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Bahrain National Test project

A view from BahrainIn October 2007, CIE won a competitive tender to work with the Bahrain Economic Development Board and Ministry of Education to establish a new National Examinations Unit as part of the Kingdom′s National Education Reform Project.

CIE will also develop and run new National Tests for students at Grade 3, 6, and 9 (equivalent to Key stages 1, 2 and 3 in the UK) in the core subjects of Arabic, Mathematics, Science and English. The National Tests will be taken by all public sector pupils in state schools, beginning in 2009. Further tests for school-leavers (grade 12) will be developed subsequently.

The CIE project team will develop and manage the first two series of the National Tests, with marking to be carried out in Bahrain under CIE supervision. The project has been designed to provide extensive training, development and skills transfer to Bahraini specialists, so that from 2012, the National Tests will be run by the Bahraini National Examinations Unit.

The National Education Reform Strategy is a comprehensive cross-government effort under the leadership of H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, in partnership with the Economic Development Board, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, and key stakeholders in the public sector, private sector and civil society.

The key objective of the reform is to increase the skill levels and competency of Bahrainis by developing the entire education and training sector.