Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain has announced that the name of the controversial Single National Curriculum (SNC) introduced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been changed to the 'National Curriculum of Pakistan (NCP).
Addressing the closing session of the National Curriculum Workshop, he said, “The National Curriculum of Pakistan (NCP) is the new name of the curriculum reforms."
Hussain also said that the NCP will be a comprehensive exercise, covering all four aspects of a quality curriculum, which include standards, textbooks, teachers trainings, and examinations reforms.
“The word ‘single’ caused confusion and excluded the diversity education that is an asset to our country’s rich heritage. We are now ready for getting back on track," he said.
The minister stressed that the new reforms will spearhead examination reforms. “Our children must move away from rote memorization in exams to concept-based understanding,” he added.
According to the minister the 'true vision' of education reforms began in the previous tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in 2013 to 2018. “After the tragic attack on school children at an Army Public School in 2014, a national consensus was evolved to counter violent extremism through a National Action Plan,” he said.
The education minister said that the first step in this regard was the National Curriculum Council (NCC) Secretariat, with consensus from all provinces, in 2015 was the first major step in this regard.
He also said that curriculum reforms should not be forced on provinces, adding that Sindh separated from the SNC, and many private publishers went bankrupt because of this reason.
Addressing the closing session of the National Curriculum Workshop, he said, “The National Curriculum of Pakistan (NCP) is the new name of the curriculum reforms."
Hussain also said that the NCP will be a comprehensive exercise, covering all four aspects of a quality curriculum, which include standards, textbooks, teachers trainings, and examinations reforms.
“The word ‘single’ caused confusion and excluded the diversity education that is an asset to our country’s rich heritage. We are now ready for getting back on track," he said.
The minister stressed that the new reforms will spearhead examination reforms. “Our children must move away from rote memorization in exams to concept-based understanding,” he added.
According to the minister the 'true vision' of education reforms began in the previous tenure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in 2013 to 2018. “After the tragic attack on school children at an Army Public School in 2014, a national consensus was evolved to counter violent extremism through a National Action Plan,” he said.
The education minister said that the first step in this regard was the National Curriculum Council (NCC) Secretariat, with consensus from all provinces, in 2015 was the first major step in this regard.
He also said that curriculum reforms should not be forced on provinces, adding that Sindh separated from the SNC, and many private publishers went bankrupt because of this reason.