4.6 Programs and Curriculum of UCEP
4.6.1 Integrated General and Vocational Education
4.6.1.2 Comparison between the Syllabus of UCEP Curriculum and
It is discussed earlier that UCEP runs a diversified and need based educational activities for urban deprived children. To meet the demand of current job market UCEP regularly updates its curriculum. The prime difference between UCEP curriculum and national education board curriculum is making a student competent for job market from the very beginning. For this reason, UCEP added few additional subjects and extra-curriculum activities. Apart from National Curriculum, UCEP included few subjects for the students of class I, II, III, IV, V. students, i.e.; Arts & Crafts, Health & Social Science, Social Studies, Vocational Education and Religion. Following comparative chart shows the difference of curriculum between UCEP and National Education Board.
Table 4.1
Class-wise Syllabus of UCEP and National Education Board
Class Subjects of UCEP
Subjects of National Board (Textbooks for the Academic Year,
2013) Class 1 NCTB: Bengali, English, Mathematics
UCEPC: Arts & Crafts, Health & Social Science, Social Studies (English
Version), Vocational Education, Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics
Class 11 Bengali, English, Mathematics,
Arts & Crafts, Health & Social Science, Social Studies (English Version), Vocational Education, Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics
Class 111 Bengali, English, Mathematics, Health
& Social Science, Social Studies (English Version), Vocational Education, Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies, Science, Religion
Class 1V Bengali, English, Mathematics, Health
& Social Science, Social Studies (English Version), Vocational Education, Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies, Science, Religion
Class V Bengali, English, Mathematics, Health
& Social Science, Social Studies (English Version), Vocational Education, Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies, Science, Religion
Class V1 Bengali, English, Mathematics, General Science, Social Science & Religion, Pre-vocational Education
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies,
Science, Religion, Agriculture Studies, Home Science, Physical Education &
Health, Art & Crafts, Information &
Communication Technology Class V11 Bengali, English, Mathematics, General
Science, Social Science & Religion, Pre-vocational Education
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies, Science, Religion, Home Science, Agriculture Studies, Physical Education & Health, Art & Crafts, Information & Communication Technology
Class V111 Bengali, English, Mathematics, General Science, Social Science & Religion
Bengali, English, Mathematics, Bangladesh & Global Studies, Science, Agriculture Studies, Home Science, Religion, Physical Education
& Health, Art & Crafts Pre-tech Life skills, Pre-vocational education,
Information Technology, Financial Education, English, Mathematics.
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Production of skilled manpower as well as to provide proper education is main goal of UCEP. For these reasons, UCEP has developed it curriculum accordingly from class one (Syllabus of UCEP, 2011). From the above table, it is clear that, students of class one receive more knowledge about Arts & Crafts, Health & Social Science, Social Studies (English Version), Vocational Education and Religion than the students under NCTB.
UCEP abridges national curriculum and its own curriculum focusing creation of skilled manpower.
In class one, students learn to draw different materials and make different craft items which help them afterwards. In Health & Social Science, they learn about how to describe their own identity, family and family-environment, household, different profession in job market, how to use and clean toilet, social rituals, child organization of UCEP, child rights, primary knowledge about environment, food, water, first-aid, washing clothes etc. In social studies and Bangladesh (Introductory), students learn how to introduce him in front of others. The topics of this subject are, I live in a family, we are all a kin, things that parents do for us, I am a Bangladeshi, my motherland, our festival, good habits, good food habits and steps to safety. Lesson days are seventy six days. UCEP has developed its own textbook for vocational education named ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi’. Like English for today, here students learn names of different parts. Importantly, these names are arranged alphabetically, that’s why they learn alphabets as well as a name of different parts of machines. For example, A
=Antenna, B=Bolt, C=Chisel, D=Drill bit, E= Electric Motor etc. Total lesson days are twenty days. UCEP curriculum provides religion education for its students from the very first day of schooling. Primary conceptual words and daily words used by us are taught here in fourteen days lesson.
UCEP has published books named ‘Health, Society and Science’ and ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi. It has selected books like ‘Social Studies and Bangladesh’,’
and Religion for class two students. Along with NCTB books, these books are taught here. In ‘Health, Society and Science’ they learn about environment, food and health, immunity and treatment, our right and duty, dangerous child labour, tea-making. In second semester, they learn about animal and material, child rights, formation method of UCEP child council, side, time and watch, our country, tale of birds and decoration of
bed room. Total forty lessons are included here. In Social Studies and Bangladesh they learn about my family, our house, our neighbours, our school, our country Bangladesh, Bangladesh our motherland, our religion and social festivals, our food, people who work for us and safety habits. UCEP has developed its own textbook for vocational education named ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi’. Like English for today, here students learn more names of different parts. They learn alphabets as well as two names of different parts of machines. For example, A =Anvil, Adaptor, B=Brush, Bearing, C=Callipers, Calculator, D=Drill Machine, Die Stock, E= Engine, Electrode Holder etc.
