that the plan will deliver full compliance with class schedules across affected institutions. Caracas families will encounter the same curriculum framework that has operated in recent years, now supported by the additional teaching hours from administrative personnel.