Jamaica Education Project

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The Project would achieve its development objective and ultimately improve student learning and skills through five components: (i) Strengthening Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education; (ii) Strengthening Information Systems and Strategies for Student Retention; (iii) Supporting Quality and Resilient School Infrastructure; (iv) Technical Assistance (TA), Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Project Management; and (v) Contingent Emergency Response Component. Component 1 aims to develop the enabling environment for improved STEAM education and to improve teaching and learning processes for quality secondary education through three subcomponents: (i) Developing a STEAM education framework, (ii) Support to Teaching in Secondary Education, and (iii) Support to the Articulation of flexible pathways and better use of learning assessments. Component 2 aims at supporting the development of an efficient information system to improve the overall management of the education sector and deploy targeted intervention strategies to support student retention, particularly at the secondary level. It will include two subcomponents: (i) Strengthening of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) and (ii) Strengthening of early warning systems and targeted interventions for student retention.Component 3 aims to improve access to quality and resilient school infrastructure through the construction of one model secondary STEM school. Component 4 aims at providing technical assistance to key aspects of the education system, strengthening institutional capacity, and managing the implementation of project activities.Component 5 is a Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC). Due to Jamaica’s high vulnerability to natural disasters, including those exacerbated by climate change, and its vulnerability to global shocks, as exposed by the current COVID-19 crisis, a CERC will be included in the Project. The CERC is designed as a mechanism for rapid response in the event of an eligible emergency, which can be activated upon request from the Government. This component would not have any initial funding allocation, but in the event of an emergency, uncommitted funds could be reallocated from other components in accordance with an Emergency Action Plan prepared by the Government and the CERC’s implementation modalities.