A statement released in Abuja on Thursday by the Head,
Public Relations, NSSEC, Fatima Bokpare, noted that Iyela, who spoke during a
courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of NCCE, Professor Paulinus Okwelle,
in his Abuja office, said that the officials of the commission had gone round
the six geo-political zones to stimulate collaboration with stakeholders and
critique the Zero Draft Minimum Standard.
“When that is approved and implemented, it will set a
benchmark for all aspects of Senior Secondary education in the country,’ the
Executive Secretary added.
He further disclosed that his commission, which is saddled
with the responsibility of repositioning Senior Secondary Education in the
country, “has commenced proper planning on Senior Secondary School Database and
production of the Zero Draft National Policies.“ These, he said, are to
strengthen Senior Secondary Education and reposition the sector to meet
international and societal needs.
He also revealed that the NSSEC has commenced, “the
reskilling and retooling of teachers of English language and Mathematics to
meet the NSSEC’s minimum standards in these subjects.”
He later called on the National Commission for Colleges of
Education to support his Commission in the area of capacity development of
teachers.
Responding, Prof. Okwelle, revealed that the background of
the Executive Secretary of the NSSEC as a former Provost of a College of
Education has strategically positioned him to succeed in his assignment. He
emphasised the established ties between the two Commissions, noting that while
the NSSEC produces the students, NCCE trains and grooms the students to become
teachers.
Okwelle further called on the National Senior Secondary
Education Commission to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to review and
restructure the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum, adding that a
well-restructured curriculum will set the pace in repositioning Senior
Secondary Education in the country.
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