Education Sector Strategic Plan

1. Education Sector Strategic Plan 2006 - 2015

2. DOSE VISION STATEMENT: By 2015 universal access to relevant and high quality education has been achieved

3. DoSE Mission Statement The Department of State for Education aims at: • Providing access to relevant and high quality basic education for all • Providing high quality education services • Ensuring gender equity in education • Provision of relevant life skills • Promoting the principle of life long learning

4. Purpose of Education Strategy To ensure that: By 2015 the department of state of education and its affiliated institutions are providing effective, efficient, relevant and high quality education services to its clients.

5. OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATORS • EFA objectives achieved • PRSP education objectives achieved

6. PROGRAMME AREAS • Basic Education • Secondary Education • Tertiary And Higher Education • Technical And Vocational Education And Training • Quality Assurance • Sector Management

7. BASIC EDUCATION • Early Childhood Development (Age 3-6) • Basic Education (Grade 1- 9) • Adult And Non-Formal Education

8. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

9. To enhance enrolment and quality at the basic level OVIs The GER has increased by 50% or more Increase by a minimum of 50% the number of schools with ECD centres attached Purpose

10. BASIC EDUCATION

11. By 2015 universal access to relevant & quality education has been achieved OVIs More than 80% of students achieve grade level competence in all subjects More than 20% of students achieve mastery level competence in all subjects NER > 80% GER > 100% Completion rate = 100% Double shift classes 32% PTR 45: 1 ECD GER Increased by 50% Increase by a min of 50% the number of LBS with ECD centres attached Increase enrolment to ANFE by 50% Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50% Project Purpose

12. ADULT AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION

13. Increased access to relevant and high quality adult and non-formal education achieved OVIs: Increase enrolment by 50%, Decrease adult illiteracy rate by 50% (now 63 % -baseline survey to verify the figure) PURPOSE

14. SECONDARY EDUCATION

15. Improved access to relevant and quality secondary education OVI: Achieve a completion rate of 95% PURPOSE:

16. TERTIARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION

17. Improved access to relevant quality tertiary education. OVIs 10,000 additional Gambian teachers by 2015 Gender parity in enrolment and completion across all disciplines; Quality Observatory established; 15 contact-hours per week norm for lecturers at Gambia College; 30% of all tertiary institutions’ funds self-generated; 33.3% of student tuition fees (unit cost) to be borne by UTG students; Class-size norm of 25 at GC; 95% of GC students completing their programme on time 90% UTG completing their programme on time; Certificate-, diploma- and degree-level programmes offered at tertiary institutions; Purpose

18. Cont’d • UTG accrediting degree programmes offered at GTTI, MDI & GC; • Approved research policy fully integrated into tertiary education, including fully functional research units; • All students using library and multimedia resources • Sets of approved standards • Sets of monitoring indicators • Periodic observatory reports available

19. TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

20. Improved access to and quality of technical and vocational education and training OVIs Access at GTTI increased by 15%; Number of skills development centers in rural areas increased (target of >2 centers); System of Prior Learning accreditation approved and implemented; Functional Gambia National Vocational Qualification established; LMIS established; Mechanical & engineering laboratories established; Approved syllabi established; At least 75% of the total expected levy is collected Purpose

21. QUALITY

22. Improved learning outcomes OVIs 80% of students (grade 1-12) at grade level competence and 20% at mastery level; Standardized & timely reports; Frequency of meetings of the quality assurance committee; Validated and approved curriculum report; Validated & approved examinations questions; Monitoring framework covering all levels; >90% of schools with an operational PPM; Purpose

23. OVIs • PPM reports from schools; • Approved & validated teaching learning materials; • Usage (100%) of relevant and validated textbooks; • 25% of supplementary materials used in schools written by Gambian authors; • Gender parity in the distribution of teachers; • school managers trained and certified in management; • Full staff complement for each school; • Validated & approved school management manual

24. SECTOR MANAGEMENT

25. Effective and efficient delivery of education services achieved OVIs More than 95% of the sectoral objectives achieved in time & within resources; Functional organogram aligned to objectives; Budgetary transfers to LGAs (following the decentralization of school management to LGAs); HR policy approved; Less than 5% staff attrition; Clear accountability matrix; Performance management system approved and implemented; More than 95% delivery against service level agreements (SLA) (individual & teams); Purpose

26. Cont’d • Approved management system; • Updated assets register developed and maintained; • All resources accounted for within given time lines using prescribed procedures; • timely publication of data with 95% accuracy; • Approved communication strategy; • Operational internet and intranet system; • Document transit time reduced to 24 hrs maximum within Region 1 & headquarters; • Document transit time for hard copies within one week for other regions; • SMT & CCM held monthly and quarterly respectively; • Quarterly monitoring visits by HQ directorates; • Weekly school visits by regional directorates (support visits) • Reduction of gender disparity in teacher recruitment, promotion and distribution by 50%