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As part of her round of visits to professional centres, Education Minister Jeanne Simeon yesterday visited the Seychelles Institute of Distance and Open Learning (SIDOL), previously known as ALDEC.
SIDOL director, Stella Bergmann, welcomed Minister Simeon alongside other officials both from the institute and the ministry.
The aim of this visit was to discuss the challenges that the institute is facing and for Minister Simeon to be acquainted with the different centres based under her ministry.
“As the new minister, I want to see and acquaint myself with the staff and know a bit of what they are doing well, as well as the challenges and how the Ministry of Education can offer its assistance,” said Minister Simeon
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A project aimed at training unemployed youth to sew reusable bags to supply a local tourism market has been launched.
The ‘Sea You In Seychelles’ project kicked off on February 20 at the Seychelles Institute of Distance and Open Learning (Sidol), Mont Fleuri.
The workshop was attended by only four young people, including one young man from Corgat Estate, a sub district dubbed as “priority area” following a poverty and equality survey in 2013. The survey carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics found that around 40 percent of Seychellois were living below the poverty line.