Angola Learning for All Project

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The development objectives of the Learning for All Project for Angola are to: improve teachers' skills and knowledge as well as school management in project-designated areas; and to develop a system for systematic student assessment. There are three component s to the project. The first component of the project is improving teachers' skills and knowledge and school management in primary schools of project-designated areas. This component has the following objectives: 1) consolidate and extend the zones of pedagogical influence model to all provinces of Angola; 2) prepare, implement and evaluate an in-service teacher training program aimed at improving teachers' academic knowledge, pedagogical skills and use of time in the classroom; and 3) further improve school management and accountability to local communities with the introduction of grant-financed pedagogical school projects focused on quality enhancing activities. The second component of the project is establishing a system for student assessment. This component will finance: a) international and national technical assistance for preparation of the training on assessment, service delivery survey, and impact evaluation; b) resources and training for development of the instruments data collection protocols, and data analysis and reporting; c) consultancy services for surveys and assessment exercises; and d) materials and cost for training programs and data collections, as well as the pilot grade six national exams in Portuguese and mathematics. The third component of the project is project management. This component will finance: technical assistance for the preparation of the training modules for the teacher training school officers as well as for those at the central, provincial and municipal levels; consultancy services for supporting capacity building activities; training materials and cost related to providing the training programs; and operational costs for project management, monitoring, and training programs.