The objective of the Education Sector Support Project for Timor-Leste is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry for effective policy development, resource management, and innovation. Component one: capacity building for policy, planning and program development. This component will develop Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) capacity in policy, planning and program development via the production of policy advisory notes and two sub-sector strategies, and via workshops, the establishment of a National Commission for Academic Assessment and Accreditation, and through technical assistance in procurement and financial management, monitoring and evaluation, school grants monitoring and program design. Component two: learning materials. This component will assist MoEC to develop and operationalize its textbook and learning materials policies and will also assist the MoEC to finance the provision of the quality learning materials for primary and pre-secondary schools. Component three: Construction/rehabilitation design and quality assurance. This component will ensure the quality and cost-effectiveness of the government-financed school construction and rehabilitation program. Component four: work skills for pre-secondary students. This component will support, the development and piloting of a pre-secondary curriculum module for developing work skills and attributes via community enhancement projects.
