Secondary Education Project

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The Secondary Education Project for Turkey aims at improving the quality, economic relevance, and equity of secondary education to support lifelong learning. The project has the following two components: Component 1) Secondary Education Programs: will revise and implement new general education and vocational education curriculum programs to provide students with core skills for the knowledge economy and lifelong learning. Information and Communications Technology (ICT): will provide ICT training as a core competency for youth to function in a modern knowledge economy. Career Guidance and Counseling: will provide youth and adults with access to career information and guidance services to promote informed career choices and related education and training decisions, and facilitate lifelong learning. Component 2) Student Assessment and Evaluation: will improve the quality and outcomes of secondary education by developing systems to collect and disseminate reliable information on student learning and outcomes, and on the performance of the education system staff and institutions, and to use information from these assessments to improve system performance and student outcomes. School Development: will help secondary schools staff, parents, and students improve the performance and outcomes, educational achievement, and quality in education through school development activities to be designed and implemented within the school development process. Project Management: will ensure effective administration and coordination of the overall project.