{"id":77308,"date":"2024-09-29T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/experts-urge-focus-on-teacher-training-and-curriculum-reform-in-education-sector"},"modified":"2024-09-29T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:30:00","slug":"experts-urge-focus-on-teacher-training-and-curriculum-reform-in-education-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/experts-urge-focus-on-teacher-training-and-curriculum-reform-in-education-sector","title":{"rendered":"Experts urge focus on teacher training and curriculum reform in education sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Public and private industry role-players say infrastructure, teacher training and curriculum reform are currently the top three priorities in the education sector.<\/b><\/p>\n

Executive director of education, arts and culture Sanet Steenkamp on Wednesday said the ministry\u2019s biggest need is more schools \u2013 not just classrooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need primary and high schools to be built in a much shorter time frame than the current medium-term expenditure framework cycle, where it takes years for a school to be constructed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This infrastructure also includes libraries, resource centres, laboratories, sanitation facilities, and school dining halls.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo do that, you need to have a targeted intervention and a targeted budget for infrastructure development only,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Steenkamp said this requires a review of the procurement methods as prescribed by the Procurement Act.<\/p>\n

Sanet Steenkamp<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working towards our teachers\u2019 professional bill, which would regulate the teaching profession. That would require the professional development of teachers,\u201d she said.<\/b><\/p>\n

Another priority is the digital transformation of the school system.<\/p>\n

Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha yesterday said efforts towards digitalisation should start with policy reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny action should be informed by policy direction, and the policy direction is not something you suck out of your thumb. Policy direction should be informed by a comprehensive analysis and commitment which should come from the budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kavihuha said teachers\u2019 training curriculum should also be reviewed.<\/p>\n

Mahongora Kavihuha<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no higher institution which places digitalisation at the heart of their training.<\/p>\n

\u201cDigitalisation should also be informed by the private sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kavihuha said pupils should not be allowed to leave school in Grade 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the curriculum must talk to the labour market. Then there is the issue of recognising extra training,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Private Schools Association of Namibia chairperson Colette Rieckert on Wednesday said one of the biggest challenges in the local education sector is that teachers are not qualified enough to teach their subjects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe latest report sent out by the National Institute for Educational Development said only 25% of Namibian teachers are actually qualified in government schools for the subjects they are supposed to teach,\u201d she said.<\/b><\/p>\n

Rieckert said the current curriculum is too difficult for the average to below-average pupil.<\/p>\n

Another issue is that pupils are forced to leave school after Grade 11 if they do not pass Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t pass the subjects, they don\u2019t even get an ordinary level school-leaving certificate. So then, they basically have no matric,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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