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Zimbabwe to review education curriculum
04 Jun 2013 at 06:30hrs | Views
Zimbabwe's education curriculum is set to change following the realisation that the current schools syllabus has fallen out of sync with the ever-changing global socio-economic order.
The government says it will review the current primary and secondary schools curriculum so that it becomes gender sensitive, while also encompassing more vocational and technical subjects to fit in the new socio-economic environment.
In an interview, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Dr Washington Mbizvo said transforming the curriculum is long overdue.
He said the process however takes long and yet there is need to address areas to do with mainstreaming gender issues in the syllabus, as well as the challenges of the fast changing education trends globally.
Another education expert, Sifiso Ndlovu said the idea is noble as the state of the current curriculum does not address the changing life patterns.
He said young students must be prepared to face the practical needs of life so that they have a chance to be gainfully employed after school.
The last comprehensive curriculum review was done in the late 1980s, a development that has compromised the country's education standards and put the country out of sync with fast-changing education trends globally.
Experts say the reforms should start right at the curriculum development unit.
The government says it will review the current primary and secondary schools curriculum so that it becomes gender sensitive, while also encompassing more vocational and technical subjects to fit in the new socio-economic environment.
In an interview, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Dr Washington Mbizvo said transforming the curriculum is long overdue.
He said the process however takes long and yet there is need to address areas to do with mainstreaming gender issues in the syllabus, as well as the challenges of the fast changing education trends globally.
He said young students must be prepared to face the practical needs of life so that they have a chance to be gainfully employed after school.
The last comprehensive curriculum review was done in the late 1980s, a development that has compromised the country's education standards and put the country out of sync with fast-changing education trends globally.
Experts say the reforms should start right at the curriculum development unit.
Source - zbc
