Prioritise education: ‘Liberal funding, technical training can boost literacy rate’
Professor suggests system of semester exams and credit hours up to Matric level.
Professor suggests system of semester exams and credit hours up to Matric level. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
To bring a socio-economic revolution in Pakistan, drastic changes in the educational system are needed, such as liberal funding, curriculum development and technical trainings.
Senior educationalist and Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association leader Prof Iftikhar Azmi said that if the government wanted to make Pakistan a literate country, it should spend more than five per cent of its GDP on education in the next 10 years. Azmi regretted that the limited funds are mostly spent on non-development activities.
Prof. Azmi said changes in the curriculum are necessary to economically empower the youth and this objective could be achieved by giving priority to technical education.
Pakistan Medical Association leader Dr S M Qaiser Sajjad, said that education and health are the basic pillars of any society. "You cannot promote higher education by neglecting primary education but, in this country, we often put the cart before the horse."
Pakistan Islamic Medical Association press and media secretary Dr Zeeshan Ansari said due to rising poverty education and employment must be closely related.
Politician Rehmat Khan Wardag said technical education should be made compulsory for all students from class six to class 10. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry vice-president Munawar Mughal lamented that the number of children that have never seen a school has crossed 30 million in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2014.
To bring a socio-economic revolution in Pakistan, drastic changes in the educational system are needed, such as liberal funding, curriculum development and technical trainings.
Senior educationalist and Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association leader Prof Iftikhar Azmi said that if the government wanted to make Pakistan a literate country, it should spend more than five per cent of its GDP on education in the next 10 years. Azmi regretted that the limited funds are mostly spent on non-development activities.
Prof. Azmi said changes in the curriculum are necessary to economically empower the youth and this objective could be achieved by giving priority to technical education.
Pakistan Medical Association leader Dr S M Qaiser Sajjad, said that education and health are the basic pillars of any society. "You cannot promote higher education by neglecting primary education but, in this country, we often put the cart before the horse."
Pakistan Islamic Medical Association press and media secretary Dr Zeeshan Ansari said due to rising poverty education and employment must be closely related.
Politician Rehmat Khan Wardag said technical education should be made compulsory for all students from class six to class 10. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry vice-president Munawar Mughal lamented that the number of children that have never seen a school has crossed 30 million in Pakistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2014.