at courses which are held throughout the year, but primarily during the summer holiday. It is supervised by the Directorate of Educational Training and Inspection at the Ministry. The Ministry has now completed the formulation of a comprehensive training plan based on the recommendations of the Conference on the Development of Education. In general, the objective of this plan is to provide training for all persons employed by the Ministry, including school inspectors, teachers, librarians, laboratory supervisors and school principals. In the case of teachers, school inspectors and principals, the training focuses on the new school textbooks that will be compiled in the light of the planned new syllabuses and of the new concepts concerning teaching methods and the manner in which these new books should be used. 28. During the academic year 1988/89, 15 summer courses were organized for 3,550 trainees, in addition to 75 courses held at other times of the year. Educatipnal. tele.ylsion 29. The aim of educational television is to develop new educational expertise and promote educational concepts and trends which traditional methods are unable to propagate among students and teachers. It was used for the first time in Jordan in 1968, when formal educational and cultural programmes were broadcast during the morning and evening periods. A UNESCO expert was seconded to the Educational Television Section in June 1971 and, at the beginning of August 1971, he was joined by an assistant specialized in production, within the context of UNESCO assistance in the development of educational television programmes. In the academic year 1973/74, the broadcasts included geography for the first secondary grade, as well as the English language, physics, mechanics, the Arabic language, mathematics, technical education and biology. From the time of its establishment up to 1 January 1989, the Educational Television Section had produced 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the training programs and initiatives of the Ministry of Education in Jordan, focusing on the development of educational expertise, new syllabuses, and teaching methods. It also mentions the role of educational television in promoting educational concepts and trends. Given the context and content, it seems likely that the text falls under the category of education.

**Category**
Education