Niger Learning Improvement for Results in Education Project

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The objective of the Learning Improvement for Results in Education Project for Niger is to improve the quality of teaching and learning conditions in select regions, and strengthen education planning and management. The Project has five components. 1. Improving Teaching Practices components has three subcomponents. Subcomponent 1.1 Strengthening Teacher Education Colleges will improve curriculum and training methods; improve governance through performance grants and capacity building; improve the training environment based on results of a physical audit to be carried out in each of the colleges. Subcomponent 1.2: Developing a teacher coaching and supervision system will improve the quality of classroom instruction by developing a teacher professional development program and delivering local and individualized coaching activities to upgrade the content knowledge and pedagogical practices of teachers with a focus on literacy and mathematics. Subcomponent 1.3: Teaching and Learning Materials will ensure the availability of relevant educational materials in the classroom. Promoting Learning for Girls and Boys component will improve learning for vulnerable populations in Niger. 2.1. Remedial Prevention Programs subcomponent will support students who are not performing well academically and are at risk of leaving the education system. 2.2. Second Chance Programs for Out-of-school Children subcomponent will support the development of an accelerated program, with a focus on these marginalized populations, to integrate children into the formal school system. 2.3. Grants for Results in Reading and Math to Selected Makaranta Schools subcomponent will introduce the teaching of foundational skills into Makaranta schools, which do not currently provide opportunities for enrolled children to learn literacy and numeracy. 3. Strengthening Systems and Capacities for the Delivery of Education Services component will focus on improving the governance and decentralization of the system by introducing performance grants under 3.1. subcomponent. 3.2. Strengthening Education Human Resource Management subcomponent will support implementation of the new HR strategy aimed at better deployment of teachers across the country and increased performance of local education authorities to overcome HR deficiencies. 3.3. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability subcomponent will strengthen monitoring and evaluation (M and E) and will enhance accountability measures. 4. Project Administration and Coordination component will finance the logistics and expertise needed for overall project implementation. Under 5. Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC), no-cost CERC will be included under the proposed project in accordance with the World Bank Policy and Directive on Investment Project Financing (IPF), for contingent emergency response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.