MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS PRESS RELEASE THE 21 ST ANNUAL EDUCATION & SPORTS SECTOR REVIEW 24 th 26 th SEPTEMBER 2014 1.0 Introduction This is the 21 st Education and Sports Sector Review (ESSR) aimed at reviewing the performance of the sector in FY 2013/14 and identifying strategic operational areas to guide the budgetary process for next FY 2015/16. The national workshop will take place from 24 th - 26 th September 2014 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. There will be exhibitions on practical and entrepreneurial skills by selected education institutions to showcase their acquired knowledge, skills and competencies and how these will directly link learners/trainees to the world of work. Through exhibitions, the Review will be able to assess the relevancy of acquired knowledge and skills and how these have empowered/will empower the learners (school children and the youth) to become more active, productive and gainfully engaged in the national development process. The workshop will be preceded by field visits that are aimed at providing first-hand feedback on the reality on the ground to guide and enrich the discussions during the national workshop and subsequently inform the planning and budgeting process for FY 2015/16. There will also be a Sports Gala organized by the Department of Physical Education and Sports (PES) on Monday 22 nd September 2014 starting at 8.00 a.m. at Kyambogo University. The theme for this year s Review is Skilling Uganda for Enhanced Productivity and Development. Emphasis will be put on how the Ministry has progressed in skilling Uganda s youth right from pre-primary education to higher education. 2.0 Objective of the Review The main objective of the 21 st Review is to appraise the performance of the Education and Sports Sector for the period 1 st July 2013 to 30 th June 2014 and plan for the FY 2015/16. The specific objectives of the Review are to: (i) assess progress in achieving the agreed sector level performance benchmarks including budgetary performance for FY 2013/14; (ii)
confirm the performance of the sector in achieving the agreed critical and process undertakings for FY 2013/14; (iii) assess the extent to which the current skills development process in Uganda is relevant to the world of work; (iv) review progress in enhancing learning achievements at primary and secondary education levels; and (v) generate credible recommendations for implementation in the FY 2015/16 and medium term towards improved delivery of education, training and sports at all levels in the country. 3.0 Invitation Letters Invitation letters accompanied with documents for the Review have been dispatched to all invited participants. The attached documents include: (i) Terms of Reference for Review; (ii) the Education Sector Annual Performance Review Report (ESSAPR) for FY 2013/14; (iii) the Joint Position Paper (JPP) on Critical and Process Undertakings for October 2013 ESSR; (iv) the current skills development process in Uganda and its relevance to the world of work; (v) school based strategies for improving and sustaining learning achievements in the desired competences in literacy and numeracy; (vi) progress made towards producing secondary education graduates with the skills and knowledge required to enter Uganda s workforce or tertiary/higher education; (vii) private sector contribution to provision of relevant skills development in Uganda; and (viii) enhancing the quality of teaching and learning process and school management in education institutions: good practices, challenges and interventions. 4.0 Invited Participants The invited participants are drawn from the following key stakeholder categories: (i) political leaders of Ministry of Education and Sports; (ii) the Education Sector Consultative Committee (ESCC); (iii) the Education Sector Budget Working Group (ESWG); (iv) Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group (M&E WG); (v) Sector Policy and Management Working Group (SPM WG); (vi) Departmental Working Groups; (vii) line Ministries; (viii) local governments; (ix) education institutions at all levels; (x) youth groups/organizations; (xi) the private sector; (xii) civil society organizations; and (xiii) the media. A total 420 persons are expected to participate in the Review activities. A detailed list is given below in Section 6.0. 