Component 4: Human resources development in education sector

About:
The E4E Project efforts under this Component will be geared towards improving the human resource capacities of educational institutions across all phases of the policy-making process. The core objective will be to support the institutionalisation of these processes to ensure evidence is collated and used appropriately at each stage of the policy-making cycle. This includes strategic planning, policy implementation, as well as monitoring and assessment processes.
In supporting human resources development under this Component, the Project intends to:
- Develop the professional knowledge, skills and understandings of staff from the beneficiary institutions by advocating an explicit ‘learning mindset approach which supports the continuous improvement of practice;
- Shape and foster a vibrant community of practice by enabling staff from the beneficiary institutions to learn collaboratively by engaging in ongoing professional dialogue and learning from and with each other;
- Align capacity development activities with technical support to improve governance and work processes, operational strategies, and underpinning Monitoring & Evaluation processes.
Main result:
Human capacity in education sector is strengthened!
Main outcomes:
- Increased capacities of education staff in evidence-based policy making (across different phases);
- External assessment pilot completed; lessons learnt for full rollout;
- Improved effectiveness and efficiencies in the work of teachers and other staff;
- Improved M&E systems in place, along with higher levels of accountability underpinning implementation.
Main activities:
- To organise specialised training of staff for school mapping, curriculum development, project preparation and evaluation, and learning assessment
- To conduct training for responsible authorities, teachers and other relevant actors in the preparation and implementation of external assessment
- To develop a model for monitoring of progress of the reform processes
- To Implement external testing at the end of the first grade of the grammar school in piloting schools
- To train relevant staff in educational institutions and ministries for overall management, evaluation and monitoring of results of external testing based on learning outcomes
- To train teachers for introducing key competences (entrepreneurial and digital) at all levels of education and training
To organise four study tours to the EU Member States
Working groups involved:
- Human Resource Development Working Group (HRDWG) will be established to support capacity development activities under Component 4.
- Working Groups established to support the preparation of test items and instruments for external assessment.