Education Sector Education Sector Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

2006 - 20152006 - 2015

DOSE VISION STATEMENT:DOSE VISION STATEMENT:

By 2015 universal access to By 2015 universal access to relevant and high quality relevant and high quality

education has been achievededucation has been achieved

DoSE Mission StatementDoSE Mission StatementThe Department of State for Education aims The Department of State for Education aims at:at:

– Providing access to relevant and high Providing access to relevant and high quality basic education for allquality basic education for all

– Providing high quality education servicesProviding high quality education services– Ensuring gender equity in educationEnsuring gender equity in education– Provision of relevant life skillsProvision of relevant life skills– Promoting the principle of life long Promoting the principle of life long

learninglearning

Purpose of Education StrategyPurpose of Education Strategy

To ensure that:To ensure that:

By 2015 the department of state of By 2015 the department of state of education and its affiliated education and its affiliated

institutions are providing effective, institutions are providing effective, efficient, relevant and high quality efficient, relevant and high quality education services to its clients.education services to its clients.

OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATORSINDICATORS

EFA objectives achievedEFA objectives achieved PRSP education objectives achievedPRSP education objectives achieved

PROGRAMME AREASPROGRAMME AREAS

1.1. Basic EducationBasic Education

2.2. Secondary EducationSecondary Education

3.3. Tertiary And Higher EducationTertiary And Higher Education

4.4. Technical And Vocational Education Technical And Vocational Education And TrainingAnd Training

5.5. Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance

6.6. Sector ManagementSector Management

BASIC EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATION

Early Childhood Development (Age 3-6)Early Childhood Development (Age 3-6) Basic Education (Grade 1- 9)Basic Education (Grade 1- 9) Adult And Non-Formal EducationAdult And Non-Formal Education

EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEDUCATION

PurposePurposeTo enhance enrolment and quality at To enhance enrolment and quality at

the basic levelthe basic level

OVIsOVIs The GER has increased by 50% or more The GER has increased by 50% or more Increase by a minimum of 50% the number of Increase by a minimum of 50% the number of

schools with ECD centres attachedschools with ECD centres attached

BASIC EDUCATIONBASIC EDUCATION

Project PurposeProject Purpose

By 2015 universal access to relevant & By 2015 universal access to relevant & quality education has been achievedquality education has been achieved

OVIsOVIs More than 80% of students achieve grade level competence in all More than 80% of students achieve grade level competence in all

subjectssubjects More than 20% of students achieve mastery level competence in all More than 20% of students achieve mastery level competence in all

subjectssubjects NER > 80%NER > 80% GER > 100%GER > 100% Completion rate = 100%Completion rate = 100% Double shift classes 32%Double shift classes 32% PTR 45: 1PTR 45: 1 ECD GER Increased by 50%ECD GER Increased by 50% Increase by a min of 50% the number of LBS with ECD centres attachedIncrease by a min of 50% the number of LBS with ECD centres attached Increase enrolment to ANFE by 50%Increase enrolment to ANFE by 50% Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50%Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50%

ADULT AND NON-ADULT AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION

PURPOSEPURPOSE

Increased access to relevant and high quality Increased access to relevant and high quality adult and non-formal education achievedadult and non-formal education achieved

OVIs:OVIs: Increase enrolment by 50%, Increase enrolment by 50%, Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50% (now 63 % -Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50% (now 63 % -

baseline survey to verify the figure)baseline survey to verify the figure)

SECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY EDUCATION

PURPOSE:PURPOSE:Improved access to relevant and quality Improved access to relevant and quality

secondary educationsecondary education

OVIOVI::

Achieve a completion rate of 95%Achieve a completion rate of 95%

TERTIARY AND HIGHER TERTIARY AND HIGHER EDUCATIONEDUCATION

PurposePurpose Improved access to relevant quality tertiary Improved access to relevant quality tertiary

education.education.

OVIsOVIs 10,000 additional Gambian teachers by 2015 10,000 additional Gambian teachers by 2015 Gender parity in enrolment and completion across all disciplines; Gender parity in enrolment and completion across all disciplines; Quality Observatory established; Quality Observatory established; 15 contact-hours per week norm for lecturers at Gambia College;15 contact-hours per week norm for lecturers at Gambia College; 30% of all tertiary institutions’ funds self-generated; 30% of all tertiary institutions’ funds self-generated; 33.3% of student tuition fees (unit cost) to be borne by UTG students;33.3% of student tuition fees (unit cost) to be borne by UTG students; Class-size norm of 25 at GC; Class-size norm of 25 at GC; 95% of GC students completing their programme on time95% of GC students completing their programme on time 90% UTG completing their programme on time;90% UTG completing their programme on time; Certificate-, diploma- and degree-level programmes offered at tertiary Certificate-, diploma- and degree-level programmes offered at tertiary

institutions;institutions;