5.0 The National Workshop The national workshop will be conducted through an exhibition, presentations and discussion of papers and reports by technical resource persons drawn from different backgrounds. All deliberations will be conducted in plenary. The following papers will be presented: (a) (b) Opening and closing remarks by Honorable Minister of Education and Sports (by Hon. Minister of Education and Sports and the Coordinator Education Development Partners - EDPs); The Education and Sports Annual Performance Report (ESSAPR) to inform the Review on the achievements of the sector during the FY 2013/14 as well as constraints and challenges encountered (by Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports);
(c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) The Joint Positions Paper (JPP) on the achievements made on the Undertakings agreed during the 20 th ESSR, to be circulated as an Information Paper; Fieldwork report (a documentary), to provide first-hand feedback that will guide and enrich the deliberations of the national workshop; The current skills development process in Uganda and its relevance to the world of work (by Commissioner BTVET, Secretary General UNATCOM & Commissioner Higher Education and Training. Discussant is Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba, Vice Chancellor, UTAMU); School based strategies for improving and sustaining learning achievements in the desired competences in literacy and numeracy (by Directorate of Education Standard. Discussant is Dr. Mary Goretti Nakabugo, Country Coordinator UWEZO); Progress made towards producing secondary education graduates with the skills and knowledge required to enter Uganda s workforce or tertiary/higher education (by Director Basic and Secondary Education. Discussant is Prof. Mary Okwakol, Vice Chancellor Busitema University); Private sector contribution to the provision of relevant skills development in Uganda (by Commissioner Private Schools and Institutions. Discussant is Dr. Gideon Badagawa, Executive Director PSFU); and Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning process and school management in education institutions: good practices, challenges and interventions (by Directorate of Education Standards. Discussant is Mr. Fredrick Gume, President ULGA). 6.0 Detailed List of Invited Participants s/n Category of Participant No. 1 Hon. Minister of Education and Sports 1 2 Hon. Minister of State for Education and Sports/Primary 1 3 Hon. Minister of State for Education and Sports/Higher 1 4 Hon. Minister of State for Education and Sports/Sports 1 5 Resident Representative UNICEF 1 6 Members of Parliament (Parliamentary Session Committee on Education and Sports) 4 7 Head of Public Service/Secretary to Cabinet 1 8 Deputy Head of Public Service, Secretary for Administrative Reform 1 9 President s Office 3 10 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 1 11 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Education and Sports 1 12 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Local Government 1 13 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Public Service 1 14 Permanent Secretary/ Office of the Prime Minister 1 15 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Health 1 16 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development 1 17 Permanent Secretary/Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives 1 18 The Director NUSAF, Office of the Prime Minister 1 19 Commissioner Monitoring & Evaluation OPM 1 20 Principal Inspector, MoLG 1 21 Assistant Commissioner, Human Resource Management, MoPS 1 22 Assistant Commissionner Social Services/MoFPED 1 23 Principal Economist (Education Desk) MoFPED 1 24 President s Office (Advisor in-charge Education, etc.) 2 25 Executive Director, National Planning Authority and 3 other participants 4
