EDUCATIONAL

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
SYSTEM IN
IN

PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN
 Presented By:

• NAME: M.SHOAIB
• ROLL NUMBER: M-13414
• SECTION: (A)
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
OF PAKISTAN
• INTRODUCTION
• PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
• GOVENMENTS ROLE
• UNICEF’S ROLE IN
DEVELOPEMENT
 INTODUCTION
The advent of Information Super highway expansion
that education needs no longer be limited to face-
to-face learning. Learners can choose their own
places, time and mode of study. The education
institutions are no longer considered the sole
provision of knowledge. Information Technology will
continue to be pervasive and multidimensional in
providing access to learning.
 Goals
CORE: The National Strategy for the Education
Sector is to be a comprehensive plan of
action supported by a number of
commissioned background papers. The
core/action plan is meant to be a clear
concise accessible document that
communicates an umbrella that can frame
specific schemes and guide interaction
with the private sector.
 Political Commitment in
Education:
Government stands committed for developing
a comprehensive policy for education
integrated within National IT Policy, good
governance and poverty reduction strategy.
 Provision in Education
Policy:
• Computer literacy shall be spread among all educational
planners and managers and will be made an integral part
of all management training courses conducted at Federal,
Provincial and District Levels.

• School curricula shall be reviewed to include recent

development in information technology.

• Computer education shall be made a compulsory

component for all training program into education sector.
 Objectives OF Government
• to increase productivity, efficiency and
effectiveness of the management system

• to be an enabler to reduce the digital gap

between the haves and have-nots.

• Function in education as a teaching and learning

tool, as part of a subject, and as a subject by
itself.
 Initiatives:
• Online computer linking Federal and Provincial Department of Education
in phase-I and expanding to Districts in phase-II for direct access to
information and EMIS from districts and provinces.
• Website of Provincial Education Departments and the Ministry of
Education are in place with information on policy, programs and budget.
• Government of Punjab has identified the Ministry of Education for
implementation of e-government.
• Intel trained 38,000 government teacher and master trainer.
Existing Infrastructure For IT
education
• 5 Internet café per 10,000.

• IT infrastructure in 1000 locations.

• 7000 Institutes for primary to tertiary education have

established IT labs.

• A vigorous and comprehensive IT driven regime in

tertiary education is fully underway.
Information & Communication Technology has
enormous role for sustainable education
development in Pakistan. We have to develop
a National Strategy for integration of ICT
to support education in Pakistan.
UNESCO’s Role in Educational
Development
 Overview
• Background and Current Situation
• Goals
• Process for Developing the National
Strategy for the Education Sector,
leading towards implementation.
• Information which would be useful.
Background and Current
Situation
 ICT in Education is now a priority with the
Government
 Background of ESRA and website
 Agreement with the Ministry of Education
 Realization that there are many pockets of
effort with no co-ordination, resulting in
poor distribution of financial resources,
duplication of effort, lack of knowledge
etc.
Specific Targets
The National ICT Strategy should identify
specific opportunities where concentrated
effort has the potential to yield significant
results – such as by targeting civil service
institutions and changing their curriculum.
What can the National
Strategy do?
 Build consensus among all levels of
stakeholders

 Identify opportunities for connecting

initiatives and objectives of other
ministries.

 ICT should not be an end in themselves,

but a means to an end.
 Process: Step One
Identified Key Areas for Studies in order to
establish the reality of the situation. These
areas are:
•  Environmental Scan – what is the readiness of ICT in
Pakistan, where are the opportunities?
• Current Infrastructure of:
– Schools in terms of student population, staff
training, geographical location and resources
– Utilities like electricity, power, communication
 Process: Step One
(contd…)
• Future Plans e.g.
– What are the plans for infrastructure?
– Wireless networks
– Radio Frequency Allocations
– Bandwidth
– Digital library project
– Computers in schools
– Web-based training programs
– Linking various government departments through online communication
– Professional Development
 Process: Step One
(contd…)
• Identify list of every activity going-on in Pakistan e.g.
– INTEL’s Teach to the Future Program and
– Microsoft’s Partners in Learning initiative.
– Provincial Governments
– Schools - Public & Private
– NGOs & Corporations
Process: Step Two

Conduct Pilot projects to TEST out the reality of

the situation.

Example:
Videoconferencing for Distance Education
 ESRA Responsibilities
• Conduct Pilots & report its findings
• ESRA will draft the Strategy, and co-ordinate with the
authors who have been contracted or commissioned to
write the background papers
• synthesize the feedback from the Advisory Board
• finalize the commissioned papers
• Lead and Convene the meetings at various levels
• Finalize the National ICT Strategy
• After approval by the Steering Committee, present the
final document, and disseminate the plans
• possibly arrange a high level national level conference
• THANK YOU