Luanda- The ministries of Education of Angola and Portugal signed on Friday in Luanda, a cooperation protocol in the scope of the Pilot National Examination.
The pilot national exam is scheduled for July, with 2,000 students from 6th and 12th grades to be selected randomly.
The agreement was signed by the National Institute for Evaluation and Development of Education (INADE), of Angola, by the Institute for Educational Evaluation (IAVE), of Portugal, and by the Directorate-General of Education National Examination Jury (DGE/JNE).
Named Pilot National Examination, the project aims at implementing an external assessment system of learning in Angola.
At the time, the Minister of Education, Luísa Grilo, said that the agreement represents a milestone for both countries.
According to Luisa Grilo, the reform in education, since 2012, already recommended the need for the National Examination.
Source: Angola Press News Agency