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Background to Curriculum, Summaries of Vocational education

Vocational education

Background to SSCE Curriculum in Nigeria

Typology: Summaries

2021/2022

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1.0 Background to the New SSE Curriculum:
The Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) was developed to further consolidate the
educational gains of the 9- Year Basic Education Curriculum as well as ensure the actualisation
of Govenments Transformation Agenda and other national developmental aspirations. The
prime objective of senior secondary education is to ensure that every Senior Secondary School
(SSS) graduate is well prepared for higher education as well as acquired relevant functional
trade/entrepreneurship skills. Thus, the curricula focus is on value re-orientation job creation,
wealth generation and poverty eradication. To guarantee good understanding of concepts, the
new SSS curricula are thematically organized, from simple to complex, real to abstract.
Implementation of the curriculum commenced in September, 2011 with the first set of Basic
Education Graduates.
2.0 Philosophy of New Senior Secondary Education Curriculum:
The Philosophy of the new SSEC is that on completion of the 3 years of senior secondary
education, every graduate/recipient should have been well prepared for higher education as
well as acquired relevant functional trade/entrepreneurship skills needed for poverty
eradication, job creation and wealth generation; and in the process strengthened further the
foundation for ethical, moral and civic values acquired at the Basic Education Level.
3.0 The New Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Structure:
Four Specialized Fields of Study:
Senior Secondary Education (Science)
Senior Secondary Education (Humanities)
Senior Secondary Education (Technology)
Senior Secondary Education (Business)
Compulsory (cross cutting) core subjects namely:
English Studies
General Mathematics
One Trade/entrepreneurship subject
Civic Education
The 34 Trade Subjects:
1. Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting
2. Auto Electrical Work
3. Auto Mechanical Work
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1.0 Background to the New SSE Curriculum:

The Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) was developed to further consolidate the educational gains of the 9- Year Basic Education Curriculum as well as ensure the actualisation of Govenments Transformation Agenda and other national developmental aspirations. The prime objective of senior secondary education is to ensure that every Senior Secondary School (SSS) graduate is well prepared for higher education as well as acquired relevant functional trade/entrepreneurship skills. Thus, the curricula focus is on value re-orientation job creation, wealth generation and poverty eradication. To guarantee good understanding of concepts, the new SSS curricula are thematically organized, from simple to complex, real to abstract. Implementation of the curriculum commenced in September, 2011 with the first set of Basic Education Graduates.

2.0 Philosophy of New Senior Secondary Education Curriculum:

The Philosophy of the new SSEC is that on completion of the 3 years of senior secondary education, every graduate/recipient should have been well prepared for higher education as well as acquired relevant functional trade/entrepreneurship skills needed for poverty eradication, job creation and wealth generation; and in the process strengthened further the foundation for ethical, moral and civic values acquired at the Basic Education Level.

3.0 The New Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Structure:

Four Specialized Fields of Study: Senior Secondary Education (Science) Senior Secondary Education (Humanities) Senior Secondary Education (Technology) Senior Secondary Education (Business)

Compulsory (cross cutting) core subjects namely: English Studies General Mathematics One Trade/entrepreneurship subject Civic Education

The 34 Trade Subjects:

  1. Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting
  2. Auto Electrical Work
  3. Auto Mechanical Work

4.Auto Part Merchandising

  1. Air-Conditioning and Refrigerator:
  2. Welding and Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice
  3. Electrical Installation and Maintenance Work 8.Radio, Television and Electrical Work
  4. Block-Laying, Brick-Laying and Concrete Work
  5. Painting and Decoration 11.Plumbing and Pipe-Fitting
  6. Machine Woodworking
  7. Carpentry and Joinery 14.Furniture Making 15.Upholstery 16.Printing Craft Practice 17.Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repairs.
  8. Catering Craft Practice
  9. Garment Making (Ladies/Men Dresses)
  10. Clothing and Textile 21.Dyeing and Bleaching 22.Cosmetology 23.Stenography 24.Data Processing 25.Store Keeping 26.Book Keeping 27.GSM Maintenance 28.Photography 29.Tourism 30.Mining 31.Animal Husbandry 32.Fisheries 33.Marketing
  11. Salesmanship

Core Subjects in Specialized Fields of Study HUMANITIES

  1. Nigerian Language 2.Literature-in-English 3.Geography 4.Government

Electives ensure broad-based education while at the same time achieve reduction in students workload.

4.0 Criteria for Selection of Subject for Public Examinations:

The implementation of the new SSEC commenced since September, 2011 beginning with the SS1 curriculum component. The first set of SS student graduate will be examined in June, 2014. The criterion for selection of subjects for public examination is as follows: โ— Every student is to offer the 4 compulsory core subjects โ— Each student may then choose two (2), three (3), four (4), or five (5) subjects from each of their preferred Four Fields of Studies depending on their potential, interest and capability such that the minimum number of subjects is eight (8) while the maximum number of subjects is nine (9). โ— If students select two (2) subjects from a Field of Study, they can select two (2) or three (3) subjects from any other Fields of Studies as the case may be or from Trade/Entrepreneurship subjects to make a minimum of eight (8) or a maximum of nine (9) subjects. โ— If students select three (3) subjects from a Field of Study, they can select one (1) or two (2) subjects from any other Field of Study or from Trade/Entrepreneurship subjects to make a minimum of eight (8) or a maximum of nine (9) subjects. โ— If students select four (4) subjects from a Field of Study, they can select one (1) more subject from any other Fields of Study or from Trade/Entrepreneurship subjects to make a maximum of nine (9) subjects. โ— If students select five (5) subjects from a Field of Study, they have already selected a maximum of nine (9) subjects.