A new national curriculum, possible regulations for private sector providers and plans to outsource certain functions in the school system are among changes Kuwait’s government has proposed for the education system.
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Reforms to the local school system and increased funding are expected to support improved outcomes in what is a large and logistically challenging sector. The administration of Benigno Aquino III has significantly raised the budget and introduced sweeping reforms that are aimed at addressing access, quality and human resource shortcomings. Reforms have opened up new business opportunities for...
Articles & Analysis | Rising demand: Boosting private sector participation at all levels from The Report: Nigeria 2013
Over the past five decades development of Nigeria’s education sector has proceeded unevenly. While the government has enacted several initiatives to improve the public school and university systems, ensuring that all citizens have access to high quality, affordable schooling remains a major challenge. With this in mind, in May 2012 the Federal...
Articles & Analysis | Logged on: New initiatives aim to boost the use of technology in the sector from The Report: Nigeria 2013
Over the past decade information and communications technology (ICT) has played an increasingly important role in Nigerian society. In the 10 years since the ICT sector was liberalised in 2003, the percentage of the population that regularly accesses the internet has skyrocketed. According to the International Telecommunications Union, the UN’s ICT...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Enase Okonedo, Dean, Lagos Business School, and Chairperson, Association of African Business Schools (AABS), on tertiary education from The Report: Nigeria 2013
The primary function of education is to equip a society with the intellectual manpower to effect change and drive industries, stimulating innovation and creating opportunities for the future. Nigeria is faced with a serious challenge: a large percentage of our youth are unemployed, while employers are constantly searching for skilled employees...
The education sector was allocated $2.69bn in the 2013 federal budget, making it the highest recipient of government spending. A large youth population –estimated at 75m people – points to rapidly expanding demand for education and training of all types for years to come. Boosting private sector activity, particularly at the primary level, continues to be a fundamental objective of the government...