Total lesson duration is twenty days. UCEP curriculum provides religion education for its students from the very first day of schooling. Primary concepts of religion and daily words used by us are taught here in ten days lesson.
UCEP has also published books for students of class three named ‘Health, Society and Science and Arts & Crafts’ and ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi’. It has selected books like ‘Social Studies and Bangladesh’, and Religion for class two students. Along with NCTB books, these books are taught here. In ‘Health, Society and Science and Arts & Crafts’ they learn about family and society, region and regional environment, environment and forest, the earth, solar system and the universe, child rights, decoration of kitchen. They draw different natural scenarios and prepare foot mats. In second semester, they learn about water, health rules, food and nutrition, HIV, population of Bangladesh and social environment. They draw and prepare different household materials in this semester. In Social Studies and Bangladesh (Book 2) they learn about our motherland Bangladesh: Ancient history, the war of liberation, our rights and duties in a family, our neighbours, our school, our food, prayer and worship. In second semester, they learn about our social, religious and national festivals, how we travel, roads and road safety, learning about direction, children of our neighbouring countries: The children of India & Bangladesh, districts and Divisions and land forms of the earth. UCEP has developed its own textbook for vocational education named ‘Eso Jontro O Porimaper Babohar Shikhi (Primer-2)’. In the first semester, they learn and use hand tools (hammer & its classification, screw driver, pliers & its classification, vice &
its classification, board and batten). In science chapter they learn about angle and angle plate, in terminology they learn ash and colour and in measurement class they learn about kinds of fundamental measurement, rules or ruler, measuring tape,
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meter/centimetre scale, area and surface. In the second semester, they also learn and use hand tools (punch & its classification, scriber and scraper, chisel and its classification, hacksaw, tester). In science class they learn to measure length, inch and foot, in terminology they learn light and sound, line and quarter and in measurement class they learn about measuring tools and units, weight measuring tools/unit of measurement, use of weighing tools. Total lesson duration is thirty four days.
UCEP has developed its curriculum according to its mission. Following the classes one to three, there are few more subjects included in the upper classes. For the students of class four, UCEP has published ‘Health, Society and Science and arts & crafts’ and ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi (Primer-2)’. It has selected books like ‘Social Studies and Bangladesh (Book-3)’. Along with the NCTB books, these books are taught in class four. In ‘Health, Society and Science and arts & crafts’ they learn about nature, environment and lifestyle, population of Bangladesh, family health security, HIV, national resources of Bangladesh, self-employment, bird flu in the first semester. In second semester they learn about savings and co-operative, democratic attitude, co-curriculum activities in school, social welfare institutions, child right and abuse and garbage management. They draw different natural scenarios and prepare different materials using jute, cloth and other things. In Social Studies and Bangladesh (Book 3) they learn about the earth, birth of India and Pakistan, climate of Bangladesh, the rivers of Bangladesh, and the mineral resources of Bangladesh. In second semester, they learn about natural resources, export and import of Bangladesh, tribal groups of Bangladesh, regional cooperation and useful animal. Total number of lessons is twenty nine. UCEP has developed its own textbook for vocational education named ‘Eso Jontro O Porimaper Babohar Shikhi (Primer-2)’ for class four students. In the first semester, they learn and use hand tools (snip and divider, file, switch, socket and plug). In science chapter they learn about align, area and arc, in terminology they learn but joint, cast iron, current and voltage, volt, resistance, DC, AC, edge, and face and in measurement class they learn about measurement, linear measurement, length, width, height, unit of measurement. In the second semester, they also learn and use hand tools (holder, ceiling rose & fuse, fan &
regulator). In science class they learn about fuel, in terminology they learn freezing point, melting point, boiling point, friction, lubricant, joint, instrument, knot, tough, magnet, vacuum, mile, kilometre, meter and in measurement class they learn about unit of length
measurement (metric system), unit of length measurement (British system) and conversion of measurement. Total lesson duration is thirty four days.
