Students at the Advanced level (A-level) will only be required to repeat subjects they have failed or want to improve in under the new proposed upper education curriculum, according to the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC).

The manager of the Secondary Department at NCDC, John Okumu, revealed this during a press conference held on Sunday at the center’s headquarters.

Currently, students who do not meet the required points to progress toward their careers are made to repeat the whole sitting even if they have passed some subjects in their combinations.

Under the new curriculum, learners will only be required to repeat a failed subject or a subject they want to improve in, Okumu said.

The NCDC also proposes to vocationalize upper secondary education to ensure learners study each subject as a vocation, not just for the sake of studying irrelevant topics.

“We want to ensure that every subject a learner goes through, they look at the subject in terms of a vocation,” Okumu explained.

For instance, if a student studies literature, they should not just study it for the sake of it. Instead, they should learn the skills of writing poems and how to become a poet.

NCDC has already committed to the government to deliver this curriculum in two years, with the framework for A-level already approved by their governing council. The proposed curriculum aims to produce valuable students who will add great value to the next generations.

NCDC Director, Grace Baguma, highlighted the importance of continuously improving the curriculum to make it more relevant to emerging trends in the world.

As part of their golden jubilee celebrations, NCDC will hold an international conference on curriculum development from April 24 to 26, 2023.

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