Georgia I2Q - Innovation, Inclusion and Quality

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The development objective of the Innovation, Inclusion and Quality Project for Georgia are to (i) expand access to preschool education and (ii) improve the quality of education and learning environments. It has five components. First component, Improving the Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is to provide support to facilitate expanded access to quality pre‐school education in selected pre‐schools. It has three sub-components. (i) Improving the quality of ECEC programs across the country; ii) Increasing equitable access to preschool education for successful transition to school; and iii) Improving infrastructure to support innovative primary education, including preschool; Second component, Fostering Quality Teaching and Learning in General Education to provide a learning environment that is conducive to quality education in selected general education schools. It has four components. (i) Improving the educational infrastructure to support learning; (ii) Supporting the scaling up of the whole‐school improvement pilot; iii) Supporting the capacity‐building of teachers and school leaders (principals) to adapt, develop, and implement school‐based curriculum; and (iv) Assisting the development of a national assessment framework; Third component, Strengthening Financing Options and Promoting Internationalization in Higher Education is to improve the quality and international competitiveness of higher education. It has four sub-components.(i) Developing new options for higher education financing, including performance‐based options to support the Government’s strategic objective; (ii) Establishment of a Competitive Innovation Fund (CIF) for public and private universities, in partnership with private sector; (iii) Promoting internationalization of higher education; and (iv) Strengthening the quality of pre‐service teacher education programs for all levels of education; Fourth component, System Strengthening and Stakeholder Communication is to facilitate a shift in attitude toward learning in Georgia to one that is more pro‐active, student‐centered, innovative, and evidence‐based; It has two sub-components. i) Supporting data‐driven decision‐making accessible to the entire education system and ii) Communication and stakeholder consultations for education reform; Fifth component, Supporting Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluations is to support capacity‐building for effective management of proposed project. It has one sub-component. (i) Facilitating the establishment, staffing, and evaluation of project operations will support the day‐to‐day management and monitoring of the proposed project through the establishment and maintenance of a Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport (MESCS) and maintaining adequate capacity in the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) under the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure.