Curriculum Development Center in Nepal – CDC Nepal

Curriculum Development Center (CDC), an academic Center under the Ministry of Education, is established to develop curricula, textbooks, and other instructional materials for school education to achieve the national goals of education. This Center conducts annual and periodic discussion, interaction, and dissemination programs on the usefulness of instructional materials. Furthermore, it also conducts research-oriented programs to make school education relevant, practical, and competitive.

School education is considered the foundation stone for developing responsive and capable citizens. Therefore, this Center, which was initially established as Curriculum, Textbook, and Supervision Center in 1971 and named Curriculum Development Centre later in 1997, has been determined to integrate the needs and interests of students in school education through a learner-centered teaching-learning process from its inception.

CDC Nepal is headed by a Gazetted I class officer as the Executive Director. The center teams with 60 staff comprising both technical and administrative fields. The office of this Center is located at Sanothimi, Bhaktapur.

The vision of the CDC is to identify itself as an academic center by developing appropriate curricula, textbooks, and other instructional materials required for job-oriented, student-centered, practical, life skills-oriented, vocational, competitive, and qualitative school education.

Curriculum Development Center Objective

The main objective of the CDC is to prepare patriotic and job-oriented human resources for school education and develop, revise and improve school curricula and textbooks and implement them. To create, disseminate and distribute instructional materials such as curricula, teacher’s guides, teacher resource materials, and children’s reference materials.

Focusing on scrutinizing and approving additional instructional materials, monitoring and approving additional instructional materials, and providing a certificate of equivalence for the secondary level school education completion certificates awarded by foreign schools/institutions or boards. Design and implement co-curricular activities. Conduct research programs related to school education. Its function is to assist the government of Nepal/ Ministry of education in formulating curricula and textbook policies.

The specifically designed program to conduct workshops and seminars at national and international levels to establish CDC as an academic center. To assist and coordinate national and foreign educational institutions in compliance with the existing rules and policy.

Develop and update curriculum framework to maintain consistency and coordination among pre-primary, primary, and secondary education levels. Research to find out and implement various techniques to assess curricula and students. Utilize the latest knowledge, skills, and technology available so far, including and transferring indigenous technology.

It has the following objectives as per included in www.moecdc.gov.np

• To prepare patriotic and job-oriented human resources from school education to develop a nation.
• Develop, revise and improve school curricula and textbooks and implement them.
• Develop, disseminate, and distribute instructional materials such as curricula, teacher’s guides, teacher resource materials, and children’s reference materials.
• Provide a certificate of equivalence for the secondary-level school education completion certificates awarded by foreign schools/institutions or boards.
• Design and implement co-curricular activities.
• Conduct research programs related to school education.
• Assist the Government of Nepal/Ministry of Education in formulating curricula and textbook policies.
• Design programs to conduct workshops and seminars at national and international levels to establish CDC as an academic center.
• Assist and coordinate national and foreign educational institutions in compliance with the existing rules and policies.
• Develop and update Curriculum Framework to maintain consistency and coordination among pre-primary, primary, and secondary level education.
• Find out and implement various techniques to assess curricula as well as students.
• Carry out the CDC programs involving other line agencies/organizations.
• Utilize the latest knowledge, skills, and technology available so far.
• Include and transfer indigenous technology.

MOE CDC GOV NP functions

CDC’s primary functions are to develop, pilot, update, revise and implement school curricula per existing rules and regulations and to develop, pilot, update and enforce school curricula and curricular materials. To list and publicize additional instructional materials.

CDC makes necessary provisions for conducting school-level co-curricular materials and conducts research studies on curricula and textbooks. To not just develop but also distribute reference materials as required. Its primary duty is to function as the secretariat of the National Curriculum Development and Assessment Council and disseminate curricula and curricula-related materials developed by CDC.

Curriculum Development Center provides certificates of equivalence for the secondary level school education completion certificates awarded by foreign schools/ institutions or boards. It carries out activities related to curriculum and student assessment. To exploit the latest knowledge, skills, and technology used so far in education and to promote and transfer indigenous knowledge, skills, and technology. Specify the benchmarks of learning achievement. CDC involves and coordinates private sectors, civil society, and local organizations in curricular activities. Finally, CDC receives or records feedback related to school curricula from the group of subject-wise academicians and concerned institutions or persons.

It has the following functions as per included in www.moecdc.gov.np.

Reference (www.moecdc.gov.np)

• Develop, pilot, update, revise and implement school curricula per existing rules and regulations.
• Develop, pilot, update, revise and implement school curricula and curricular materials.
• List and publicize additional instructional materials.
• Make necessary provisions for conducting school-level co-curricular activities, and assist and facilitate them.
• Conduct research studies on curricula and textbooks.
• Develop and distribute reference materials as required.
• Function as the secretariat of the National Curriculum Development and Assessment Council.
• Disseminate curricula and curricula-related materials developed by CDC.
• Provide a certificate of equivalence for the Secondary-level education completion certificates awarded by foreign schools/institutions or boards.
• Carry out activities related to curriculum and student assessment.
• Exploit the latest knowledge, skills, and technology in education.
• Promote and transfer indigenous knowledge, skills, and technology.
• Specify the benchmarks of learning achievement.
• Involve and coordinate private sectors, civil society, and local organizations in curricular activities.
• Receive/record feedback related to school curricula from the group of subject-wise academicians and concerned institutions or persons.

CDC Nepal contact details

Curriculum Development Center
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur
Nepal
Email: info[a]moecdc.gov.np
Phone: ++977-1- 5639122, 6634916
Fax: +977-1-6630797
CDC Website: http://www.moecdc.gov.np