National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, says it has entered into partnership with United States Mission to Nigeria to reposition the country’s senior secondary school education.
A statement signed by the Commission’s head of Press, Public Relations and Protocol, Fatima Bappare, said the partnership was entered between the two parties when the executive secretary of the Commission, Dr. Iyela Ajayi, led a team to the American Mission in Abuja.
Ajayi during the visit stated that funding is the greatest challenge of the Commission as it is yet to receive the two percent consolidated revenue fund due to the it by law.
He said NSSEC is strategically working with the state governments to strengthen the law that will establish State Senior Secondary Education Boards.
He noted that when established, the board will enable the various states to benefit from NSSEC intervention fund meant for the repositioning of the sector and further strengthening the NSSEC mutual relationship with the states.
Ajayi further discloses that the Commission has produced the National Minimum Standard for the sub-sector and is waiting for the final approval by the appropriate body before implementation.
He also disclosed that the Commission is looking forward to seeing the American Mission collaborating with NSSEC in the area of funding some of its programmes.
Responding, the First Secretary, Public Diplomacy, US Mission, Mr Peter Burba said the mission has a robust programme that will be of immense benefit for the Commission.
He added that they are looking forward to collaborating with the Commission in the area of capacity building of teachers, sport diplomacy, special english language programmes, train the trainer, pedagogy and policy design in senior secondary education.
Other areas include curriculum development/enhancement, digital learning and drug abuse programme, facilitated by the American Mission Alumni.
