NSSEC, FCT partner to strengthen senior secondary education
By Funmilayo Adeyemi
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has pledged renewed commitment to partner with the FCT Administration to strengthen senior secondary education in the territory.
Dr Iyela Ajayi, Executive Secretary of NSSEC, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Mandate Secretary of the FCT Education Secretariat, Dr Danlami Hayyo, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Ajayi said the visit was a strategic step to deepen collaboration and improve the quality of senior secondary education in the FCT.
“This visit is primarily to strengthen the existing cordial relationship between NSSEC and the FCT Administration, particularly in areas concerning senior secondary education.
“We believe that robust collaboration is key to achieving our shared objectives of providing quality and accessible education for all Nigerian children,” he said.
Ajayi underscored the importance of synergy between both institutions, describing senior secondary education as a “vital bridge between foundational learning and future opportunities”.
He reiterated NSSEC’s mandate to regulate, coordinate and oversee senior secondary education across the country, noting that the commission had made notable progress in recent years.
These achievements, he said, include the development of Minimum Standards for Senior Secondary Education, the formulation of the National Policy on Senior Secondary Education and its Implementation Guidelines.
Also included is the creation of a Strategic Plan/Roadmap for 2024–2027.
Ajayi also mentioned ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities across the six geopolitical zones and the upgrade of 50 senior secondary schools nationwide, including schools in the FCT.
He further noted the commission’s recent launch of a school farming initiative.
“These achievements underscore our commitment to transforming the senior secondary education landscape and preparing our youth for future challenges and opportunities,” he said.
He outlined the FCT as a benchmark for educational excellence in Nigeria, commending its infrastructure, teaching workforce, and quality of schools.
Ajayi proposed areas of collaboration with the FCT Education Secretariat, including joint provision and maintenance of learning facilities and laboratories, teacher training and professional development.
Others are the implementation of curricula with emphasis on STEAM and technical/vocational education.
“We are confident that a strengthened partnership between NSSEC and the FCT Education Secretariat will serve as a beacon for other states and regions,” he said.
Responding, Hayyo, Mandate Secretary of the FCT Education Secretariat, pledged support for the collaboration and reaffirmed the FCT’s commitment to ensuring that its senior secondary schools become centres of excellence.
“Before now, something like this didn’t happen. But now, with this agency, there is growing collaboration between states and the federal level that is already producing positive results,” he said.
Hayyo added that the FCT is ready to partner with NSSEC in areas such as policy implementation, quality assurance, data sharing, and strategies to reduce school dropouts and the number of out-of-school children.
“You can’t plan well without accurate data. We are open to all forms of collaboration that will enhance educational planning and delivery, especially at the senior secondary level,” he said. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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