The education sector will soon have a new curricula, with Ministry of Education and Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) officials indicating that they [curricula] will be introduced to primary and secondary schools starting from the next academic calendar.
The next academic calendar begins next September.
Speaking on the sidelines of the National Conference on School and College Curriculum Review, which was held in Mangochi District, MIE Executive Director Frank Mtemang’ombe said they have been engaging local and international stakeholders on the issue.
“We have been having concerns that Malawi’s curricula are outdated. That is why we want to come up new curricula that will prioritise emerging issues. We want to focus on areas that have enabled other countries to move from poverty to prosperity,” he said.
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He added that the curriculum would first be introduced to those in standards 1 to five and, at secondary school level, those in form 1 and 3.
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“Then, by September next year, the curricula will have been introduced to those in form four as well as those in the tertiary education sector,” Mtemang’ombe said.
On his part, Secretary for Education Mangani Chilala Katundu said the ministry expected the conference to come up with recommendations which will pave the way for up-to-date curricula that provide skills that enable learners to become self-reliant once they complete their studies.
“We, as a ministry, are ready to provide the required support, in terms of the training of teachers and relevant learning and teaching materials,” he said.
