Rana Tanveer shares commitment to include Life Skills Based Education in the national curriculum

 

Rana Tanveer shares commitment to include Life Skills Based Education in the national curriculum

Minister of Education Rana Tanveer Hussain has expressed commitment to include Life Skills Based Education (LSBF) in the national curriculum.

He was speaking at a workshop to showcase best practices of Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) in coordination with the Federal Ministry of Education at Allama Iqbal University in Islamabad.

It was jointly organized by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Aiming Change for Tomorrow (ACT).

Thanking the UNFPA and ACT for promoting LSBE in Pakistan, the Minister said, “LSBE is equally important along with traditional curriculum, and we must incorporate and embed it in our educational system.”

In her remarks, the Assistant Representative of UNFPA, Dr. Rubina Ali, said Life Skills Based Education facilitates healthy, positive and productive personal development. She said LSBE is crucial to create an inclusive society where every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

Chief Executive Officer of ACT, Mubashir Banoori made a presentation on the Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) project. He briefed the participants on the importance of LSBE in educational standards while sharing perspectives from different regions.