UCEP has also developed its curriculum following the classes one to four. There are few more subjects included in the upper classes. For the students of class five, UCEP has published higher version of ‘Health, Society and Science’ and ‘Eso Jontropatir Naam O Babohar Shikhi (Primer-2)’. It has selected books like ‘Social Studies and Bangladesh (Book-4)’. Along with the NCTB books, these books are taught in class five. In ‘Health, Society and Science’ they learn about our country: Bangladesh, rise of Bangladesh, Bangladesh in maps, personal and state property, rights and duties of citizen, adolescent changes and Eve-teasing, handicapped and our duties in the first semester. In second semester, they learn about communication system, material and energy, health service, HIV, child right, air, knowing UCEP and green house effect.
Total number of lessons is thirty three. In Social Studies and Bangladesh (Book 4) they learn about Bangladesh in ancient times, cultural heritage of Bangladesh, pioneers of our independence movement, social institutions, and agricultural product of Bangladesh in the first semester. In second semester, they learn about transport system of Bangladesh, tribal life style, children of our neighbouring countries, right and duties of a citizen and international cooperation. The total number of lessons is twenty nine.
UCEP has developed its own textbook for vocational education named ‘Eso Jontro O Porimaper Babohar Shikhi (Primer-2)’ for class five students. In the first semester, they learn as well as gather practical knowledge about hand tools. The chapters are, hand tools (wrench and its classification, measuring tape and try square). In science chapter they learn about acetylene, oxygen and atmosphere, in terminology they learn about carbon, carbon-di-oxide, carbon-mono-oxide, centre line, curve, circuit, electric circuit, circuit breaker, ampere ohm and ohm’s law. In measurement class they learn about area measurement (triangle, quadrilateral, square, rectangle, rhombus, parallelogram, trapezium), polygonal, circle, radius, diameter, chord and areas of circle. In second semester they learn about meter and its classification, electric motor, wire striper, soldering iron, solder sucker, heat, temperature, Celsius, power, watt, energy, work, horse power, plane, division, volume, solid thing, cube, cubic measure, cubic centimeter (CC), liter, units of measuring solid thing, units of measuring volume and conversion of measurement. Total lesson duration is thirty four days.
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UCEP has included subjects leading to technical education at the end of grade eight. It has own publications for the students. ‘Handbook for Technical and Skill Development’
(karigori o Jibon Dokkhota Unnoyon Sahayeka) is in class-six curriculum. Total lesson days are forty five days. In the first semester, general safety hints, prevention of falling, safety in materials handling, machinery safety, types of safety, personal safety and protection (eye, ear, head, hand and foot), measurement, units of measurement, length of measurement, metals, classification of metals, steel and classification of steel, employment and classification of employment chapters are included. In second semester, workshop safety, electrical workshop, welding shop, automobile workshop, IT center safety, working with gas cylinders, weight measurement, volume measurement, some tools and machines used in workshops, file, vice, hand grinding, hand drilling machine and drill bit, grinding stone, lathe machine, concept of business entrepreneurship, classification of industry, sole-proprietorship and partnership business, cooperative society/ organization and factory topics are included. There is no other subject included in the curriculum of class six. From the topics it is clear that UCEP as a well organized planned curriculum to lead its students prepared for technical education.
An upper version of ‘Handbook for Technical and Skill Development’ is included in class seven. The important contents of this hand are occupational health and safety, mensuration (measuring formula), two dimensional and three dimensional objects, calculation of area: triangle and rectangle, concept of metal, machine tools and electricity, business planning and steps of business planning, entrepreneurship development and financial education, concept of soft skills, socialization, employability, parallel circuit and project, project making lozenge, marketing of product and services and different agents of socialization.
The same additional book named the Handbook for Technical and Skill Development’ is included in the curriculum of class eight. The important chapters are measurement, DC and AC current, different projects, calculation of profit and loss. In soft skill for employability they learn about attitude and behavior, discipline, team work, motivation, ethics and values, work under stress, communication skill and necessity of socialization.
After completion of grade VIII, students go through a six months long course named Pre-tech before admitting to technical trades. In this course they learn about Life Skill
and Health Education, Pre-Vocational Education, Information Technology, Mathematics and English. In life skill development and health education they learn about components of life skill, behavior learning, learning pyramid, brain storming, personality and cultural development, punctuality, nutrition and food habit.
After successful completion of pre-tech course, UCEP students become competent to admit into technical course. These courses are available only in the IGVE school. From the above discussion, it is clear that UCEP curriculum is developed considering its goal to produce working force.