Curriculum wing to be handed over to education ministry

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ISLAMABAD: The prime minister on Tuesday approved a summary to shift the curriculum wing from Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) to Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

“This is a big development, because this means that the country now has a federal curriculum wing,” said Rafiq Tahir, the education ministry spokesman.

Mr Rafiq added that the official notification for shifting the curriculum wing is likely to be issued on Wednesday (today).

He said the proposed National Curriculum Council, which will be announced shortly, will supervise the National Curriculum Wing.

A senior official of the ministry, wishing not to be named, said now the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and curriculum wing have come under the same ministry, so it will be no issue for the ministry to bring changes to the national curriculum, in the light of prime minister’s recent directive.

Last month, the prime minister’s directive to HEC to bring changes to the national curriculum from school to university level, drew criticism from the academia. “There will be no such issue now, because, the HEC and the curriculum wing have come under the same ministry,” said a senior officer of the ministry. He said under the guideline of the HEC and education ministry, the curriculum wing will be given the task of bringing changes to the school curriculum.

Before the passage of the 18th Amendment the curriculum wing was part of the defunct federal education ministry, but after the amendment its control was given to CADD, which is mandated to look after education and health in the federal capital.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2014

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abdulhakim

Nov 19, 2014 11:17am

The reporter should have mentioned that all the provinces in the Council of Common Interests agreed to the establishment of a national curriculum council.

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Dr. Framji Minwalla

Nov 19, 2014 03:51pm

This is a disaster! No government should control curricula taught in schools and universities. While it is important to set standards and establish learning benchmarks, this activity should not be confused with censoring allegedly objectionable content or curtailing academic freedom. Amending the school curriculum to whitewash Pakistan's history, or to remove accounts of the gross failure of its institutions to serve the people, or to inculcate in young minds the so-called 'ideology of Pakistan' seems not just fascistic but also cowardly and patronizing. Are our civil and military leaders so insecure that they cannot withstand criticism? Are our laws so weak that they cannot brook debate? Are our citizens so pliant that they need be told what to think less they stray? We need smart thinkers to create a robust, flexible, and inclusive culture of learning in Pakistan, not ignorant policy-makers intent on protecting their own malfeasance and stupidity.

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