Education Sector Plan Development German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa Resource list: Selected guidelines, tools and other resources for national education sector development
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Education Sector Plan Development
German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa Resource list: Selected guidelines, tools and other resources for national education sector development
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The German BACKUP Initiative –
Education in Africa
The German BACKUP Initiative – Education in Africa (BACKUP Education) is a programme implemented by
the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Minis-
try for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Devel-
opment and Cooperation (SDC). BACKUP stands for Building Alliances, Creating Knowledge and Updating
Partners in the education sector in countries in Africa. BACKUP Education provides support to govern-
ments and civil society partners to avoid bottlenecks during the application for and use of grants awarded
by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). BACKUP Education provides catalytic funding where need is
identified locally to help achieve national education goals in partnership with in-country and donor part-
ners.
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About the Resource List
This resource list provides an overview of existing tools, guidelines and training courses in specific areas of
education sector development, including those available to guide the process for accessing funding from the
Global Partnership for Education. The resource list may be useful for ministries of education, donor part-
ners, national civil society organisations, international non-governmental organisations, etc. – all those
stakeholders engaged in education sector planning, policy and strategy development, implementation and
monitoring. It aims to facilitate access to the large pool of existing resources designed to help stakeholders
manage those processes. All resources in this document are hyperlinked and thus can be accessed online.
The document has three sections: (1) Global Partnership for Education; (2) Education sector plan develop-
ment and (3) Implementation and monitoring of the education sector plan. Each section provides general
guidelines and specific guidelines on gender sensitivity, conflict and crisis sensitivity, civil society participa-
tion, capacity development and training courses. Please note that while we have tried to list the available
resources according to this structure, the documents themselves may cover planning, implementation man-
agement and monitoring as a whole with one specific focus.
The situation in fragile and conflict-affected countries is unique and complex. There are different needs and
phases humanitarian, early recovery and transition – throughout which a country needs specific support
to ensure that education remains a priority and to develop a sound education strategy through partnership
and collaboration. For those countries, certain tools are available to better plan and manage implementation
in the challenging context. Some of these tools are highlighted in the three sections.
BACKUP Education provides complementary funding for the (a) development of the education sector plan
(or transitional education sector plan in conflict-affected countries) and sector analysis, (b) preparation of
the GPE implementation grant application and (c) implementation and monitoring of both. It provides
funding to ministries of education and national civil society partners for activities identified locally and
discussed with the Local Education Group. BACKUP Education particularly focuses on the cross-cutting
issues gender sensitivity, conflict and crisis sensitivity, civil society participation, as well as national ca-
pacity development (see Figure 1); which are in line with the current GPE Strategic Plan (2012-2015). When
applying for resources from BACKUP Education, applicants are encouraged to take into account these issues
in their proposal. The request to BACKUP Education may consider them directly or indirectly. Funding can
be requested for the application of selected tools presented in this resource list. Our guidelines provide
information on “'How to Apply for BACKUP Education funding'.
There are many other important issues for education development, such as equity, teacher policies, service
delivery, learning, decentralisation and public financial management. Practical tools and instruments sup-
porting national planning, implementation and monitoring efforts that are not yet included in the list can
be added at any time. Please write to [email protected] to suggest additions.
Figure 1: Areas of education sector development and (BACKUP Education) cross-cutting issues
Education Sector Development Education Sector
Plan (ESP) Devel-opment including
Sector Analysis
Preparation of GPE Implementation
Grant Request
Implementation + monitoring of
GPE Implementa-tion Grant and ESP
Conflict and crisis sensitivity
Gender sensitivity
Civil society participation
National capacity development
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Global Partnership for Education
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) aims to achieve quality education for all and brings together
governments, civil society, international institutions, teachers, and the private sector to work towards effec-
tive coordination and cooperation in the education sector worldwide. Members of the Global Partnership
mobilise and coordinate financial resources to support the development and implementation of sound
education sector plans in developing countries.
Education Plan Development Grant
Guidelines PDF
Application form PDF
Budget Template PDF
Template for completion report PDF
Programme Development Grant
Guidelines PDF
Application form PDF
Budget Template PDF
Template for completion report PDF
Programme Implementation Grant
Guidelines PDF
Application form PDF
The following guidelines and terms of reference published by the GPE Secretariat are designed to guide
country partners through the GPE country-level process. They provide information on the requirements
for applying for GPE funding as well as on implementation procedures.
