Essay Topic: Education in Pakistan has Failed to Produce Efficient Human Resource

Introduction

1. Significance of education in a society
2. Education considered as a path of sustainable economic development
3. Failure of education sector in Pakistan to produce efficient human resource

Evidences of Failure of Education System to Produce Efficient Human Resource

1. Absence of culture of innovation and research
2. Poor economic growth
3. Dearth of technical human resource
4. Unemployment explosion
5. Economic deterioration
6. Mass Poverty
7. Political polarization
8. Visible bad governance
9. Corruption at every level
10. Lack of tolerance

Reasons of Failures to Provide Resourceful Manpower

1. Poor quality of education system
   1. Acute shortage of teachers
   1. Absence of quality laboratories
2. Absence of research work in tertiary education
3. Defective curricula
   1. Focus on memorization, instead of learning
   1. Irrelevance of curricula with the practical workings of society
4. Lack of provision of quality technical education or vocational institutes
5. Extremely low level of public investment
6. Politicization of university campuses
7. Dual medium of instruction at secondary level

National or International Recent Initiatives to Improve Educational Standards

1. Redefinition of article 25A
2. Education for all plan
3. Focus on Millennium Development Goals
   1. Attainment of universal primary education
4. National Educational Policies
   1. National Education Policy Framework 2018
   1. Vision 2025
   1. Compulsory teachers training
   1. Joint Declaration on education 2011
   1. Introduction of Danish school system in Punjab

Policy Suggestionto Provide Efficient Human Resource

1. Increase in public investment in education sector
   1. Public-private partnership
      1. Cooperation of Business community, NGO’s and civil society with government to improve quality and relevance of education
   1. Provision of free technical education
   1. Recognition of importance of social sciences in universities
2. Introduction of updated and relevant curricula
   • Encouragement of research work in university campuses through economic incentives
   • Provision of quality laboratories
   • Need to improve quality of teaching through frequent Teacher’s training programmes
   • Provision of scholarships at tertiary level education to the needy
   • Formation of international level quality universities to avoid brain-drain
   • Formation of vocational institutes in all the rural urban areas alike
   • Improve service delivery through political commitment
   • Lay emphasis on diversification from general to tertiary education

Conclusion

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Introduction

1. Essential for prosperity and stability
2. Make vision
3. Infuse objectivity
4. Establish national integration

Multidimensional Education Systems in Pakistan: Government, Private and Madarsa as Strengths of Private Education System

1. Higher Student to Faculty Ratio
2. Higher Salary Attracts more Competent Educators
3. Higher Collaboration with Private Corporations
4. Flexible and Expansive Work Hours
5. More Competition Amongst Private Institutions
6. More focus on extra-curricular activities
7. Higher Quality of Research

Weaknesses Private Education System

1. Range of students that can benefit is low
2. Varying Examination systems : Ed-excel , Cambridge, London Board
3. Paucity of institutes in rural areas

Strengths of Public Education Systems

1. Responsibility of government under constitution
2. Schools even in rural areas
3. Affordable education
4. More need based scholarships

Weaknesses Public Education Systems

1. Apathetical role of government
2. Burgeoning population results in
3. Lack of resources
4. Ineffective educational infrastructure
5. Variations in Curriculum
6. Examination system non reliable

Strengthsof Madrassa System

1. Numerous institutes spread across the country
2. Free education
3. Provision of food as well as accommodation
4. Religious learning

Weaknesses Madrassa System

1. No regulation of curriculum
2. Basic level education with a narrow focus
3. Different Madrassa propagate different ideologies
4. Deprived from modern education
5. No defined career path

Suggestions to Reform Education System in Pakistan

1. Uniform system of examination
2. Fixing a minimum salary standard for teachers
3. Setting a limit on Fees the Private Institutes can charge
4. Strengthening education councils
5. Registering madrassas
6. Modern education system for madrassa students

Conclusion

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