NERDC, Stakeholders Meets to Review Education Curriculum Ater 21 Years
NERDC and other stakeholders in the education sector meets in Abuja to review the education curriculum after 21 years.
Chisom Ezeobi 
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and other stakeholders in the education sector recently convened to address the urgent need for curriculum reform in the education sector after 21 years.
The meeting focused on redesigning the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) to better serve the present generation of learners.
NERDC acting executive secretary, Dr Margret Lawani, said Nigeria has set a new developmental policy agenda and milestones including strong commitment to achieve the 2030 education agenda as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr Lawani disclosed this at the Stakeholders Dialogue and High Level Policy Committee Meeting for the review of basic education curriculum in Abuja, noting that the current basic education curriculum can no longer meet the needs of the present generation after 12 years of its development and therefore calls for the need of a review.
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“We recognise that the curriculum is an outcome of the decisions of the people as to what knowledge, skills, values and competencies students should learn in school for them to live and meaningfully contribute to the development and growth of society.
“In order to ensure that the curriculum truly reflects the needs and ambitions of all Nigerians, the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has brought in a number of new initiatives that aim to ensure inclusivity and democratization of the curriculum review process.
“This meeting is one of such initiatives aimed at collating the views and inputs of critical stakeholders towards the design of a qualitative curriculum for basic education in Nigeria,” she stated.
She emphasized that the curriculum review is imporant to prepare students for a rapidly changing world by instilling 21st century skills and knowledge that takes care of critical emerging issues in the globe.
