Curricula review crucial – Minister Wirima

Government has called upon professionals, business people, chiefs, religious leaders, parents and students to actively participate in reviewing the country’s school and college curricula.

Speaking when she monitored the consultative meeting on school and college curricula and assessment review at Chichiri Secondary School in Blantyre, Minister of Education Hon. Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima M.P., said the national curriculum acts as a vehicle for socio-economic development by setting educational standards that aim to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for personal and national growth.

“The curriculum review process is an opportunity for Malawian citizens to actively shape curricula that embodies our aspirations. We are therefore seeking input from Malawians from all walks of life to ensure that the curriculum is balanced, realistic and relevant to the needs and aspirations of Malawians through stakeholders’ consultations,” said Wirima.

One of the business people who attended the meeting, Wyson Mtengula emphasized the need for the new curricula to focus on practical topics so as to equip learners with knowledge and skills they would need to solve societal problems.

Through the same forum, Mr Symon Munde virtually impairment, pleaded with government to ensure teaching and learning resources are available in accessible formats to everyone including learners with diverse learning needs before rolling out the new curricula.

Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) Executive Director, Frank Mtemang’ombe said consultative meetings took place throughout the six education divisions and the process will continue through education conferences and phone-in programs on national radio and TV stations.

Last year, the Ministry of Education through MIE embarked on a review process of the pre-primary, primary, secondary and teacher education curricula to realign them with the national Malawi 2063 agenda.