PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament's permanent committee for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) will be meeting with the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) on February 12th in a closed door session.
The committee will meet three times starting at 9:00am with the final meeting starting at 11:00am on Thursday morning in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg.
The first meeting at 9:00am, the committee will meet with students from several of the programs at NIPA; at 10:00am the committee will meet with the board and the director of NIPA; and at 11:00am the committee will meet with the Minister of Education, the Department of Education, and the Inspectorate & Exam Division.
The agenda is the same for the three meetings: the challenges experienced by students at NIPA with courses, instructors, and accreditation programs as well as the lack of communication.
These meetings are closed to the public.