EDUC SECTOR CREDIT

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The principal objective of the project is to increase access to and improve the quality and efficiency of education in a sustainable, cost effective manner. The package of policy measures supported by the project aims to : a) improve efficiency and effectiveness in use of sector resources; b) promote development of private inititatives in education; c) increase enrollment of girls; and d) improve the quality of the secondary education system. The project will finance investments to support : 1) expansion and improvement in primary education through the construction of 600 new classrooms and renovation of 200 existing classrooms,; revision of curricula, and provision of 400,000 textbooks and teacher's guides; 2) restructuring and improvement in secondary education by converting 17 technical schools into lower secondary schools equipped with improved science teaching facilities; 3) strengthening of skills training by improving program content and training facilities at the Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI); and 4) reinforcement of the Ministry of Education.