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Methodological Guidelines for Education Sector Analysis. (2014)
- Volume 1: Sector-wide analysis, with emphasis on primary and secondary education. PDF
- Volume 2: Sub-sector specific analysis. PDF
Country Level Process Guide. (2012) PDF
Terms of Reference for Coordinating Agency. (2012) PDF
Terms of Reference for Supervising Entities. (2012) PDF
Financial Procedures Agreement Model. (Supervising Entity or Managing Entity) PDF
Guidance on Division of Indicative Allocations for Program Implementation Grants in Federal States PDF
Model Terms of Reference for Local Education Groups (forthcoming)
Specific guidelines for fragile and conflict-affected countries:
Guidelines for Accelerated Support in Emergency and Early Recovery Situations. (2012) PDF
Operational Framework for Effective Support in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States. (2013) PDF
Terms of Reference for Managing Entities. (2012) PDF
Access all GPE Guidelines and Tools in the GPE online library.
BACKUP EDUCATION OFFERS
Technical and financial assistance to support governments and civil society partners during the preparation and implementation of educa-tion sector plans and the preparation of pro-grammes to apply for GPE implementation grants.
Complementary support for the Education Plan Development Grant and/ or the Programme De-velopment Grant.
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Education Sector Plan Development
The development of a sound education sector plan (or transitional education sector plans for fragile or con-
flict-affected countries) that contributes to the Education for All (EFA) goals constitutes the core of effective
sector development and is a requirement for applying for GPE funding. The following guidelines and tools
are designed to assist education planners in the process of developing an education sector plan and under-
taking the necessary diagnostics/ analysis to build the plan on strong analytical and data evidence. Analysis
informs the development and discussions around the policies, strategies and programmes needed for the
development of the education sector and meeting the education goals. The guidelines and tools are devel-
oped to help stakeholders engage in an organised and coordinated process (ESP preparation calendar), be-
cause 'Plan preparation is itself a form of capacity development' (Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Prepa-
ration and Appraisal, p. 8).
A high-quality costed education sector plan, based on a consultative and participatory process and data
and system analysis will help the developing country partners to strengthen coordinated approaches in
implementation and monitoring and help to align donor funding to the plan. The education sector plan,
broken down in costed multi-year annual implementation plans, is also a requirement for accessing the
GPE implementation grant. During implementation of the education sector plan, annual progress will be
monitored and reported against the annual implementation plan.1
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GPE/ UNESCO-IIEP. Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Preparation and Appraisal. (2012) PDF
Inter-Agency Network on Education Simulation Models (INESM)
- Website contains a wide range of simulation models, and explanations.
UNESCO-IIEP. Strategic Planning Working Papers:
- Concept and Rationale PDF
- Organizational Arrangements PDF
- Techniques and Methods PDF
UNESCO:
- National Education Sector Development Plan: A result-based planning handbook. (2006) PDF
- Educational Planning through Computer Simulation. PDF
- Education Planning and Simulation Model (EPSSim).
- EPSSim User's Guide. PDF
- Education Sector Planning: Working to mitigate the risk of violent conflict. UNESCO/EFA GMR. (2010)
UNICEF/ World Bank: Simulations for Equity in Education (SEE): Background, methodology, model de-
scription, user’s guide and pilot results. (2013) Website (all resources)
UNICEF: Out-of-School Children Initiative. (2014). Website
International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) Pôle de Dakar: Methodological Documents. Website
1 In the GPE Online Library, examples of endorsed education sector plans, transitional education sector plans, appraisal reports, etc. can
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United Nation Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI):
- Gender Analysis Tool. (Forthcoming 2014) (The tool is currently being pilot tested and reviewed. It is be-
ing developed together with the GPE Secretariat.)
- Gender Analysis in Education. A Conceptual Overview. (2012) PDF - Equity and Inclusion in Education. A guide to support education sector plan preparation, revision and
appraisal. (2010) PDF
- Integrating Gender into Education for All Fast Track Initiative Processes and National Education
Plans. (2005) PDF
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE): Gender Equality in and through Education.
