Challenges of Curriculum Development in Office Technology and Management in Tertiary Institutions

Abstract

This paper examines those challenges that affect the implementation of office technology and management programme in achieving its main objectives. Achieving programme objectives becomes a mirage if the implementation is faulty due to shortcomings and other inadequacies which have been the bane of most of the educational programmes in Nigeria. Office Technology and Management is a new academic programme that replaces the erstwhile secretarial studies in Nigeria which seeks to equip its recipients with the relevant knowledge and skills that are needed in this dynamic world of ours. The study covers Ekiti State in Nigeria. Relevant literatures were reviewed. The data collected were analyzed with mean ratings and standard deviation. It was found out that the curriculum of Office Technology and Management, if well implemented, will, to a great extent, address most of the issues and fears raised by stakeholders. Based on this, it was recommended among others that all stakeholders and management of institutions running Office Technology and Management programme in Nigeria should fund the programme adequately so as to ensure the availability of functional equipment and other resources that are needed in order to overcome the seemingly challenges that arise in the course of implementing the programme as stipulated in the curriculum.