The Curriculum Development Division organizes and coordinates the design and development of the curriculum, the breaking down of teaching schemes into teachable units. It reviews and distributes curriculum materials such as teaching schemes and textbooks for use in Plateau State schools. It organizes seminars, workshops, and conferences for the training of teachers and organizes the annual Plateau State Book Fair.
It undertakes co-curricular activities such as; quizzes, debates, and musical competitions as well as the organization of Drama on Tapes and the formation of Subject Associations.
The Division carries out its functions through the following branches:
CURRICULUMN PLANNING
CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
FRENCH LANGUAGE CENTRE
CURRICULUMN PLANNING
- Organises internal seminars for Curriculum Development Division staff
- Publishes the ERC Curriculum Journal
- Reviews the Plateau State schools Teaching Scheme
CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
- Analyses of students’ performance in JSCE, NECO, and WASSCE
- Organises Seminars / Workshops and Conferences on; Biology, Geography, P.H.E, and Agric. -Science, Hausa Language, Mathematics, English, Economics, and Chemistry
- Organises motivational talks
- Organises Plateau State Book Fair
- Monitors the application or implementation of Teaching Schemes in Plateau State Schools
- Reviews textbooks for a recommendation for use in Plateau State Schools (Public & Private)
- Organises NTA School Debate among Plateau State schools
- Organises Aso Radio Quiz Competition
CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
- Organises Quiz, Debates, Symposium, Drama Day (for students in FCT School)
- Organizes Music Day (for schools that offer music)
- Organises Short story writing competition, Poetry Writing / Recitation competition, Essay Writing
- Competition
- Formation of Subject Association in all subjects
FRENCH LANGUAGE CENTRE
Offers French Language Courses in
A
- Beginner ‘A’ – Duration:- 3 Months
- Beginner ‘B’ – Duration:- 3 Months
- Intermediate – Duration:- 6 Months
- Advanced / Professional – Duration:- 9 Months
Lectures for these courses are held three times in a week and the lectures last for two (2) hours
Morning Session: 10:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Afternoon session: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
B
- Facilitates the organization of International Conferences, Seminars, and Workshop in French
- Engages in the provision of Advertisements in French for goods and services
- Engages in the provision of escort ion and interpretation services to tourists visiting the country
- Engages in film and television production
These include teachers, students, school heads, proprietors/proprietresses of schools, educational institutions, examination bodies, curriculum organizations, and the general public.
- Routine Book Review – Report is ready after two weeks
- School text review – Done once every three years
- Organisation of seminars, workshops, etc – Done when the need arises
- Book Fair – Three weeks in September each year
- Debates and Quiz – One term of about thirteen (13) weeks
- Purchase of Teaching Schemes – Available immediately after the production till reviewed (every 3-5 years)
- French Language Teaching – Two (2) sessions per day (Morning & Afternoon) Three times a week
- The right to know the outcome of books submitted for review
- The right to observe and offer constructive suggestions on teaching schemes, books reviewed, book fairs, debates, quiz, seminars and workshops
- The right to have a feedback on courses taken at the French Language Centre (FLC)
- All schools in the Plateau State are expected to use the ERC Teaching Schemes
- All schools in the Plateau State are expected to adhere to the approved Plateau State Book List
- For the routine book review, Four (4) copies of such books are to be submitted by the author to the ERC for the review
- For the review of school textbooks, publishers/authors are expected to submit Four (4) copies of each of their publications for review without any charge
- Recommended textbooks should be made available at all times by the publishers/authors/booksellers, etc.
- Textbooks should satisfy the following criteria: Relevance to curriculum, Quality production, Affordable price, the currency of edition, Student exercises, Illustrations, etc.
- The reviewing staff should not be subjected to Undue pressure to obtain a favourable assessment of publications submitted
- Similarly, no customer should succumb to any threat or request for any kind of inducement to obtain an undue favourable assessment
- For the Debate and Quiz Competitions, participants shall be required to abide by the rules formulated by the ERC to guide the conduct of the contests. They shall also ballot for the motions and be paired to support or oppose the selected motion.
- The ERC expects the leadership of subject associations to be disciplined and to operate within the framework of their approved constitutions
- During the annual Plateau State Book Fair, participants are expected to sell books at the publisher’s prices and pay the agreed registration fees before the beginning of the fair
- Pirated books are not allowed at the Book Fair
- Customers are to make enquires or report at the ERC stand during the period of the Book Fair.
| FCT Teaching Scheme | N1,500 |
| Approved Booklist | N100 |
| Seminars / Workshop | Cost is subject to the type and length of the program |
| NTA Debate/music tape (120mins.) | N500 (each) |
| French Lectures(Beginner ‘A’: 3 months) | N20,000 ( 2 hours, thrice weekly) |
| French Lectures(Beginner ‘B’: 3 months) | N20,000 ( 2 hours, thrice weekly) |
| French Lectures(Intermediate: 6 months) | N50,000 ( 2 hours, thrice weekly) |
| French Lectures(Adv./professional: 9 months) | N50,000 ( 2 hours, thrice weekly) |
- CDD organizes and coordinates the design and development of curriculum, the breaking down of teaching schemes into teachable units,
- Reviews and distributes curriculum materials such as teaching schemes and textbooks to Plateau State schools
- It organizes workshops, seminars, and conferences for the training of teachers.
- It organizes an annual book fair
- It organizes co-curricular activities such as; quizzes, debates, musical contests, drama on tapes, subject associations, etc.
- It offers full-time French courses for beginners and intermediate and professional groups.
- It also provides bi-lingual services to tourists.
Complaints for any observed Service Failure are to be directed to the
- Officer of the Division where the service was rendered
- Head of the Curriculum Development Division
- Centre’s Complaint Boxes
- SERVICOM Office
- Director (ERC)