MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, YOUTH AND SPORTS-BELIZE

Government ministry that is responsible for determining the policies and direction of the educational system in Belize.

Mission:

    The Ministry of Education is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all Belizeans are given an opportunity to acquire those knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for their own personal development and for full and active participation in the development of the nation. In carrying out its mission, the Ministry of Education shall work in collaboration with all education stakeholders.

Vision:

Equitable access to and efficiently delivered quality and relevant education, at all levels, for all Belizeans, founded on the following integrated principles:

Education for Self: to create confidence, self-sufficiency, and excellence in an ever changing environment.

Education for Strength: in preparation to enter, participate, and contribute ethically to an economically strong, socially rich, culturally proud, and politically just society.

Education for Life: Never too old to learn or too old to start. Belizeans of all ages will enjoy educational opportunities as we create a country founded on the intelligence and education of its greatest assets, the people.