The Flemish Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA) has announced pilot projects that will be launched for the region's "second-chance" students who have not obtained a secondary school diploma. The move comes after certain students had complained about a lack of flexibility for the classes they are offered.
In Belgium, those who did not graduate from secondary school have the possibility to enrol in "second-chance education" which allows them to have another shot at gaining a diploma.
Yet the timetables currently provided by the Centre for Adult Education (CVO) made it difficult for certain students to combine studies with their job or family life.
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As a result, Weyts announced on Thursday that various pilot projects, each of which will receive €80,000 in funding from the Flemish government.
“We are now going to test in practice how we can give people more flexibility and breathing room,” Weyts said. The most successful initiatives will eventually be rolled out across Flanders. The minister concluded that this would "make the courses more accessible and attractive" for students.
