Monitoring and Evaluation System/Framework

1. Ministry of Education Maldives Monitoring and Evaluation System/Framework RESULTS MANAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC SECTOR EXCELLENCE Singapore – ADB Third Country Training Programme 3 – 6 August 2010 Singapore

2. Country Background • Total 1190 islands • 195 inhabited islands • 20 atolls / 7 provinces • Geographical area: 90,000 sq km • Land area only 300 sq km • Population: 300,000 (2006census) • 40% under 15 years • 98% Adult literacy rate • Universal Primary Education

3. Education System  at school level Higher Secondary Lower Secondary Primary Pre-primary Cambridge O’Level/IGCSE & SSC Exam Instructions in English at all levels Edexcel A’Level & HSC Exam

4. Structure of presentation • Organisational Overview • Role of MoE in National Development • Current M&E Systems with linkages to national development Plan • Data collection systems, processes and analysis • M&E reporting • Challenges and Limitations • Prospects of M&E systems

5. Organisational Overview Vision • A world class education system where universal access to the highest quality of education and training is provided among small states. Mission • To provide universal access to quality education from preschool to higher education, instill strong moral values in all children and nurture them to become healthy, skilled, capable citizen

6. Organisation Chart

7. Role of MoE in National Development • Education contributes to the economic stability of the nation by increasing the knowledge and skills of the people, leading to increases in income. • Education promotes civil and international peace as well as cultural tolerance and understanding. • Education empowers people to bring about informed and necessary changes in their lives • Education benefit not only the person learning, but also the community in which they live. • Hence a high priority is given to education in National development

8. National Development Strategy • Since 2009 the principal planning document of the government had been the five year National Development Plans – the last of which was the 7th NDP (2006 – 2009). • After the country’s first multi-party democratic election, a new government took over office on 11 November 2009. • The principle policy directive of the new government is their Manifesto. • Strategic Action Plan (2009 – 2013) based primarily on the manifesto pledges is the current government’s new National Development Plan.

9. Strategic Action Plan (2009 – 2013) • The SAP translates the manifesto pledges and key themes into a concrete, rights-based and results-based strategies with clear targets, mandates, and means of implementation and monitoring of progress. • SAP is expected to • (i) guide the development processes in the country, • (ii) be an instrument of allocation of budgetary and fiscal responsibilities to various sectors and government ministries, and • ( iii) serve as a mechanism of accountability to the citizens of the country towards achievements of promised development benefits, and enhanced access to goods and services.

10. Education in SAP • The outcomes of the Strategic Action Plan are reflected through sector plans that fall under the three key themes: • Good Governance, • Social Justice • Economic development • Education sector falls under the Social Justice theme.

11. Education in SAP • Education Sector Goals • Ensure equitable access to quality education as basic human right, including children with special needs. • Ensure equitable access to education in all regions. • Improve quality of education for ensuring holistic development of the child. • Improve efficiency and effectiveness of education system through decentralisation and private sector participation. • Align the education system to the economic and social needs of the country. • Ensure accessibility to higher and further education in all regions.

12. Education in SAP • 14 policies/Objectives • 55 major interventions/strategies • More than 240 key activities • Identifies crosscutting themes • human rights, • gender equity, • Social protection, • Private Sector Participation, • Decentralisation, • transport and connectivity and • the environmental sustainability • Detailed Annual Action Plans by Departments and Sections

13. National M& E System • Current M&E procedure • Monthly & Quarterly Monitoring • DNP & Policy office (President’s Office) monitors progress of SAP centrally • sectors to report on Plan progress monthly, Reports produced quarterly (Projects & budget review) • Annual Monitoring • sectors to report on Plan progress in their annual reports, • providing annual progress updates to the National Planning Council • DNP will coordinate the monitoring of Plan progress by seeking annual reports from Ministries and agencies on implementation status and performance indicators achieved.

14. National M& E System • Mid-term Review and final review • Performance based budgeting • Automated easy monitoring • At input level • Throgh expanded version of the Donor Assistance Database (DAD) that captures national inputs • At the outcome level • Maldive Info (localised version of DevInfo • Isles – pronvincial monitoring system

15. National M& E System

16. Education sector M&E • An instituitionalised M&E system does not yet exist • However, Action plan implementation Monitoring and Project Monitoring is carried out on a regular basis • Policy Planning Division is responsible for Plan preparation and M&E –responsible for reporting to central agencies • Sections and departments provide monthly progress reports on action plan implementation • Quarterly and end of year reviews

17. SAP M&E framework

18. Data collection systems and processes and analysis and reporting • Project Monitoring forms • Monthly status reports from all sections and departments • Mid-year and end of year review – SMT • Sector Annual Report • Education Management Information System (EMIS) • Currently only school related data are collected • Educational Statistics – annual publication

19. Data collection systems and processes and analysis and reporting • Project Monitoring forms • Monthly status reports from all sections and departments • Mid-year and end of year review – SMT • Sector Annual Report • Education Management Information System (EMIS) • Currently only school related data are collected • Educational Statistics – annual publication • National Assessments • GCE O level and A Level results analysis and decimination • Staff Appraisal system

20. Challenges and Limitations • No sound M&E system or institutional mechanism established • Lack of technical knowledge and capacity in M&E system development and implementation • Technical problems with the current EMIS

21. Prospects of M&E systems • A unified school management information System is in the process of development • EMIS to be further upgraded and developed • A centralised monitoring and evaluation system in the process of development • MoE capacity in M&E to be developed • A comprehensive M&E Plan and framework for the sector to be developed.

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