Cont’dCont’d

UTG accrediting degree programmes offered at UTG accrediting degree programmes offered at GTTI, MDI & GC; GTTI, MDI & GC;

Approved research policy fully integrated into Approved research policy fully integrated into tertiary education, including fully functional tertiary education, including fully functional research units; research units;

All students using library and multimedia All students using library and multimedia resources resources

Sets of approved standardsSets of approved standards Sets of monitoring indicatorsSets of monitoring indicators Periodic observatory reports availablePeriodic observatory reports available

TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAININGEDUCATION AND TRAINING

PurposePurposeImproved access to and quality of technical and vocational Improved access to and quality of technical and vocational

education and trainingeducation and training

OVIsOVIs Access at GTTI increased by 15%; Access at GTTI increased by 15%; Number of skills development centers in rural areas increased (target Number of skills development centers in rural areas increased (target

of >2 centers);of >2 centers); System of Prior Learning accreditation approved and implemented; System of Prior Learning accreditation approved and implemented; Functional Gambia National Vocational Qualification established; Functional Gambia National Vocational Qualification established; LMIS established; LMIS established; Mechanical & engineering laboratories established; Mechanical & engineering laboratories established; Approved syllabi established; Approved syllabi established; At least 75% of the total expected levy is collectedAt least 75% of the total expected levy is collected

QUALITYQUALITY

PurposePurposeImproved learning outcomesImproved learning outcomes

OVIsOVIs 80% of students (grade 1-12) at grade level competence 80% of students (grade 1-12) at grade level competence

and 20% at mastery level; and 20% at mastery level; Standardized & timely reports; Standardized & timely reports; Frequency of meetings of the quality assurance committee; Frequency of meetings of the quality assurance committee; Validated and approved curriculum report; Validated and approved curriculum report; Validated & approved examinations questions;Validated & approved examinations questions; Monitoring framework covering all levels; Monitoring framework covering all levels; >90% of schools with an operational PPM>90% of schools with an operational PPM; ;

OVIsOVIs PPM reports from schools; PPM reports from schools; Approved & validated teaching learning materials;Approved & validated teaching learning materials; Usage (100%) of relevant and validated textbooks; Usage (100%) of relevant and validated textbooks; 25% of supplementary materials used in schools written by 25% of supplementary materials used in schools written by

Gambian authors;Gambian authors; Gender parity in the distribution of teachers; Gender parity in the distribution of teachers; school managers trained and certified in management; school managers trained and certified in management; Full staff complement for each school; Full staff complement for each school; Validated & approved school management manualValidated & approved school management manual

SECTOR MANAGEMENTSECTOR MANAGEMENT

PurposePurpose Effective and efficient delivery of education Effective and efficient delivery of education

services achievedservices achieved

OVIsOVIs More than 95% of the sectoral objectives achieved in time & within More than 95% of the sectoral objectives achieved in time & within

resources; resources; Functional organogram aligned to objectives; Functional organogram aligned to objectives; Budgetary transfers to LGAs (following the decentralization of school Budgetary transfers to LGAs (following the decentralization of school

management to LGAs); management to LGAs); HR policy approved;HR policy approved; Less than 5% staff attrition; Less than 5% staff attrition; Clear accountability matrix; Clear accountability matrix; Performance management system approved and implemented; Performance management system approved and implemented; More than 95% delivery against service level agreements (SLA) More than 95% delivery against service level agreements (SLA)

(individual & teams); (individual & teams);

Cont’dCont’d Approved management system; Approved management system; Updated assets register developed and maintained; Updated assets register developed and maintained; All resources accounted for within given time lines using prescribed All resources accounted for within given time lines using prescribed

procedures;procedures; timely publication of data with 95% accuracy; timely publication of data with 95% accuracy; Approved communication strategy; Approved communication strategy; Operational internet and intranet system; Operational internet and intranet system; Document transit time reduced to 24 hrs maximum within Region 1 & Document transit time reduced to 24 hrs maximum within Region 1 &

headquarters;headquarters; Document transit time for hard copies within one week for other regions; Document transit time for hard copies within one week for other regions; SMT & CCM held monthly and quarterly respectively; SMT & CCM held monthly and quarterly respectively; Quarterly monitoring visits by HQ directorates; Quarterly monitoring visits by HQ directorates; Weekly school visits by regional directorates (support visits) Weekly school visits by regional directorates (support visits) Reduction of gender disparity in teacher recruitment, promotion and Reduction of gender disparity in teacher recruitment, promotion and

distribution by 50%distribution by 50%