ISLAMABAD, Jul 04 (APP):An inaugural ceremony of the new subjects introduced at secondary and higher secondary education levels was arranged by the Ministry of Federal
Education and professional Training on Thursday on the completion of the National Cu
rriculum of Pakistan (NCP).
Speaking on the occasion, Federal Secretary for
Education and Professional Training, Mohiuddin Ahmed Wani said that the National Cu
rriculum Council Secretariat has performed its role well for the preparation and distribution of model textbooks and has been instrumental in formulating Pakistan’s national cu
rriculum.
Mohiuddin Wani said,”I am happy that the purpose for which this project was launched in 2016 has been successfully completed”.
He appreciated the efforts of the National Cu
rriculum Council for coordination among the federal units. He expressed satisfaction over the completion of the National Cu
rriculum of Pakistan and appreciated the role of the representatives of the provincial governments in upholding the goal of quality education for all children of the nation by advancing international standards in Cu
rriculum reforms.
He said that the preparation of Pakistan’s National Cu
rriculum was a nationwide collaborative process, in which provincial experts played an active role and their feedback was gathered through a comprehensive process.
He appreciated the hard work of Director NCC Secretariat, Dr Shafqat Ali Janjua and his team for achieving this milestone and hoped that the following steps would also reach a fruitful end.
He said that the National Cu
rriculum Council has introduced many new subjects for the first time in the history of Pakistan which were the need of the hour.
In order to maintain the quality of education for the youth, 24 subjects of technical education, including several courses like welding, motor winding, computer application, plumbing, automation, entrepreneurship and food processing have been introduced.
The federal secretary said that for the sake of religious freedom and rights of minorities, it was a difficult task for the National Cu
rriculum Council to formulate the cu
rriculum from Grade 1-12 for the first seven minorities in Pakistan i.e – Christianity, Hinduis
m, Sikhism,
Kalasha, Badmat, Bhai, and Zoroastrianism. He said that the addition of 48 new subjects at SSC and HSSC level is also a welcoming initiative, which includes courses such
as model drawing, fine art, art and design, home nursing and nutrition etc .
In this regard, Director National Cu
rriculum Council Secretary Dr Shafqat Ali Janjua thanked the guests at the National Cu
rriculum Council ceremony and gave a detailed briefing based on the ongoing and completed works. The ceremony was attended by heads of educational and teaching institutions of Islamabad since this joining and on the occasion, Director General Federal Directorate of
Education, and Director General Cantt and Garrison also spoke and appreciated the efforts of the National Cu
rriculum Council.
The speakers in their address said that the Secretary Federal Ministry of
Education has been working hard to modernize the educational institutions of Islamabad since his joining.
The
Education Secretary presented certificates and shields to the key performers during the preparation of the cu
rriculum.
