Department: Department of Planning

1. Objectives

The objectives of this sub-program are: 1) to ensure the clarity and consistency of planning systems at all levels; 2) to ensure the development of the management information and statistics system with quality and timeliness; and 3) to ensure aid effectiveness at all levels.

2. Responding to ESP Strategies and Policies

Policy 3: Institutional and Capacity Development for Educational Staff for Decentralization

¯  Enhance the quality and efficiency of planning, monitoring, review and evaluation of sector plan performance at national and sub-national levels.

           Policy action:

• Guidelines for 2011 AOP developed in 2010.
• Guidelines on the establishment of working groups to strengthen planning, statistics and aid management at sub-national level developed in 2011.
• Capacity development plan on planning, monitoring and evaluation developed by 2011.
• Guidelines to develop a Provincial ESP developed in 2011.
• Guidelines for the next ESP 2014-18 formulation developed by 2012.

¯  Strengthen alignment, harmonization and coordination in building capacity in the education sector under the leadership of MOEYS and in partnership with development partners.

           Policyaction:

• Partnership Principles between the MOEYS and development partners agreed by 2010.
• Joint monitoring indicators on aid effectiveness in education sector developed in 2010.
• Guidelines to set up provincial TWGs developed in 2011.

3. Indicators and Targets

• Improved quality of Education Congress Report assessed against evaluation criteria agreed in JTWG.
• Improved quality of AOP assessed against evaluation criteria agreed in JTWG.
• Partnership Principles will be jointly agreed by the MOEYS and DPs in 2010 together with indicators and actions on aid effectiveness monitored annually.
• PEOs’ plans will be developed from 2012 onward.
• All PEOs will have AOP in 2013.

4. Main Programs and Activities

4.1) Recurrent programs (Program based budgeting​​​​​ and others budgeting)

• Strengthen the process of formulation, monitoring, review and evaluation of the Education Strategic Plan through improving the Annual Education Congress, the Mid-Term Review of the ESP, and the next ESP formulation process and conducting impact surveys on ESP implementation.
• Strengthen the process of formulation, monitoring, review and evaluation of the Annual Operation Plan at national and sub-national levels, Programme-based Budgeting, the Budget Strategic Plan and the Public Investment Program in accordance with the ESP, to establish a closer link between planning and budgeting.
• Improve aid management in the education sector through strengthening its Aid Management Information System (AMIS) and aid effectiveness analysis including JMI monitoring and through strengthening the Joint Technical Working Group including establishment of provincial TWGs.
• Compile and disseminate all types of statistics and indicators to all education levels and improve the quality of student data inputs through the school Geographic Information System (GIS), updated annually.
• Strengthen capacity on planning and aid management at national and sub-national levels.

4.2) Capital programs

Investment

• Upgrade the EMIS including the addition of computer-based reporting modules at national and sub-national levels to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the system.

Technical Cooperation

• Provide long/medium term training opportunities for educational planning and management staff.
• Provide training opportunities in planning, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation and aid effectiveness at national and sub-national levels.

5. Program Management and Monitoring

The Department of Planning will take overall responsibility for the implementation of this sub-program. Provincial and district offices will implement the activities at the sub-national level which will be periodically monitored by the DOP. All program components will be translated into annual actions with clear targets in the Annual Operation Plan at national and sub-national levels. Overall monitoring and evaluation of this sub-program will be incorporated into the annual Education Congress report and the ESP MTR report.

 6. Financing Plan (million Riels)