EAC for Harmonised Education Curricula

{{Member states of the East African Community are contemplating the possibility of harmonising the educational system so that student formation will be based on the same standards.}}

According to Tanzania’s deputy minister for the ministry of East African Co-operation, Dr Abdullah Saadalla, the new system will provide for an educational standard that is similar in the entire region.

“The system, if approved will enable graduates to work in any of the member states as there will be no difference in the educational background,” he said.

However, the deputy minister said it was not easy to impose the system at the moment because member states were using different curricula and media of instruction in providing education.

He said plans were on course to review the curricula and syllabi for pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels as well as vocational training institutes.

However, the deputy minister told parliament that in the health sector, already there were uniform syllabi and curricula, resulting in the possibility for health officials and doctors to operate in all East African countries without restrictions.

“As we speak here, a doctor who has been trained at IMTU can work directly in Nairobi or any other country within the EAC without any problem,” said the deputy minister.

{NMG}