INEE Pocket Guide to Gender. PDF
World Bank: Girl’s Education. Designing for Success - Toolkit.
UNESCO: Gender Mainstreaming Implementation Framework – A collection of definitions of key concepts
and terms related to gender mainstreaming. (2003) PDF
Training courses on Gender Sensitivity
World Bank: Gender and Development. A Trainer’s Manual.
UNESCO: Gender Equality eLearning Programme.
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UNESCO-IIEP/ UNICEF WCARO: Integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into education sector
planning. Guidance Notes for Educational Planners. PDF
UNESCO-IIEP: Guidebook for Planning Education in Emergencies and Reconstruction. Online interac-
tive version. (2010)
INEE: Conflict Sensitive Education Pack (website)– provides access to:
Guidance Note on Conflict Sensitive Education. (2013) PDF
Guiding Principles on Integrating Conflict Sensitivity in Education Policy and Programming
in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Contexts. (2013) PDF
Reflection Tool for Designing and Implementing Conflict Sensitive Education Programmes in
Conflict-Affected and Fragile Contexts. (2013) PDF
Conflict Sensitivity Consortium: How to guide to conflict sensitivity. (2012) PDF
Education Above All: Conflict-Sensitive Education Policy. A preliminary review. (2012) PDF
USAID: Checklist for Conflict Sensitivity in Education Programs. PDF
Specific guidelines for fragile and conflict-affected countries beyond conflict-sensitivity
Global Education Cluster:
- Education Cluster Coordinator Handbook. (2010) PDF
- The Joint Education Needs Assessment Toolkit. (2010) PDF
- The Short Guide to Rapid Joint Education Needs Assessments. (2010) PDF
INEE:
- Toolkit (website)
- Minimum Standards: Preparedness, Response, Recovery (website)
Minimum Standards Handbook (2012) PDF
Reference Tools to accompany and complement the INEE Minimum Standards Handbook.
(2012) PDF
- Reference Guide on External Education Financing. (2010) PDF
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Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
- Planning matters in education. A handbook for civil society participation in national education sector
plan activities and processes. (2013) PDF
- The Quality Resource Pack (2010)
How to use 'The Quality Resource Pack' PDF
The Quality Debate. A thought-provoking essay. Part 1. PDF
Working with Quality: A Practical Guide for Education Campaigners. Part 2. PDF
GCE/ ActionAid International: Education Rights: A guide for practitioners and activists. PDF
Note: Please visit the Global Campaign for Education’s resource website for a full list of available guide-
lines: http://www.campaignforeducation.org/en/resources#GPG
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GPE: Guidelines for Capacity Development in the Education Sector. (2008) PDF
UNESCO:
- Capacity Development for Education for All. Translating Theory into Practice. The CapEFA Pro-
gramme. (2011) PDF
- Towards Effective Capacity Development. Capacity Needs Assessment Methodology (CAPNAM)
for Planning and Managing Education. (2013) PDF
- Guidelines for Capacity Development in Education Policy Planning and Resource Management.
(2012) PDF
UNESCO-IIEP:
- Assessing the educational planning capacity of a Ministry of education. Analytical Framework.
(2013) PDF
- Strategic principles for successful capacity development. Website
- 'Clearinghouse' on Capacity Development.
- An analysis of the status of educational planners. (2009) PDF
- Without capacity, there is no development. Synthesis Report. (2009)
- Capacity development in educational planning and management. Learning from successes and
failures. (2008) PDF
- Incentive structures as a capacity development strategy in public service delivery. A literature re-
view and annotated bibliography on the role of incentives for civil servants within capacity devel-
opment policies. (2009)
UNDP: Capacity Assessment Methodology. User’s Guide. (2007) PDF
Specific guidelines for fragile and conflict-affected countries:
UNESCO-IIEP:
- Capacity development principles for fragile states and situations. (2009) PDF
- Capacity development in education planning and management in fragile states. PDF
Davies, Lynn: Capacity Development for Education Systems in Fragile Contexts. Working Paper.
