Slide 1

Muhammad Saifullah Malik(i11-0352)

BS Electrical EngineeringNational University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (NUCES) Islamabad

Education Crisis In PakistanIssues & Recommendations

issuesLack of Political Will and Good Governance.Inadequate Access to and Poor Quality of School Education.Ineffective Examination and Textbook Boards.Disconnect Between Madressah Education and Formal Education.Undermining of Role of Higher Education Commission and Inadequate Funding.

issues

RecommendationsPolitical Will and Good Governance

Initiate education reform.Increase education budget.Separate the education cadre from the Basic Pay Scales of government employees.Education Policy

Redefine role of Federal Ministry of Education.Provincial governments should shoulder the responsibility. Ensure Devolution of education system.The Education Policy 2009.Access to and Improving Quality of School Education

Public sector institutions.Public-private partnerships.Use of ICT.The Vouchers Scheme implementation in other provinces.Investment in Early Childhood Education and Development.Examination & Textbook Boards

School-based assessment should focus on student learning competencies. Critical and analytical thinking skills.Other provinces should replicate initiative of Punjab Examinations Commission (PEC).Private sector Exam Boards be encouraged.Examination & Textbook Boards

Strengthen Education Assessment Centre (PEAC).National Testing Services (NTS) must be strengthened.Textbook Boards must play their part as well.Madressah Education

Form a national expert group.Free boarding schools at grassroots level.Develop quality assurance framework for accreditation /certification purposes.Introduce TVET program in Madressahs.Introduce mandatory professional development courses for teachers and heads of Madressahs.Higher Education

Retain HEC and ensure its autonomy.Creation of an efficient & productive Task Force .Increased Budget Allocation.Avoid mushrooming of poor quality universities.Universities strategy.Conclusion