Developing Curriculum: NSCC vows to make older persons care center more attractive

By Albert Akota

The National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) has put mecharies in place to developing curriculum to standardize good care for older persons in the country and make it more attractive.

The Director General of the Centre, Dr. Emem Omokaro who disclosed this yesterday at an expert meeting on validation of draft national benchmark for training older person care givers in Abuja, said the centre is working with the National

Board For Technical Education to develop the curriculum.

She said the center will working with NBTE to classify the care and skills to ensure caregivers are well recognized in the country

Dr Omokaro said with the standardization of care providers in the country, Health insurance companies can work with NSCC to see the products that are available and see which one they can align with, for community care.

According to her, “We hope that agencies begin to employ caregivers and they begin to provide care to communities and homes, we will work out who pays the caregivers and the need to build a system, framework and the competence that is globally recognized as well as certification, “ She noted.

The NSCC boss further said that the center has produced a draft of the standard curriculum for training caregivers as well as guidelines classifying care settings including the aim to produce a global standard ocuments that will emphasize skills and competencies for caring for older persons.

She added that the center will focus on best practices, and also putting in place mechanism for accessing the trainers and training centers.

Speaking earlie, Chief Social Welfare Officer Focal Person, Joseph Dzungwe, who represented the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo said with the ageing population growing faster, there is need for training professional care givers.

L-R: District Rotaract Representative, Rtn. Olaleye Gbolahan (PHF), Sir Kingsley Okoro, Rotary International President’s Representative and Past District Governor (PDG), Rtn. Ijeoma Pearl Okoro and District Governor of Rotary, District 9125, Rotn. Goddy Nnadi, during the opening session of the 14th District Conference in Abuja on Friday.