Project description

Title: Promotion of basic education and training in Afghanistan
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: Afghanistan
Lead executing agency: Ministry of Education
Overall term: 2010 to 2013

Context

Under the Taliban regime, the Afghan education system was almost completely destroyed. There has been remarkable success in recent years in rebuilding it. More than seven million children, of whom 2.7 million are girls, now attend schools providing a general education. They are taught by more than 180,000 teachers.

However, nearly half the children and young people of school age still do not attend school, and only about a quarter of the teachers have the requisite qualifications. It is estimated that 119,000 additional teachers will be required for primary and secondary schools by 2014.

Objective

The quality and relevance of basic education have improved within the framework of the National Education Strategic Plan.

Approach

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ is supporting the Afghan Ministry of Education in implementing its National Education Strategic Plan. GIZ is promoting teacher training colleges (TCCs) in five provinces in northern Afghanistan. These teacher training colleges in Badakhshan, Balkh, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul and Takhar have 19 branches.

GIZ is developing models and concepts for teacher training, career orientation and practical learning, which are implemented throughout the country. In-service training is provided for managers and experts at various levels in the education system (Ministry, provinces, teacher training colleges and practical schools).

Results achieved so far

In 2010, some 1,600 teachers in Afghanistan’s five northern provinces successfully completed their studies at a teacher training college. Teacher training colleges throughout the country apply the curriculum that GIZ helped to develop. The education initiative is successful: Two-thirds of the teachers who have undergone such training actively involve children and young people in classes, as observation of the results has shown.

The introduction of practically oriented teacher training is a significant innovative element of the German input. Practical schools are affiliated to the TTCs, where trainee teachers can test their practical teaching skills. Thus, for the first time, teacher training in Afghanistan now has a practical orientation and teachers are better qualified for their later vocation.

Education costs money. GIZ helped Afghanistan join the global Education for All – Fast Track Initiative in 2011, with additional funding becoming available as a result.

Downloads

• Education for all
  Promoting basic education: Focus on teacher training (GIZ 2011)
  giz2011-basic-education-afghanistan-en.pdf, 0.67 MB (English)
• Afghanistan Ministry of Education (2010): Draft National Education Strategic Plan for Afghanistan 1389-1393/2010-2014, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-draft-national-education-strategic-plan-2010.pdf, 1.87 MB (English)
• Adam Smith International (2010): Draft NESP II Assessment, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-adam-smith-international-draft-nesp-assessment-2011.pdf, 3.44 MB (English)
• Afghanistan Ministry of Education (2011): Interim Plan, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-interim-plan-2011.pdf, 3.18 MB (English)
• Afghanistan Ministry of Education (2011): Draft HRD National Priority Program – Education For All, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-draft-hrd-education-for-all-2011.pdf, 1.39 MB (English)
• Afghanistan Ministry of Education (2011): Draft HRD National Priority Program – Education For All, Implementation Plan, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-draft-education-for-all-implementation-plan-2011.pdf, 0.17 MB (English)
• Adam Smith International (2010): Final Draft Education Sector Analysis, Kabul, Afghanistan
  en-adam-smith-international-education-sector-analysis-2010.pdf, 0.74 MB (English)

Further information

• Ministry of Education
  http://www.moe.gov.af