Challenges of the Ministry of Education Strategic Plan Implementation for 2016-2019 and the Ways Forward

Abstract

The realization of educational objectives depends on strategic plans implementation. Strategic plan is one of the managerial tools for decision makers to reduce cost and aid the realization of organizational performances. The Nigerian government adopted the educational strategic plans to give direction for educational development and to ensure the realization of the educational goals and objectives. This paper identified lack of political will to implement UNESCO 26% recommendation for education, short fall in revenue, insecurity, corruption, inadequate professional teachers, inadequate infrastructural facilities and COVID-19 Pandemic as challenges that faced the implementation of Ministry of Education Strategic Plan 2016-2019. To have a better future strategic plan implementation, this paper recommends that the government should increase the funding of education by implementing the UNESCO 26% recommendation for the development of education, diversify the economy for increased revenue earnings for the development of education and other sector in the economy, deploy ICT and use the various anti-corruption agencies to fight all forms of corruption in the ministry of education, deploy every strategies to end insecurity in the country, invest more in human resources by employing more professional teachers and deploy them at all levels of  the educational institutions in the country. More infrastructural facilities should be provided in all educational institutions. This will help in the implementation of the strategic plans.