Key idea 1.

• Quality improvement and assurance– Establishing minimum standards

(Fundamental School Quality Level in Vietnam)

– Training to be linked to market demand.– Involvement of external partners (employers,

parents) in management, governance and in quality assessment.

– Commitment of teachers/teacher training– ICT in teaching and learning

Key idea 2.

• Technical and Vocational Education– Conscious effort is made to promote TVET as critical

sector for developing human resources for economic development

– Programs reflect current and anticipate future technological needs, Development Fund for skills training is established and financed by 2% tax on payroll in Singapore to be paid by employers.

– Provision for academic progression is established for TVET graduates in the education system.

Key idea 3.

• Financing of education– Targeting in resource allocation in accordance

with national priorities to increase access and equity and also with economic development

– Secondary and tertiary education financing is based on cost-sharing between the state and the beneficiaries

– Innovative solutions to retain quality staff in tertiary institutions.

Key idea 4.

• Sequencing education policy– Labour intensive, capital intensive,

knowledge-based economic development)– Sequencing of investments over time in line

with trends in economic and population growth

– Education strategy to meet the economic needs and phases of development

Follow-up actions 1.

• Improving and assuring education quality– The Minister assures that the budget necessary to carry out the

National and School Educational Assessments are being institutionalized (starting with the 2007 budget planning).

– By December 2006, the Director of Secondary Education presents a plan proposing which international competitions and assessments (apart from WASSCE) Ghana should participate in in the next 10 year period.

– The Ministry will develop guidelines for the districts to provide yearly school improvement plans for schools underperforming in the WASSCE.

– Ministry establishes a yearly report card for schools that helps assess the results of the secondary school leaving exam.

– Director Inspectorate to reestablish regular monitoring and evaluation.

Follow-up actions 2.

• Technical and vocational education– Director of TVET establishes annual joint

report with his/her counterpart in the Ministry of Manpower Development on actions harmonizing TVET services and labor market need.

– Invite a team of business and institutional leaders from Singapore to help reform TVET sector (with World Bank assistance)

Follow-up actions 3.

• Financing of education:– Starting with the 2007 budget, get MOESS,

(also ESTAC and NERIC) to focus on the national education policy priorities and targeting the resources accordingly.

– Pilot National Targeted Programs (as in Vietnam) in the 2007 budget.

– Create incentives for retaining of quality staff through the internally generated revenues.

Follow-up actions 4.

• Sequencing education policy– Invite to Ghana economic and education

policy makers from South East Asia to share experiences. (with World Bank assistance)

– Demographic and economic (including employment) statistics should be better integrated with the education sector performance monitoring and planning systems.