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	Objectives and Justification Scope and Coverage Summary of Main Activities Program Management and Monitoring Financing Plan

Objectives and Justification » Up

The key objective of the program is to strengthen technical and financial monitoring at all levels to improve policy, strategy and program development, management and implementation within the sector reform process. Timely, effective and results-oriented monitoring, evaluation and research, building upon achievements and lessons learned, is critical for improved sector performance and efficiency. Within this, a priority objective is to strengthen capacity for financial management, accounting and audit within the context of the Government Public Finance Management reform agenda. Another key objective is to strengthen all aspects of sector performance monitoring and evaluation with transparency and accountability through enhanced reference to education quality and efficiency standards and stakeholder participation in the education reform process.

Scope and Coverage » Up

The program will build capacity for improved data collection, analysis and monitoring of central BMCs, including Department of Finance, Department of Planning, Internal Audit Secretariat and Inspectorate of Education and in all 24 provincial, 144 district BMCs and 41 DEOs. The program will further strengthen the provincial and district monitoring teams with clearly delegated responsibilities for individual or groups of PAPs. An important aspect of this will be regular visits to BMCs and institutions/schools, against agreed targets, and timely technical and financial reports from provincial education offices to MOEYS HQ, according to an agreed monthly, quarterly or annual schedule. The program will support further system development including monitoring and reporting guidelines at various levels within the education system.

A key priority is to increase the scope and quality of stakeholder and partner involvement in monitoring for improved accountability and transparency. This will include further strengthening the annual joint Government/MoEYS, donor, NGO and other stakeholder annual performance review process, strengthening the role of the EFA Committee and Secretariat, and use of external audit through the National Audit Authority.

Summary of Main Activities » Up

1. Strengthening Financial Monitoring. Key activities will include, a) strengthening the capacity of the central HQ Finance Department to monitor and report on the financial releases and flows for the various PAPs through central/ provincial treasuries, BMCs and schools/ institutions, b) strengthening the financial security systems at various levels of the systems, especially provincial and district levels, including the use of the provincial/district banking system, c) strengthening the capacity of the provincial and district education offices to provide regular technical support to BMCs and schools in order to ensure timely actions on spending and reporting, and d) staff training in the development of accounting systems including consistency with new regulations arising from Public Finance Management reforms.

2. Strengthening Impact Monitoring. Key activities will include, a) development of a strategy and priorities for operational research, b) strengthening the capacity of provincial and district education offices to undertake data collection, analysis, progress monitoring and reporting on the various PAPs, and c) development of district level citizen/community monitoring strategies and programs.

3. Strengthening Internal Audit. Key activities will include, a) expanded and strengthened audit capacity at central and provincial levels through a comprehensive training and skills development program, b) finalization of internal audit guidelines and audit manual, and c) strengthening of the MoEYS Internal Audit Committee.

4. Strengthening quality/standards monitoring and audit: Key activities will include a) sample monitoring of overall school performance, b) sample assessments of education manager and teacher performance and c) sample reviews of other classroom teaching and learning activities. MoEYS will develop a suitable framework including identification of quality indicators and verifiable measures.

Management and Monitoring Arrangements » Up

The Department of Finance is the BMC responsible for financial monitoring. The Director as head of the BMC will be responsible for work planning and implementing of the monitoring and coordination of financial management team.

The Department of Planning will be the BMC for impact monitoring including, technical sector monitoring, evaluation and operational research. The broad responsibilities of the provincial monitoring teams, chaired by the Provincial Director of Education will be to ensure that monitoring work plans and reports are consistent with agreed guidelines and targets, and submitted according to agreed schedules. Funds will be transferred to provincial BMCs for monitoring activities.

MoEYS will allocate dedicated funds for the internal audit function, through the BMC of General Inspectorate. Audit reports will be presented to the MoEYS Audit Committee as a basis for appropriate action. Inspectorate of Education will be the BMC for the quality monitoring component.

Financing Plan » Up

The financing plan gives priority to the strengthening and expansion of financial monitoring and audit. Individual allocations will be made to provinces and districts, taking account of the number of districts, schools and BMCs in each province. This financing plan also covers the increased scope of education quality monitoring.

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