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Building Education Support Systems for Teachers (BESST) AFGHANISTAN

Building Education Support Systems for Teachers (BESST) AFGHANISTAN. BESST Contract Overview. Donor USAID Budget $47.8 million Lifespan 5 Years Dates Jan. 2006- Jan. 2011. USAID in Afghanistan USAID Funding in the Education Sector – 2006 (in addition to BESST).

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Building Education Support Systems for Teachers (BESST) AFGHANISTAN

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  1. Building Education Support Systems for Teachers (BESST)AFGHANISTAN

  2. BESST Contract Overview • Donor USAID • Budget $47.8 million • Lifespan 5 Years • Dates Jan. 2006- Jan. 2011

  3. USAID in AfghanistanUSAID Funding in the Education Sector – 2006(in addition to BESST) 1. Accelerating Learning • Project: Afghanistan Primary Education Program (APEP) • Prime Implementer: Creative Associates (ends in February 2007) 2. Community Based Education • Project: Partnership for Advancing Education in Afghanistan (PACE-A) • Implementer: CARE International (ends in 2011) 3. Ministry of Higher Education Support • Project: Higher Education Program (HEP) • Implementer: Academy for Educational Development (AED) (ends in 2011) 4. Literacy and Vocational Education • Project: Literacy and Community Empowerment Program (LCEP) /Equip3 • Implementer: Education Development Center, Inc. (ends in 2006)

  4. Stages of Dialogue: Ministry of Education and International Donors • Emergency Phase (2002 – 2003) • International and national NGO led efforts • Accelerated Learning • Teacher Upgrading Phase (2004-2005) • Teacher Education Program (TEP) • Teacher and MoE Support Phase (2006-2011) • Building Education Support Systems for Education (BESST)

  5. BESST Consortium International subcontractors • Aguirre International • Save the Children US • Media Support Services (MSS) Afghan NGO subcontractors • Afghan Development Association (ADA) • Afghan Women’s Education Center (AWEC) • Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (CHA) • Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) • Development and Humanitarian Services for Afghanistan (DHSA)

  6. BESST Objectives Objective 1:Improve Primary School Teaching Objective 2:Strengthen Teacher Training and Support Functions of the MoE

  7. Improve Primary School TeachingObjective 1 • Competencies in subject matter areas based upon teacher performance standards • Competency-based credentialing strategies • Education administration that supports quality teaching and learning in schools

  8. Strengthen Teacher Training and Support Objective 2 • Capacity to formulate policies, plans and budgets • Teacher selection and development practices • Capacity to assess teaching conditions and teacher performance in the classroom • Build institutional capacity to enable data based educational decision making (EMIS)

  9. Key Outputs in Year 1 • Capacity building within Teacher Ed and Planning Departments • Education Management Information System (EMIS) • Develop training courses for admin training (PED, DED, headmasters) – Delayed • Demonstration clusters in Jawzjan and Saripul provinces • 5 year strategies for MoE in INSET, PRESET, Standards, Distance Education, and M+E • Radio Teacher Training revitalized and expanded to multi-media presentation; MoE trained

  10. Essential Requirements forBESST Success • Consistent and strong support from MoE for project innovations and pilots • Commitment from MoE and and MoHE to implement common policies • Creative Associates maintains appropriate staffing • Consistent commitment of funding from international donors (World Bank, GTZ, JICA, and DANIDA) • Funding transfer mechanisms from center to provinces • Effective coordination between key program elements • (Relatively) Secure and stable security environment

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