The Future Of Africa -Part 2

I have since 2019 drafted this syllabus named “Manufacturing and Processing.” Let’s take a look at what the content of this new syllabus is.

The processing content seeks to focus on fruits, vegetables and seeds or grains (cereals). The manufacturing aspect considers paper, clothing, clay, dates, plastics, leather, electronics, wood and metals.

The following is a summary of the content of the syllabus, Manufacturing and Processing, classified under the major scopes of the syllabus.

The processing content for “orange” is a chapter to be taught in grades one and two. The focus is to teach children how to process raw orange into orange juice. Grade four learners, per this syllabus, should know how to process cocoa beans into cocoa powder and milo.

The manufacturing content deals with producing the items involved. For example, a learner in grade three should know how to mold earthen-ware, disposable cups, clocks and watches.

An education which does not prepare learners for the future has failed to live up to its purpose. The children of the richest man in the world, who was born in Africa, Elon Musk, attend Ad-Astra – a school specially designed for them to train them for the future ahead. It is unfortunate that currently, most of the things taught in schools are based on old curriculums and lack the potency to prepare learners for the future.

It is my hope that having submitted the draft syllabus to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), they would give it the necessary consideration. My prayer also is that the whole of Africa would embrace this syllabus for their schools to train learners to manufacture and process anything we need.

In my next article, I look forward to sharing with you what benefits our country and Africa as a whole stand to gain by implementing this syllabus, Manufacturing and Processing.

Let Africa Arise.

Written by Rich Akpalu