WAEC Syllabus for Home Management PDF Download 2021/2022

1.1    Definition of Home

Management

1.2    Careers in Home

Management

1.3   The Management Process

1.3.2  Application of process to

Specific tasks

1.4   Motivations for Home Management

1.5   Family Resources

1.6  Decision – making

1.7   Management of time and Energy

(a)   Planning

(b)   Organization

(c)    Implementation

(d)    Evaluation

(a)    Personal characteristics

(b)    Values

(c)     Goals

(d)    Standards

(e)    Needs

(f)    Events

(g)     Events

(a)     Definition

(b)     Characteristics

(c)     Kinds – Human (time energy

skill, work simplification as it

applies to the home)

– Non-human/material

–  community

(a)      Definition

(b)      Process

2.     FAMILY LIVING

2.1   The family

2.2    Courtship and marriage

(a)        Definition

(b)        Types – nuclear,

Monogamous, Polygamous

–          Extended

–          Advantages and

–          disadvantages of each type

–           family.

(c)    Family life cycle – beginning,

Expanding, contracting and

Empty –nest.

(d)    Functions of the family

(e)    Roles and responsibilities of family

Members (e.g. mother, father,

Children, working mothers, single

Parent etc.

(f)      Family relationship (e.g. husband

and wife, parent/child,

sibling/sibling, nuclear and

extended families.

(i)    Factors affecting family

Relationship, e.g. communication,

Family values.

(ii)   The effect of these relations on

Well being

(iii)   conflict and conflict resolution

(a)        Types of marriage

(b)         Boy/Girl relationship – definition

– traditional/custom

– guidelines for

healthy boy/girl

relationship

boy/girl relationship

–  Consequences of

Indiscriminate sexual

Indulgence

–   sex education

(c)      Choosing a life partner

(i)     factors to consider when

choosing a partner e.g.

blood group, geno-type,

HIV status.

(ii)    dating, courtship,

engagement

2.3     PARENTHOOD

(i)   Readiness – where to live,

Maturity, finances

(ii)   Introduction to each other’s

Family

(e)    Marriage Ceremony – Marriage

Ceremony in different locality.

(a)     Preparation for parenthood

(i)     Planning a family

(ii)     Reproduction

(iii)     Pregnancy

(iv)    Ante-natal care

(b)      Child birth

(i)     labour

(ii)    delivery

(iii)   post-natal care –

Immunization

(C)       Parenting

(i)    meaning

(ii)    importance

(iii)    responsibilities

–      provision of needs

–     bathing

3.       Feeding the family

3.1     Classes of food and food nutrients.

3.2     Scientific study of good nutrients

3.3     Effect of heat on nutrients

3.4     Special nutrition needs of infants,

toddlers, adolescents, adults,

pregnant women, lactating

women the aged, convalescents

invalids and vegetarians.

3.5      Foods storage and preservation.

3.6      Planning of balanced meals for

different groups of people.

3.7      Kitchen plan, hygiene and safely.

3.8      Food purchasing

3.9      Preparation and serving of    means,

Snacks and beverages.

3.10    Entertainment

4.         CLOTHING THE FAMILY

4.1       Clothing

4.2       Household linen

4.3       Textiles

4.4       Fabric construction

4.5       Planning a wardrobe

4.6       Maintenance of clothing

4.7       Sewing equipment and tools

4.8       Sewing processes

4.9       Storage of clothing

5.        HOUSING THE FAMILY

5.1      Family house

5.2      Choosing family house

5.3      Setting up a home

TOPIC

(i)   cooking terms and methods

(ii)  flour and flour mixtures

(iii) cooking equipment, utensils and table      wares

(iv)   table setting and service

Meaning, types, functions

Origin of fibres

Classification of fibres/fabrics

Weaving, knitting, crocheting etc.

