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EDUCATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL GROUP. RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMATIC AREA. Outline of presentation. Progress made during the period Key issues identified Recommendations. Progress Made. Draft of new Education Bill Timely provision of data on education system
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EDUCATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEMATIC AREA
Outline of presentation • Progress made during the period • Key issues identified • Recommendations
Progress Made • Draft of new Education Bill • Timely provision of data on education system • District capacity to plan enhanced • Establishment of MOESS website • Management capacity strengthened
Key issues identified • Management of the Capitation Grant • Capacity building • Partnerships • Education Bill • Other Management issues
Management of the Capitation Grant Major concerns noted: • Weak monitoring • Poor management and utilisation of grant • Re-packaging communication on Capitation Grant
Recommendations • Provide adequate funding to enable Regional and District Directorates ensure effective monitoring of Capitation Grant • Funding should be provided for the GES to conduct annual management and financial training programmes for Head teachers and SMCs • Develop Handbook to guide Head teachers SMCs on utilisation, management and reporting of Capitation grant
PETS should be implemented including analysis of cash flows for Capitation Grant • Train DEOC to ensure effective tracking of Capitation Grant • GES should conduct regular review of the implementation of the Capitation Grant at district regional and national levels • Prepare a common guideline for the release of capitation grant to schools • Sensitise stakeholders on the capitation grant and the role of communities in improving the management of teaching and learning in schools
Capacity Building Major concerns: • Strengthening the institutional base and management skills • Improvement of equipment capacity • Management for results (learning outcomes)
Recommendations • Re-orient management to focus on managing for results • Implement the institutionalised in-service training introduced through the STM project to enhance capacity to achieve learning outcomes • Develop document on management performance indicators and a framework for measuring performance
Re-introduce the signing of Performance Agreements • Develop and implement annual training and learning programmes for management personnel at all levels • PBME/SRIMPR to facilitate annual training in evidence-based decision making for planning and budgeting • Complete on-going assessment of equipment capacity by December 2006
Provide each Districts with a Risograph machine to cut down printing costs • Develop a management succession plan for GES • Promote mentoring system to support management succession plan at all levels • Promote and intensify management peer-support to build capacity at all levels • Strengthen co-ordination role of Regional Offices • Strengthen links between management and finance to ensure timely release of funds and reporting.
Partnerships Major concerns: • Co-ordination of NGO activities in education • Assessing the partnership with NGOs • Participation in ESTAC
Recommendations • Set up NGO desk at headquarters, regional and district levels. • NGOs working in education should register with the Ministry and the relevant agency(ies) handling their areas of focus. • Assess NGO contribution/interventions to improve partnership. • NGOs should be mandated to submit quarterly reports on their support to the sector
Develop guidelines to assist NGOs identify areas of interest and entry requirements. • NGO representation on ESTAC should be considered
Other Management issues • Heads of all second cycle institutions should be trained in the preparation and use of SPIP • Revise the percentage of the fee-paying students enrolled in Universities from current 10% to 20% • Revise policy on increase of AFUF from current 10% annually to at least 15% and at most 20%; RFUF from current annual increase of 30% to at least 35% and at most 40%
Strengthen regulatory mechanism for private sector participation at all levels. • Develop format to improve on mechanism for reporting on non-statutory sources of funding • Introduce policy to make it compulsory for newly trained teachers to serve in deprived areas for a minimum of two years and have their salaries increased by 20% as an incentive • Accelerate the programme for the provision of teacher accommodation in deprived areas
Improve on the process of identifying teacher needs and establish a quota system for all districts • Consider the outsourcing on some non-teaching services in educational institutions and offices, particularly in tertiary institutions
Education Bill • Expedite action on the enactment of the Education Bill • Ensure public discussions of the contents of the Bill prior to its enactment