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areas, children living in economic hardship and deprivation, Roma children and children from
other minority groups, refugee and internally displaced children;
(e)
The slow progress in training sufficient numbers of teachers able to teach in
minority languages;
(f)
at all levels;
The marginal incorporation of human rights and child rights education in schools
(g)
The slow expansion of vocational education and training, including for children
who have dropped out;
(h)
(i)
children.
61.
The reported widespread violence in schools, particularly among students;
The quality of education and the situation of the most vulnerable groups of
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Take all necessary measures to ensure that the right to education is fully
implemented so that children belonging to vulnerable groups, including rural children,
children living in economic hardship and deprivation, Roma children and children from
other minority groups, refugee and internally displaced children, fully enjoy their right to
education;
(b)
Improve the efficiency of the educational system, including through
appropriate budget allocations;
(c)
Improve professional qualification of teachers and in particular pay
attention to slow learners and the high drop-out rates among vulnerable groups of
children;
(d)
Enhance efforts for the training of teachers before and in-service with the
view of enhancing the interactive learning methods;
(e)
Increase the availability of vocational training programmes for young
people, in order to facilitate their access to the labour market;
62.
In the light of article 29 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the
State party:
(a)
Further strengthen efforts to improve the quality of education by
continued curriculum reform;
(b)
Include education on human rights, including on the rights of the
child, in the general educational curriculum;
(c)
Establish adequate programmes and activities with a view to creating
a school environment of tolerance, peace and understanding of cultural diversity shared by
all children to prevent intolerance, bullying and discrimination in schools and society at
large;
(d)
Take account of the Committee’s general comment No. 1 (2001) on
the aims of education, in particular with regard to children belonging to the most