 In his maiden address as Minister of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, at the 2022-2023 budget debate, Hon. Sean Edward reaffirmed the government's position to ensure and protect the ideal of education for all and leaving no one behind, promoting inclusivity at all levels. Minister Edward highlighted focus areas of development and expansion as the ministry seeks to improve its delivery of services to the public and meet the needs of students and all stakeholders. At the top of the list is the adoption of a robust technical and vocational education and training TVET policy and improving ICT and connectivity within classrooms. According to the minister, the school system presently does not meet the needs and demands of all students and a strong TVET policy will provide diversification within the school system. Thus granting more students opportunities to learn skills in what he calls high-demand vocational and technical areas, thus granting them more options for learning and choosing a career. So, we have identified four schools that we are hoping to transform into what we call the model TVET school. We are considering, Mr. Speaker, the PI secondary school, the Asia Secondary School, the Granville Secondary School, and the John Audlam Secondary School. Mr. Speaker, we are hoping to transform or convert classrooms into workshops, labs, studios, etc. We are considering a new curriculum that will address, Mr. Speaker, some of the skills that we need in our society today. Part of our mandate in education is to prepare citizens to work not just in St. Lucia but even beyond the shores of St. Lucia. The reintroduction of the laptop program is another aspect of improving ICT and connectivity in schools. Minister Edward says that the reinstatement of the one laptop per child policy of the administration will see some 10,000 electronic devices distributed within the school system. We are getting 2,100 tablets from the public sector modernization project. We are getting 2,100 Chromebooks, laptops from the project, public sector modernization project. And, Mr. Speaker, the government of St. Lucia will be purchasing from a supplier. Well, we have already purchased and we just have within the arrival of 3,800 laptops to be distributed in this country. Other areas of focus include improving accessibility to scholarships, remedying the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the system, with focus on truancy and emotional support, and the continued rollout of projects such as the OECS Program for Educational Advancement and Relevant Learning, PUL, and the Education Quality Improvement Project, EQUIP. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology, and Vocational Training, I am Daniel Dubois reporting.