ETF/INEE/GTZ. (2009) PDF
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UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
- Education Sector Planning (ESP)
- Advanced Training Programme (ATP)
- Specialized Courses Programme (SCP)
- Distance Courses, e.g. educational planning for conflict and disaster risk reduction
- Training Materials: External quality assurance; Quantitative Research; HIV/AIDS; School Supervision
Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP)
- Cycle de formation « L’analyse et la planification au service du développement de l’éducation »
- Pôle éducation - Département coopération en éducation
IIEP-Pôle de Dakar
- Training course in Sectoral Analysis and Management of the Education System (SAMES)
These three institutions also offer specialised, tailor-made training courses for ministry of education staff in
the country, depending on where a country is in the planning and implementation process and your needs
for nurturing and strengthening the work (e.g. analysis, planning and capacity needs assessment). You can
contact them for more information:
- UNESCO-IIEP: [email protected]
- CIEP: [email protected]
- IIEP-Pôle de Dakar : [email protected] / [email protected]
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Implementation and Monitoring of the
Education Sector Plan
The costed annual implementation plans are important management and monitoring tools, together with
the jointly agreed results framework including the agreed sector indicators for the education sector plan
and the medium-term expenditure framework for the sector. These help to inform and prepare the period-
ic joint sector reviews and to prepare annual implementation progress reports. Those instruments can
help a Local Education Group to organise its cooperation and to strengthen mutual accountability. Please
note that some guidelines in section 2 also refer to implementation and monitoring. Education Manage-
ment and Information Systems are central to collect and report data and it is critical that they produce
accurate, timely, disaggregated and widely available education data.
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ADEA Working Group on Education Management and Policy Support (WGEMPS): Definitions and Proper-
ties of African Union Indicators for Monitoring the Plan of Action in the 2nd Decade. (2011) PDF
ADEA WGEMPS: Education Management Information Systems (EMIS). Norms and Standards. Assessment
frameworks for the different regional economic communities.
FAO/UNESCO-IIEP: Using indicators in planning education for rural people: a practical guide (2007) PDF
UNESCO-IIEP: Diagnostic Tools Website2
- Methodological Guide. Public expenditure tracking surveys (PETS) in education. (2004) PDF
- Website with sample PETS questionnaire
- Quantitative service delivery surveys (QSDS) Website
- Report cards Website
UNESCO-IIEP: Indicators for educational planning: a practical guide. (1997) PDF
UIS/UNESCO-IIEP: Constructing an indicator system or scorecard for higher education. A Practical Guide.
(2011) PDF
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UNESCO:
- Gender-Sensitive Education Statistics and Indicators – A practical guide. PDF
- Gender Sensitive Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators. (2003) PDF
UNIFFEM: Gender Responsive Budgeting in Practice. A Training Manual. PDF
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GoP-UN ACT for Peace Programme Managing Performance in Peacebuilding: Framework for Conflict-
Sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation. (2009) PDF
2 The information is provided on ETICO - a web-based resource platform focusing on the issue of ethics and corruption in education: http://etico.iiep.unesco.org/
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East Africa Community (EAC). Regional Capacity Building Strategy for EMIS. (2013). PDF
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional EMIS Capacity Building Strategy and Plan
of Action (2012-2016). (2012). PDF
UNESCO-IIEP: Learning purposefully in capacity development. Why, what and when to measure? (2009)
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Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education:
- Follow the Budget Trail. A Guide for Civil Society. (2010) PDF
- Education Watch Toolkit: A Resource Pack For EFA Research and Monitoring (2010):
Introduction to the Modules. PDF
Module 1: Monitoring Education Access and the Out-of –School PDF
Module 2: Literacy Assessment PDF
Module 3: Education Budget Tracking PDF
Module 4: Monitoring School Fees and Education Cost PDF
Module 5: The Wealth Index PDF
Committee for Education Funding: A Budget Guide for Civil Society Organisations Working in Education.
Commonwealth Education Fund.
- Civil Society engagement in Education Budgets. PDF
- Making the Budget Work for Education. PDF
ANCEFA
- Advocacy as an Imperative for CSOs in Education and Development. Some Basics.
- Advocating for the Right to Education in Africa: Success Stories from the Work of ANCEFA with Na-
tional Education for All (EFA) Coalitions. (2012) PDF
- Civil Society Advocacy. Good Practice Case Studies. Civil Society Education Fund. PDF