(i)     Simple garment repairs

(ii)    Laundry agents – water,

Detergents, fabric rinses,

Stiffening agents, bleaches

(iii)    Laundry equipment and tools

(iv)    Laundry work – management of

the family wash

Laundry

Stains and stain removal

Care of special garments
(a)  Definition of House

(b)  Types of House e.g. storey

building, bungalow, duplex  etc

(c)  Classification of Houses e.g.

traditional and modern

(a)   acquiring a house

(i)    Renting

(ii)   Mortgage

(iii)   Building

(iv)   Buying

(v)   inheritance

(vi)   Gift

(b)    Factors influencing the

choice of a house

(i)     Economic

(ii)    Social

(iii)    Psychological

(iv)    sites

(v)     ventilation in the       house

(vi)    Design

(c)     Guideline for choosing a family house

(a)   Definition

Difference between a home

and a house

(b)   Equipment and furnishing in

The Home

Types –   Large and small

Equipment

–          Hard and soft

Furnishing

Fixture

CONTENT

5.4    Home Improvement/Interior

Decoration

5.5     Utilities in the home

5.6     Simple home maintenance and

Repairs.

5.7     Safety measures in the home

6.     Wealth Creation and Management

6.1   Creativity and Entrepreneurship

6.2  Money Management

6.3.     Wealth Creation

6.4     Capital Market Investment

7.     Consumer Education

7.1     Definition and Importance

Consumer education

7.2     Rights and responsibilities of a

Consumer

7.3     Consumer Information

7.4     Consumer Legislation and

Agencies

7.5     Principles of consumer

Education

7.6     Consumer Agents

7.7     Environmental Friendly

Consumption practice

7.8     Purchasing practices

(a)   meaning and importance

(b)   element and principles of art

and design and their application

(i)   colours

(ii)   Textures

(iii)   Lines

(iv)    Proportion

(v)    Rythme etc.

(c)  Guidelines for interior decoration

(d)   Flower arrangements.

(a)   Water  –  Sources, uses

Purification, storage

(b)    Light   –   electricity – meter reading,

Electric bill

(c )  Fuels   –   uses, storage, control,

advantages,

disadvantages.

(i)      cooking gas

(ii)     kerosene

(iii)     fire wood

(iv)     charcoal

(v)     electricity

(a)   cleaning agents and materials

– identification, preparation and use

of local and commercial cleaning

agents.

(i)     water

(ii)     soaps

(iii)      abrasives

(iv)      polishes

(b)    cleaning equipment and tools

(c)    care of surfaces

– wood

– tile

–  formica

–  concrete

–  plastic etc.

(d)    Care of floors/floor coverings/

Finishing

–          Carpets

–          Linoleums

–          Mats

–          Rugs

–          terrazzo

–          parquet etc

(e)  Care of home furnishing and

ornaments

–          ceramics

–          metals

–          collage etc.

(f)   Cleaning of different functional

areas in the home

(g)   Bed making

(a)   importance

(b)   common accidents

(c)   prevention

(d)   use of first aid

(a)   Definition

(b)   Importance of sanitation

(c)    Waste disposal

–   House hold waste

–   Drainage system

–   Disposal methods

–   pollution and health hazards.

(d)   Household pests

(i)   Types

(ii)    Control

(a)    Meaning

(b)     Importance

(c )    Relationship between creativity

and entrepreneurship

(d)    Entrepreneurial skills

(i)    Creativity

(ii)   Management

(iii)   Communication

(e)     Entrepreneurial Activities/

Enterprises

(i)   Fashion designing

(ii)   Hair dressing

(iii)    Fast Foods

(iv)   Bead making etc.

(a)    Meaning

(b)    Guidelines

(c)    processes

(d)    Family budget – income

Expenditure, steps in budgeting

(a)     Meaning

(b)     Types

(c )     Advantages

(d)      Ways of creating wealth e.g.

Saving, investment, trading etc.

(a)     Meaning

(b)      Advantages

(c)       Guidelines

(c)     Investment opportunities e.g.

Stocks, shares, treasury bill.

(a)     sources

(b)     Uses

(a)     Types

(b)      Functions

(c )     Regulations of agencies

(a)     Types

(b)     Functions

(a)   (i)  Market and market survey

(ii)  Meaning

(iii)  Types

(iv)  Uses/importance

(v)Procedures for market survey

(b)    Wise purchasing practices

(c)     Prevention of wastage in the home.