The transformation of public education requires not just intention, but structure. In Punjab, that structure has now taken shape through the consolidation of curriculum, training, assessment, and accountability under a single institutional framework—Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training & Assessment Authority (PECTAA). This reform is not cosmetic. It is structural, systemic, and long overdue.
The School Education Department recognizes that the challenges of today—learning poverty, inconsistent teaching quality, and outdated assessment systems—cannot be resolved in isolation. That is why we have moved decisively to integrate academic standards, teacher development, student assessment, and institutional monitoring through PECTAA. This integration will enable uniform standards, real-time feedback, evidence-based reform, and aligned professional capacity across the education system.
Our strategic focus is on three critical pillars:
- Content reform, rooted in competency-based curriculum;
- Teacher professionalism, driven by certification and continuous learning;
- Learning measurement, through modern, fair, and transparent assessment practices.
PECTAA is not an agency for administration—it is an engine for continuous improvement and systemic coherence. It supports our broader objective: to raise the quality of public education to national and international benchmarks while ensuring access, equity, and inclusion for every learner.
On behalf of the School Education Department, I reaffirm our full commitment to institutionalizing this reform. Our role is to enable and ensure that every child in Punjab has access to an education that is measurable in quality, meaningful in content, and transformative in impact.
Mr. Khalid Nazir Wattoo