Members of Parliament in the National Council urged the government to prioritise training for teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector to effectively navigate the revised curriculum. They were contributing to the report of the Standing Committee on Education on the high failure rate of learners for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja National Council member John Likando, said curriculum change on Namibia schools has made a detrimental impact that led to the high failure rate of high school learners. Likando was speaking in the National Council on Monday, asserting that the current curriculum’s extent makes it challenging for learners to chart their career paths effectively...
WINDHOEK: Aging, inadequate infrastructure, technology and facilities at the University of Namibia (UNAM) limits the implementation of the university’s newly transformed curriculum, UNAM Foundation Executive Director Bernadette Bock, has said. Speaking at the launch of the UNAM Foundation Brand and Fundraising Project here on Wednesday, Bock said there is a need to enable hybrid learning...
Swapo Party MP Olivia Hanghuwo tabled a report in the National Council on the high failure rate of learners allegedly because of the revised curriculum. The report stems from an oversight visit to the Parliament of Finland to investigate the possible causes of the high failure rate of learners over the past two years. Hanghuwo...
Staff Reporter A PARLIAMENTARY report has identified overcrowded classrooms accommodating up to 70 learners, slow adoption to the revised curriculum, and overworked teachers as some of the factors that led to the 85% high failure rate in 2023. The parliamentary committee conducted investigations in response to the public outcry regarding the dismal performance, which saw...
The University of Namibia (Unam) has declared its readiness to collaborate with the government in tackling challenges associated with the implementation of the new curriculum. In 2018, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture rolled out a new curriculum, ushering in various challenges during its implementation, notably with the introduction of the Namibia Senior Secondary...
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, November 15 — The University of Namibia (UNAM) has undergone a transformative shift in its approach to learning outcomes across all programs since 2023. This shift is notably characterized by the integration of Cooperative Work-Integrated Education (CWIE) into its curriculum. CWIE is a program designed to provide students with hands-on experience in...
Havilla University (HUNI), a privately-owned institution, has partnered New Horizons, an information technology training company, to expand Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related programmes in the school. The Chancellor of Havilla University, Mr Jones Tangban, made the announcement during a ceremony held to induct the Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr Tim Akano,...
Stakeholders in education sector on Tuesday brainstormed on opinions/inputs suggested in the design of the architectural framework for the review of the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) in Nigeria. The stakeholders met at a ‘Workshop for the Validation of the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Review Framework and Guidelines’, organised by the Nigerians Educational Research and...