Initiating the Education Policy Review Process: A Possible Way Forward Inception Report September 1999

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Initiating the Education Policy Review Process: 
A Possible Way Forward Inception Report

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1      Context..
1.1       Wider policy environment.
1.2       Shift from emergency relief to development.
1.3       Shifts in aid flows and primary education shortfalls.
1.4       Shifts in broader development policy.

2      Situational analysis..
2.1       Broader country strategy process.
2.2       Education sector analysis.
2.3       Current development features.
2.4       Disappointing development impact.
2.5       Sector planning options.

3      Government management of the technical assistance.
3.1       MoEYS decision making process.
3.2       Consultation with donors.
3.3       Planned briefing meetings with MoEYS.
3.4       Initial planning process.

4      Preliminary sector planning outputs..
4.1       Initial data mapping..
4.2       Initial policy/strategy analysis.
4.3       Prospective use of data for policy/strategy analyses.

5      Proposed forward work plan..
5.1       Indicative milestones for policy review process.
5.2       Linkage between TA work plans and broader process.
5.3       Proposed review management/monitoring processes.

6      Risks and opportunities..
6.1       Summary of opportunities.
6.2       Summary of risks.
6.3       Proposed risk management strategies.

7      Annexes..
7.1       Terms of Reference of TA.

1      Investment Planner/Team leader.
2      Education Finance Specialist 
3      School mapping and planning specialist
4      Budget development specialist
5      Quality assurance specialist

7.2       Individual TA work plans.

1      Investment Planner/Team Leader SEIP work plan.
2      Education Finance Specialist SEIP work plan.
3      School Mapping and Planning Specialist SEIP work plan.
4      Budget Development Specialist SEIP work plan. 

7.3       List of people met: SEIP Cambodia [September, 1999]*

1      Government :
2      Development partners:

7.4       Summary of key meetings and representation.

1      MoEYS/Donor Consultative Meeting, September 3 1999.
2      MoEYS Initial Task Force Meeting, September 9 1999.
3      EDUCAM Briefing Meeting, September 10 1999.
4      Funding Agency Briefing Meeting, September 13 1999.

7.5       Summary of preliminary donor consultations.
7.6       Minister’s opening address to donor consultation meeting, Sept. 3.
7.7       Sector planning approaches.

1      Summary of achievements.
2      Strengths and limitations of current approaches.
3      Way forward – potential options.
4      Next steps.

7.8       Policy/strategy dimensions and activities.
7.9       Policy/strategy priorities, National Education Congress 1998.
7.10     Sector performance indicators and strategic usage.

1      System Performance.
2      Financial Performance.
3      Institutional Performance.

7.11     Personnel management: preliminary strategic considerations.

1      Historic Background.
2      Current Situation.
3      Current Situation and Proposed System..
4      Short Term Actions.
4      Mid Term Strategy.

7.12     Initial framework of policy priorities.
7.13     Comments on Cambodia country strategy papers:Education.

1      Background.
2      Preliminary Critique.

7.14     Data Sources Identified and Reviewed.

1      Macro-economic.
2      Demography and Socio-Economics.
3      Educational Indicators, Statistics and Technical Studies.
4      Education Finance.
5      Geographic Data.

7.15     Proposed statistical/analytical companion volume to Final Report.

1      Macro-economic.
2      Demography and Socio-economics.
3      Educational indicators and statistics.
4      Education Finance.

7.16     Proposed management structure for policy review process.

1      Key requirements.
2      .Key discussion points.

7.17     Key linkages outside the education sector.
7.18     Proposed linkage between NEC and policy review process.
7.19     Indicative work plan for linkage of sector planning and aid managemen t.

1      Background.
2      Components of Work Program..
3      Activities Budget .

Provincial Sector Performance Monitoring Framework.

7.20     MoEYS Website.

1      Background.
2      Objectives.
3      Implementation.

7.21     ToRs for survey proposals.

1      Administrative workloads in secondary schools.
2      Tracer studies for graduating G9 and G12 students.

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