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The education system lacks an effective national regulatory framework for periodically reviewingthe quality of teaching and the curriculum. There is, therefore, no significant pressure exerted toachieve nation-wide compliance with quality standards. Teaching quality continues to be judgedlargely on the basis of having the required academic qualifications, with less attention given tohaving an adequate subject knowledge, being competent in practical teaching skills and havingthe capacity to motivate students.152National standards for secondary schools have recently beenofficially adopted and a nationwide quality assessment process for accreditating these schools isbeing implemented. The implementation of national reform agendas is, however, characteristicallyslow. The business community, particularly in geographically large middle and southern cities, hasbecome a vocal source of pressure for change. Industry wants the education system to providestudents with more than knowledge of theory. It values flexibility, adaptability and communicationskills, and it needs students leaving schools, colleges and universities to be able to exerciseinitiative, accept responsibility, make decisions and provide effective customer service. In certainimportant sectors of the economy, it also requires students to have a high level of proficiency inforeign languages, especially English. The business community is not, however, inclined to investin the education system. In the case of higher education graduates, it relies on the State to producethe graduates and then it complains about their quality.
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