Upgrading education
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
A complete overhaul of the education system is necessary. The thrust at the primary, secondary and higher secondary stages should be on need-based education. Agricultural, vocational, scientific, technical and managerial education should be important components of syllabuses progressively throughout these stages. Teachers should be given thorough training, recasting the syllabuses and other related matters.
With substantial investments, specialised educational or training institutions should be built to create human resources in leather technology, fashion designing, marine technology, agro-products processing, information technology, seafood processing, modern farming, etc. Investments in these specialised institutes would raise the manpower required to expedite economic growth.
Primary education is taking a lion's share of the education budget. This emphasis may continue. But steps need to be taken to invest much greater resources on technical education. The number of engineering universities, colleges, technical institutes, polytechnics, etc., must be rapidly increased in the coming years to create adequate human resources needed for economic growth.
Greater public sector investment in technical and higher education is necessary because the majority of the pupils cannot afford such education at home or abroad. Greater public sector investment in these areas would provide long-term benefits to the economy.
Nizamuddin Quasem
Uttara, Dhaka
With substantial investments, specialised educational or training institutions should be built to create human resources in leather technology, fashion designing, marine technology, agro-products processing, information technology, seafood processing, modern farming, etc. Investments in these specialised institutes would raise the manpower required to expedite economic growth.
Primary education is taking a lion's share of the education budget. This emphasis may continue. But steps need to be taken to invest much greater resources on technical education. The number of engineering universities, colleges, technical institutes, polytechnics, etc., must be rapidly increased in the coming years to create adequate human resources needed for economic growth.
Greater public sector investment in technical and higher education is necessary because the majority of the pupils cannot afford such education at home or abroad. Greater public sector investment in these areas would provide long-term benefits to the economy.
Nizamuddin Quasem
Uttara, Dhaka