He said that it should include a comprehensive strategy and an actionable plan to progressively diminish and ultimately eliminate the number of out of school children (OOSC), within next five years. Simultaneously, implement a program for mainstreaming. TVET education with flexibility for students to transition into alternate technical streams. Special Secretary said that the curriculum should be in accordance with international learning standards, prioritizing a reduction in syllabi for compulsory subjects. Embrace concept - based learning with a focus on creativity and real-world application, encouraging diverse sources of information and digital content aligned with global standards. 

Furthermore, the forum agreed to include a strategy for extending National Educational Curriculum (NEC) to Madrasahs to ensure main stream education and TVET for Madrasahs students along with due credits for religious education. In addition there should be a performance audit of schools/teachers and TVET institutes through a third party consultant be carried out for categorizations of schools, to include public, private, madaras etc. It was also decided that a joint working group would be formulated to ensure that work on the formulation and implementation starts immediately. 

The meeting included all provincial stakeholders in addition with representatives from HEC, NAVTTV, NCC, FDE, SIFC, DGRE etc. The meeting was chaired by the Special Secretary of Education, and it was decided that further involvement of public and private partners including other ministries is also needed.