Somalia Education Programmatic Technical Assistance : Status of Education Management Information System (Anglais)

Education is one of the top priorities of the recently published Somalia National development plan (2017-2019). The National development plan (NDP) envisions some ambitious targets, including expansion of access to education, improving quality of education...  Voir la suite Education is one of the top priorities of the recently published Somalia National development plan (2017-2019). The National development plan (NDP) envisions some ambitious targets, including expansion of access to education, improving quality of education by increasing the number of teachers at primary and secondary levels, and development of the necessary policy and regulatory frameworks to support the education sector. Data and information play a key role in supporting education development. As Cassidy notes, a well-functioning and comprehensive Education Management Information System (EMIS) encompasses a system of people, technology, models, methods, processes, procedures, rules, and regulations that function together to provide education leaders, decision makers, and managers at all levels with a comprehensive, integrated set of relevant, reliable, unambiguous, and timely data and information to support them in completion of their responsibilities. Given this, strengthening of the Somalia EMIS is a critical prerequisite for achieving the educational goals of the NDP. In developing strategies to strengthen EMIS in any country it is essential to start by analysing and building on what already exists, both to harness existing systems and capacity and to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts and initiatives. Consequently, this report provides an overview of the status of EMIS in Somalia as a contribution to the recent initiatives of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) to strengthen EMIS in the country.  Réduire