The government has decided to permanently scrap the Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and its equivalents examinations from this year. Secondary and Higher Education Division sent the proposal to the PMO in December last year to discontinue the examinations.
We have long been longing for revamp and rectification of our almost horse and buggy education sector. Quality education is a right not a privilege. The right to education is not only the right to access to education but also the right to receive quality education..
Quality education requires relevant, strategic and well-researched curricula and materials for the acquisition of basic skills. Authorities concerned should work to address the barriers towards ensuring quality in education and devise required actions to fix them.
Quality education requires relevant,
strategic and well-researched curricula
and materials for the acquisition of basic skills
We hope the government will give its best to ensure quality education for all. To ensure quality education and create a skilled workforce Bangladesh should look forward to attaining a higher budgetary allocation for its education sector. For ensuring quality education there is no alternative to enabling a healthy and gender-inclusive environment in the education sector.
Question leak, unskilled teachers and inconsistency between the education system and job sector, low budgetary allocation are the main factors overwhelming our education sector for long.
Many young students in Bangladesh, as in other low and middle-income countries, find it hard to get good jobs because of the sheer inconsistency between the education system and job market. The country should address this crisis by investing more in education and ensuring effective utilisation of the investment.
