In April 2007 PINZ as lead firm, with Katmandu partner METCON, began work on the ADB funded Secondary Education Support Project. The project, that finishes October 2008, involves three international and two national consultants for a total of 49 person months. Team works with relevant Nepalese government Ministries and agencies to raising the quality and relevance of secondary education. Focus is on improving teaching instruction and assessment and self-learning materials for distance teacher training system, and strengthening education sector school management information systems.
In the Interim Report recently submitted to the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Education & Sports, the team’s success in conducting training and improving training materials is highlighted. The team’s work has been received with enthusiasm by all the concerned authorities and experts, and has been officially recognised in formal meetings. The project is on target to produce technical reports on recurrent training at the district level, to submit a proposal for improving the present teacher licensing system, and to draft a comprehensive report on the 10-month in-service training programme.
Trainee Teachers in Nepal
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