Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Engr.
Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman has said that children and youth are the valuable
assets of our country.
He was addressing
the concluding session of Training Workshop-I on Educational Assessment in
auditorium of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education on Wednesday.
He said that
education system must ensure the conceptual learning of the students.
Baligh Ur Rehman
said that the government is taking steps for bringing improvement in our
education system and training of the teachers.
He said that
federal government has revised curriculum for Pre-I to Class V for the schools
in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and the new textbooks for Pre-I to Class V
will be available next year. He said that working is also underway for revising
the curriculum for Class-6 to 12.
He said that the
present government has taken steps for the promotion of education and raised
funding for education sector.
The Federal
Minister said that the steps are also being taken for making schools in
Islamabad as model schools.
He said that the
provinces are also focusing on the better standard of education, adding that
quality greatly matters in education. We have to equip our children with
knowledge.
Baligh Ur Rehman
said that though the education is devolved subject now, but the federal
government wants to take the provinces alongside for bringing improvement in
education sector.
