UNRWA

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UNRWA UNESCOEducation Programme
Reform Update

• SubCom May 2nd, 2012

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Efficiency and effectiveness

• Way of working harmonisation, strategic work
  (planning, M E new Indicators, baselines and
  trends), partnerships and good governance
• Focus areas Investment in/interrelationship of
  key quality areas which make a difference
  teachers (getting the best teachers and making
  the most out of them), inclusive education,
  curriculum, TVET
• Zero additional recurrent cost Teacher Policy,
  Inclusive Education, teacher training

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Optimization in the Teacher Policy
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The financial simulation model
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The Transitional Action Plan (TAP)

• Draft Teacher Policy and Job Descriptions
• Feasibility studies
• Initially Agency level optimisation (class size,
  non teaching periods)
• Evolved into optimisation at Field level (GFO,
  WBFO, SAR)
• Development of Planning for phased implementation
  (iterative process, TAP and Field specific)
• Ensuring coherence of implementation
• Transactional costs and organisation
• Who does what, when, and why and costs
• Capacity existing and needed and costs
• Anticipated hurdles and how they might be
  overcome
• Meeting of Chiefs and DD (to be endorsed by IMG)
  to finalize the TAP
• Phased in implementation

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Moving forward.

• Endorsement and implementation
• Communication and advocacy
• Engagement with hosts, and particularly PA
• Structures and systems
• Financial support for EMIS with recurrent
  costs, but will improve efficiency of system.

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Thank You
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Progress on Reform areas

• Teacher Development
• Policy
• SBTD
• Leading for the Future
• JDs and Post
• Inclusive Education
• IE Policy, IE Strategy
• Health and Education Strategy
• TVET
• Review undertaken
• Strategy developed
• SDC supported programme
• GIZ and ILO

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Progress on Reform areas

• Curriculum Framework
• Curriculum Policy Statement
• Curriculum Framework
• Human Rights
• Human Rights Policy
• HR Learning Competency framework
• Evaluation of material
• Development of Teacher Resource Kit
• Support Areas
• Research studies and focal points Irish Aid
• Partnership strategy in line with ERD
• Governance Framework