curriculum development Process of designing, improving, organising and planning activities related to an education or training. Comment Curriculum development includes: analysis of education and training needs; definition of learning objectives and outcomes, topics, content of programmes and activities, materials and resources; definition of the duration and level of the action, type of learning (school-based or work-based), entry requirements; definition of methods and approaches (assessment of learners, validation of learning outcomes and evaluation of programmes); definition of standards (competence, educational, occupational, assessment, certification and validation standards); selection of providers, training of teachers and trainers. Source Cedefop. Related term(s) curriculum education and training planning and design learning outcome education or training programme
Curriculum development includes: