Mallorca: Balearic training plan faces a proof test
In Palma, Mallorca, a new Balearic training plan faces a demand for evidence that it would work better than courses already on offer. On Thursday, 12 November, the Balearic Parliament’s Education and Universities Committee called on the regional government to publish technical and statistical reports on the Integrated Skills and Training Programme (PCFI). The reports must explain why creating it would be more effective than expanding existing options, including adapted basic vocational courses.
The call came from a proposal put forward by Més per Menorca MP Joana Gomila. The committee also wants legal reports, opinions from the Consultative Council and School Council, and the results of the public hearing and consultation. It has asked for the source and figures behind a cited school dropout rate, the real cost of rolling out the programme, and current numbers of pupils and authorised centres.
A second proposal won approval: the government must spell out how it will provide the resources needed for pupils with special educational needs. It calls for more support in mainstream schools, guidance services and teams working with pupils who have differing needs.
But the committee reached no decision on whether to ask the government to halt work on the PCFI decree until any new route meets the framework for inclusive schooling. Six People’s Party members voted for that proposal and six members of left-wing parties voted against. Other proposals also ended in ties, including calls to link every vocational module to an official unit of competence and strengthen adapted courses. The full parliament will vote on the unresolved points.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com