UNDP partners with Education Ministry to upgrade curricula

As the United Nations (UN) celebrated its 73rd year of establishment on Wednesday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed its intentions of working along with the Education Ministry to upgrade the current curricula.

This was disclosed by United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mikiko Tanaka who engaged students from 17 different schools in five different regions at the UNDP’s Brickdam, Georgetown office.
Students were given a brief history of how and when the UN formed and how it benefits Guyana, while Tanaka pointed out the need for an upgraded education curriculum.
She explained that Guyana, like other countries, will benefit from the sustainable development goals of the UNDP. “In every country, including Guyana, the UN agencies are working with the Government and the Peoples Society or the Private Sector to advance on the development goals,” Tanaka said.
Among the areas that require improvement, the UN resident pointed to the education sector and said the curriculum needs to be developed “to enable girls and boys to have the know-how skills they need to not only survive but prosper in this world as they grow up”.
Tanaka highlighted the need for the curricula to be upgraded as a number of changes are taking place, such as climate change. “In a world that is changing all the time, in terms of climate change, in terms of also how both girls and boys as they grow up have the skills to have jobs and then there’s a lot to actually improve in terms of the curricula, so the agencies are working with the Ministry of Education to improve the curricula (or) update the curricula so that they are relevant,” she added.
Moreover, the UN resident coordinator pointed out the need for the curriculum to not only be up to date but be of a certain quality and not focus on having a student memorise the pages of text books, but have that student think and apply themselves to solve problems.
The UNDP is an international organisation to which Guyana became a member in 1966. The body is committed to helping its members around the world build and share solutions to developmental challenges.