An overview of some initiatives in EFA undertaken by the Ministry of Education of Nepal presented at the IAU Workshop on higher education for EFA held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 6-7 December 2012. Presented by Dr. Lava Dev Awasthi, Director-General, Ministry of Education

1. IAU Collaborative Workshop
Higher Education
for
Attaining EFA
Kathmandu
7 Dec 2012
Lava D Awasthi, PhD
DG/DoE
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2. Content Outlines
 Features of EFA Implementation
 Institutions, Accountability and Functions
 Key Instruments/ Resourcing
 Sectoral achievements
 Opportunities
 Challenges
 Areas of Collaboration
 Collaborative Process
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3. Features of EFA Implementation
 Holistic perspective: school as competent unit
 Integrated Approach: ECED, 1-8, 9-12
 Open and flexible learning opportunities
 TEVT soft and work experience
 Vertical - Horizontal links
 Foundation for higher education
 Governance, Management and Delivery
 Institutional Capacity and HRD interventions
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4. Institutions, Accountabilities and
Functions
 MoE for Policy, Resourcing and
Regulating
 DoE and CLAs, Enabling and Facilitating
 RED and Districts, RCs and Schools
 SMC/ Parents and Local Government
 SMC and HT and Teachers
 Key indicators, results frame and
performance contracts
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5. Key Instruments/ Resourcing
 SSRP Policy and Plan
 Joint framework for funding
 2.6B USD Resource Envelope
 (NR70 Arab Per Annum)
 23% DP Support
 EMIS and Flash Data
 ASIP/ AWPB/ SIP/ DEPs
 CD Plan, with focus on school
 CAS, NASA, NEB, ERO,
 Standards and Benchmarks
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6. Sectoral achievements
 Grade 1 entrants with ECED background is
now 55.6%
 Primary education NER 95.3% (4.7% out of
school population)
 Girls have outnumbered boys in primary
schools.
 Basic education NER has reached 87.5%
 More than 90% teachers are trained and have
required qualifications
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7. Sectoral achievements contd…
 Repetition rates in grade one have fallen from now
19.9%
 Survival rate of grade 5 is 84.2%
 Likewise, survival rate of grade 8 is 69.6%
 Learning Levels are below 50% in learning
competencies
 Literacy rate of 6+ reported in the Census
Report is at 65.9% (cf Male Female gaps)
 Grade 5 Survival Rate 84.2
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8. Opportunities
 National consensus on ed agenda (Sector
Plans, Periodic Plans)
 Parents’ Commitment
 Robust system in place (Gov, Mgt, deliv)
 Diversity as resource
 Competent workforce in universities
 Favourable global and regional
environment
 Partnerships with NGOs/ CSOs
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9. Challenges
 Focus on learning, quality in clssrooms – teacher
absenteeism
 Delivery, with limited results
 Flash/ EMIS (PCF funds)
 Eroding trust in public schools/ ins
 Capacity gaps: Schools, RCs, District
 Engaging staff in self learning
 Transforming Universities into Learning Centres
 Targeted: need based interventions
 Public – Private engagements
 Working in difficult circumstances 9

10. Areas of Collaboration
 Gaps in EFA Goals/ Interventions –
 Students’ retention in class one
 Learning (quality in classrooms)
 Literacy, ECED, Early Grades Reading
 IT Application
 Special Needs Education - disability
 Inclusiveness (MoI, local curricula)
 Teacher Development (Ref NASA)
 Terai and interior pocket
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11. Collaborative Process
 MoU between University and MoE
 Whole district and setting targets
 Research and inputs for Reform
 Internships and Thematic Roles
 RC capacity Building – Models Devt
 Institute of Education and TPD
 Skills Development – soft and hard
 Team monitoring and Capacity Build
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12. THANK YOU
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