Govt to establish Federal Curriculum Commission. Islamabad Minister of State for Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education Baligh ur Rehman on Tuesday said the government would establish Federal Curriculum Commission for bringing reforms in curriculum development at federal and provincial levels. He was addressing the launching ceremony of National Plan of Action and Progress towards Article 25-A, organised by Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education, Unicef and Unesco. The minister said he was in consultation with the chief ministers of all provinces and representatives from education department in all provinces would be taken onboard while establishing the commission. The Federal Curriculum Commission would lessen the disparities among the curriculum being implemented in all provinces, bringing uniformity, he added. The minister said the government is striving hard to initiate reforms for increasing spending on education up to 4 percent of GDP by the year 2018. Secretary Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri on the occasion said education is important to address the issues of food security, climate change, poverty, terrorism. He appreciated the efforts of the provincial authorities in formulation of the Plan of Action. Director Unesco Dr Kouze Kay Nagata said United Nations institutions in Pakistan are aimed to reduce poverty and equip the citizens with the power of knowledge with focus on marginalised communities. Representative from UNICEF, Don Rohrmann said strong political will is needed to enroll the millions of out of school children in the schools. Representatives from education departments in all the provinces, Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education, Ministry of Capital Administration and Development, FDE and different donor organisations attended the ceremony.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 03:47:25 +0000
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