Congo - Education Sector Support Project

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The development objective of the Education Sector Support Project for Republic of Congo is to improve education outcomes of primary and lower secondary school children and to increase the effectiveness of select management systems. The project comprises of three components. The first component, providing quality education for all seeks to improve the quality of education with a strong focus on providing both teachers and students with an appropriate teaching and learning environment. It consists of five sub-components: (i) curriculum revision and implementation; (ii) provision of learning materials; (iii) improved assessment; (iv) expand use of remediation in schools and classrooms; and (v) improvements to school environments. The second component, improving scope, quality, and management of human resources aims to support improved, reliable, and transparent personnel management systems, with a focus on teachers but also on school directors, pedagogic advisers, inspectors, regional directors, and central directors; the project will also help find the appropriate balance between administrative and pedagogic personnel. It consists of two sub-components: (i) personnel recruitment, deployment, remuneration, advancement, and exit; and (ii) training and professional development. The third component, improving system performance consists of four sub-components: (i) improved monitoring and evaluation; (ii) institutional strengthening and capacity building; (iii) project management; and (iv) additional strategic studies.