Coding included in curricula
编程将纳入中小学课程
China plans to include computer coding in curricula for primary and middle school students to help them learn about information technology and develop digital learning and innovation skills, the Ministry of Education said.
教育部近日表示，编程教育将纳入中小学相关课程，帮助学生掌握信息技术基础知识与技能、提高数字化学习与创新能力。
During its ongoing curriculum revision launched early last year for compulsory education - first to ninth grade - the ministry made a preliminary decision to include coding in information technology courses, it said in a statement posted on its website.
教育部网站发布的一则声明称，我国去年年初开始启动九年义务教育课程改革，根据初步改革方案，信息技术课程中将包括编程等内容。
The ministry said that it has issued guidelines to promote and regulate coding education, adding that it has asked local education authorities to make early plans to train IT teachers to be adept in coding.
教育部表示，已制定相关专门文件推动和规范编程教育发展，并要求地方教育部门早做准备，培养培训信息技术教育相关师资。