Education

The project is part of the Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) initiative aimed at strengthening upper secondary education in Liberia (grades 10-12). It provides strategic support to the Liberian government to improve the quality of teacher training through several key actions. A gap analysis was conducted to review existing initial training programmes and identify areas for improvement. Based on this, a tailored curriculum review was carried out, accompanied by the development of tools and model syllabuses developed in consultation with the main beneficiaries. A professional development plan was also designed to meet the specific needs of the two universities involved in teacher training. Lastly, training sessions were organised for teacher training college staff to facilitate the adoption of the new programmes and teaching materials, thereby ensuring a sustainable improvement in teaching practices.

The technical assistance project for the creation of a National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency was part of the Programme to Support Education, Mobility, Research and Innovation and aimed to improve the employability of young graduates through better governance and higher quality of the national higher education and scientific research system and to strengthen its position at the national and international level in Tunisia. The mission consisted of six components:
- Creation of an autonomous, sustainable entity that meets international standards
- Identification and adaptation of working standards and benchmarks
- Support for the development of quality services by the agency in accordance with international standards and covering all the needs of the Tunisian higher education, research and innovation system
- Development of an effective internal operating model in line with the agency's international standards
- Development of its IT platform for managing evaluation processes
- Development of the agency's visibility and positioning at the local and international levels

The project aimed to strengthen the skills and professionalism of administrative and teaching staff in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Integrated School Projects (ISP) in 90 schools selected in the regions of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Fez-Meknes and Marrakech-Safi. The mission comprised seven tasks:
- Preparation of a framework note and a proposal for quality improvement
- Support for the Regional Coordination Teams (RCTs) and Steering Committees (SCs) of the three regions in updating the ISPs and implementing them
- Supporting the RCTs in administrative and financial management and supporting schools in managing their ISPs
- Strengthening the capacities of the AREFs/Provincial Departments (PDs)
- Capitalising on the experience of the ISP process, updating the good practice guide and recommendations for generalisation
- Training test developers
- Overall management, supervision, monitoring, reporting and reporting to MCA-Morocco.

The Education Modernisation Project – Improvement of the National Unified Examination Assessment System aimed to strengthen the quality and reliability of school assessments through three main areas of intervention:
- Training of test item developers.
- Development of at least 5,000 test items: analysis of pilots, validation and quality control of new test items, including psychometric analysis of results.
- Strengthening of the National Testing Centre: training of specialists and technicians in exam preparation and organisation.

The team of experts contributed to the following reports, based on sectoral analyses, consultations and data collected in the field:
- Design of an education project: assessment of the intervention logic, estimated costs and benefits, and the relevance of the proposed reforms (recruitment, governance, financing), in line with national priorities.
- Data quality reports: review of monitoring systems and indicators used by the Ministry of Education.
- Support for school transition: design of activities to increase the transition from primary to secondary school, reduce dropout rates, and strengthen support for students with difficulties or disabilities.
- Improvement of teaching and school management: analysis of human resource management practices (recruitment, evaluation and promotion), the quality of leadership in schools, and the need for teaching materials.
- Training and professional integration: recommendations on priority technical skills for growth sectors in Belize, capacity building for TVET trainers, required equipment, creation of a national training agency, and strengthening school-business partnerships.

The overall objective of the Education Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP 2) was to guarantee the right to education and improve the basic education sector in Sudan, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups, including migrants, internally displaced persons and refugees, especially girls.
Ginger SOFRECO contributed to the following two objectives:
- Coordinating planned activities to support the smooth implementation of project components, regular monitoring and reporting on progress and challenges, cooperation between partners and project visibility;
- Designing and implementing an institutional capacity-building plan to provide technical assistance to members of the Ministry of Education and other relevant institutions at the federal, state and local levels in a coherent and effective manner.