Domingos Fernandes

Domingos Fernandes is the president of the Conselho Nacional da Educação (CNE) in Portugal. He recently suggested that online education could be a viable solution to address the shortage of teachers and the increasing number of students without classes. During a parliamentary hearing on the State of Education report, he emphasized the need for immediate measures to mitigate the impact of this issue, including the recruitment of more foreign teachers and leveraging online training resources. He advocates for a comprehensive approach to improve the quality of learning, especially in the early years of education, and stresses the importance of valuing diverse educational pathways, including vocational training.