A National Physical Fitness Programme will be put into Bermuda's school to help combat the prevalence of childhood obesity.

As part of the education section of their manifesto thee UBP pledged to decentralise the Ministry of Education, establish individual school boards, require all teachers be licensed and hold teacher assessments on a regular basis.

The party's manifesto said: "We will decentralise the Ministry of Education, leaving a core group to provide oversight for funding, teacher licensing, school accreditation and coordination of both academic and technical programme."

Under a UBP Government schools would be evaluated yearly and the results made public.

Their education platform also discussed the importance of educating well-rounded and healthy children.

They pledged to establish a "National Physical Fitness Programme, coordinated by the departments of Health and Education, to set standards for exercise and diet beginning at the primary-school level" and "require that music, art, drama and sports be fully integrated into the curriculum".

Breakfast will also be provided to students who need it every morning and all students will have free access to public transport

Technical education also played a big part in the UBP manifesto. The party pledged to ensure there was a cohesive programme in place from middle school to college level and added that it was looking to partner with organisations oversees.

"We will provide a headquarters for technical education by creating a National Technical Training Institute at the Bermuda College along with a technical assessment centre," the platform said.

More Government preschools will be created and the UBP would help with funding when parents could not afford the preschools.

Tuition would be waved for Bermuda College students with a B average and 95 percent attendance record while those studding abroad would be able to apply for $15,000 interest free loans providing "they have done two years at Bermuda College or they are going into their third year".