Our national responsibility
The Somaliland National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is responsible for the development, review, improvement, and coordination of national curricula and related teaching and learning materials in Somaliland. The Centre works to ensure that education remains relevant to the country’s values, culture, development priorities, and the changing knowledge and skills required by learners.
Working under the education authorities, the Centre brings together curriculum specialists, subject experts, teachers, education professionals, and other stakeholders to develop quality curricula, syllabi, textbooks, teacher guides, and supplementary learning resources. Somaliland education policy assigns curriculum structures responsibility for curriculum development, implementation oversight, textbook preparation, and learning materials.
DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
Mohamed Abdi Osman
Director of Curriculum Development
Ministry of Education and Science,
Republic of Somaliland
Our Vision
To be a leading national centre for curriculum excellence, developing an inclusive, innovative, relevant, and high-quality education system that prepares Somaliland learners for lifelong learning, responsible citizenship, employment, and national development.
Our Mission
To develop, review, and continuously improve national curricula and educational resources that provide learners with the knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and competencies required to succeed in education, work, and society.
What We Do
The National Curriculum Development Centre works across key areas of education, including:
Curriculum Development
Designing and improving curricula for different levels and programmes of education.
Curriculum Review
Regularly reviewing curricula to ensure they remain relevant, effective, and responsive to emerging educational and national needs.
Textbook Development
Coordinating the preparation, review, and improvement of textbooks and other learning materials.
Teacher Resources
Developing teacher guides and supporting resources that help teachers effectively deliver the national curriculum.
Quality & Standards
Promoting consistent national curriculum standards and supporting effective curriculum implementation.
Research & Innovation
Using educational research, technology, and modern teaching approaches to continuously strengthen curriculum quality.
Monitoring & Evaluation
Supporting the monitoring and evaluation of curriculum implementation and identifying areas requiring improvement.
The national education strategy has specifically envisaged the Curriculum Development Centre as responsible for the curriculum process, including curriculum revisions, textbook and supplementary-material development, and monitoring and evaluation of implementation.
Our Curriculum Programmes
The Centre supports curriculum development and educational resources across:
- Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Primary & Intermediate Education
- Secondary Education
- Alternative Basic Education (ABE)
- Adult Literacy Education
- TVET Secondary Education
- TVET Short Skills Programmes
- Family Life Education (FLE)
- Prison Education
- Pre-Service Teacher Education
- In-Service Teacher Education
- Inclusive Education
- Textbooks & Learning Resources
Our Core Values
- Quality
- Maintaining high standards in curriculum and educational resources.
- Innovation
- Encouraging modern, creative, and technology-supported approaches to teaching and learning.
- National Identity
- Developing education that reflects Somaliland’s culture, values, heritage, and national aspirations.
- Inclusivity
- Promoting learning opportunities and resources that respond to the needs of all learners.
- Integrity
- Maintaining professionalism, transparency, and responsibility throughout curriculum development.
- Collaboration
- Working with teachers, schools, education institutions, communities, experts, and development partners.
Building Education for the Future
The Somaliland National Curriculum Development Centre recognizes that education must continually respond to social, economic, scientific, and technological change. Our work therefore goes beyond producing textbooks. We aim to build a modern curriculum system that develops critical thinking, creativity, communication, problem-solving, digital literacy, practical skills, responsible citizenship, and lifelong learning.
Through strong curricula, quality textbooks, effective teacher resources, and continuous improvement, the Centre is committed to supporting an education system that equips every learner with the knowledge, competencies, and values needed to contribute positively to the future development of Somaliland.
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