EDUCATION SECTOR PLAN

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EDUCATION SECTOR PLAN A ROAD MAP TO A BETTER
FUTURE 2007 - 2015
PRESENTATION 29 MARCH 2007
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PRSP
EFA
MDG
ESP
CSR
2004 census
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• DATES
• Lead Agency for EFA/FTI Proposal Appointed 24th
  June 2005
• In-Country Donors Meetings Commenced 13th
  September 2005
• Abuja Nigeria Meeting - 22 May 2006
• Writing and Consultations commenced - mid-July
  2006
• Preliminary Draft September 2006
• Discussion Draft 1 December 2006
• Discussion Draft II January 2007
• Appraisal Draft 10 March 2007
• Appraisal - 15 March 2007
• In-Country Donors Endorsement Unanimous - 15
  March 2007
• Signing of Endorsement Report Ongoing Major
  Donors Ready or have signed e.g. WB, ADB, DFID,
  UNICEF, UNESCO, JICA, Irish Aid etc.
• Final Report 30 March 2007

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ESP INFORMED BY EXTENSIVE AND DETAILED
CONSULTATIONS Line Ministries Technical
Staff Other Government and Quasi-Government
Committees/ Organisations e.g. Parliamentary
Sub-Committee on Education, Decentralisation
Secretariat, WAEC, etc Local Organisations e.g.
SLMB, Catholic Mission, SLUDI, FAWE, SLTU,
Childrens Forum, PADECO, CPSS, HTC,
etc. Districts Education Officers, Paramount
Chiefs, Missions, Local Councillors,
etc. Donors Including Funding Banks and UN
Agencies Local and International Experts
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PRIORITIES Basic Education / Vocational Skills
Training / Tertiary Education /
Pre-Schooling Encouraging partnership and
inter-ministerial co-operation MAJOR
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Gender, HIV/AIDS together
with health and sanitation, disability/special
needs, disadvantaged children and communities,
making the school environment safe and conducive
to learning, obtaining and maintaining quality
and keeping education affordable to parents.
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CHAPTER STRUCTURE
goal SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Key challenges Progress
to date KEY STRATEGIES REQUIRED
ACTIONS INDICATORS OF ACHIEVEMENT RESPONSIBLE
ENTITY TIME FRAME
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At the heart of the ESP is the Costings
Simulation Model It Provides Projections /
Estimates for different parameters over the
years Costings Financing Gap Model Used Based on
that of Alain Mingat and Ramahatra Rakotomalala
of the World Bank
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Trade-Offs making choices Cannot have
everything we desire We have had to make hard
choices, to prioritize and to keep for the
future. The next 2 slides highlight some of the
choices we have had to make.
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Some Details of the 5 Scenarios Considered and
Showing Trade-offs
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Contd Details of the 5 Scenarios Considered and
Showing Trade-offs
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Trend in percentage allocation to levels
Can be misled by amounts. The trend in percentage
allocation show how priorities will change up to
2015.
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Key Benchmarks Looked for in Sector Plans by
Donors and EFA/FTI Secretariat

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• What would other sectors require to do a Plan of
  similar quality in a similar amount of time
• Full and passionate political commitment and
  leadership
• Full support by colleagues particularly the
  Minister of Finance
• A fully committed and supportive lead agency
• A knowledgeable and dedicated Coordinator able to
  motivate and pull together other experts in the
  field and with a clear strategy and vision
• A detailed analytical study of the sector
• Residential working time
• Reasonable remuneration for experts
• Lots of hard work, patience and belief

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THANK
YOU