s/n Category of Participant No. 26 Vice Chancellor, Busitema University 1 27 Vice Chancellor Kyambogo University 1 28 Vice Chancellor Mbarara University of Science and Technology 1 29 Vice Chancellor Makerere University 1 30 Vice Chancellor Gulu University 1 31 Vice Chancellor West Nile University 1 32 Vice Chancellor, Christian University Mukono 1 33 Vice Chancellor, Nkozi University 1 34 Director General, UMI 1 35 Principal Mulago Paramedical School 1 36 Principal Makerere University Business School 1 37 HOD, Education Foundations, School of Education, MUK 1 38 The Chairperson National Primary Head teachers Association 1 39 The Chairperson of the Associations of Public BTVET Institutions 1 40 Representatives of UGAPRIVI 1 41 Representatives of PTC & NTC Principals, Instructors and Health Tutors 10 42 Representatives of UTCs and UCCs 10 43 Representatives of School Clinical Officers 3 44 Chairperson & Secretary for National Association of DEOs 2 45 Chairperson Coalition of Uganda Private School Teachers Association (COUPSTA) 1 46 Chairperson, Secretary and a member of NASSHU 3 47 Chairperson, Uganda Primary School Head teachers Association (UPSHA) 1 48 The Executive Director Private Sector Foundation Uganda 1 49 Representatives of FENU (Civil Society) 4 50 Executive Director FAWE 1 51 Executive Secretary BTVET Reform Task Force 2 52 Chairperson and Executive Director - University Students Loan Scheme/Board 2 53 Foundation Bodies (UJCC, UMSC, UMEA) 3 54 Secretary General, UNATCOM 1 55 Chairperson and Secretary General, UNATU 2 56 Eminent Educationalists 2 57 Education Service Commission 9 58 Executive Secretary & Deputy Ex. Secretary, National Council of Higher Education 2 59 General Secretary, National Council of Sports 1 60 Under Secretary/Finance and Administration, MoES 1 61 Directorate of Industrial Training (Director & Deputy) 2 62 Director of Education KCCA 1 63 Director of Basic and Secondary Education, MoES 1 64 Director & Deputy Director National Curriculum Development Centre 2 65 Director, Directorate of Education Standards 1 66 Director HTVET, MoES 1 67 Chairperson, Industrial Training Council 1 68 Commissioner Education Planning and Policy Analysis Department 1 69 Commissioner Secondary Education ( Government ) 1 70 Commissioner Private Schools 1
s/n Category of Participant No. 71 Commissioner Basic Education 1 72 Commissioner TIET 1 73 Commissioner Human Resource Management, MoES 1 74 Commissioner Special Needs Education 1 75 Commissioner Career Guidance and Counseling 1 76 Commissioner Higher Education 1 77 Commissioner Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training 1 78 Commissioner, Physical Education and Sports 1 79 Commissioners, Directorate of Education Standards 4 80 Assistant Commissioner Human Resource Management, MoES 1 81 Assistant Commissionner / Construction Management Unit 1 82 Assistant Commissioner/Instructional Materials Unit 1 83 Assistant Commissioner / Planning and Budgeting 1 84 Assistant Commissioner/Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation 1 85 Assistant Commissioner, Physical Education and Sports 1 86 Assistant Commissioner, Secondary Education (Govt.) 1 87 Assistant Commissioners, Private Schools 2 88 Assistant Commissioners, BTVET 2 89 Assistant Commissioner, SNE 1 90 Assistant Commissioner Career Guidance 1 91 Assistant Commissioners, Teacher Education 3 92 Assistant Commissioners, Basic Education 2 93 Assistant Commissioner, Higher Education 1 94 Assistant Commissioner, Procurement and Disposable Unit 1 95 Assistant Commissioner, Policy Analysis Unit 1 96 Assistant Commissioner, Accounts 1 97 Assistant Commissioner, Communication and Information Management 1 98 Assistant Commissioner, Non formal Education 1 99 Gender Technical Advisor (MoES) 1 100 Gender Point Officer (Teacher Education) 1 101 Principal Assistant Secretary MoES and Personal Assistants to Education Ministers 4 102 Assistant Commissioner Internal Auditor 1 103 Principal Economist (Projects), MoES 1 104 Principal Economist (Budget), MoES 1 105 Principal Education Planner (M&E), MoES 1 106 Principal Statistician, MoES 1 107 Secretary Monitoring and Evaluation Working Group 1 108 Secretary Pre-Primary and Primary Education Working Group 1 109 Secretary Physical Education and Sports Working Group 1 100 Secretary Special Needs Education Working Group 1 111 Secretary Career Guidance Working Group 1 112 Secretary Higher Education Working Group 1 113 Secretary Secondary Education Working Group 1 114 Secretary Sector Policy and Management Working Group 1 115 Secretary Education Sector Consultative Committee. 1
s/n Category of Participant No. 116 Secretary Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training Working Group 1 117 Secretary Teacher Education Working Group 1 118 Secretary Education Sector Budgeting Working Group 1 119 DEOs of Intensity and other selected districts; Zombo, Kaabong,, Bududa, Lyantonde, Kitgum, Luuka, Kamuli, Lira, Sheema, Kabale, Masaka, Rukungiri, Mpigi, Hoima and Apac. 120 DIS from selected districts; Oyam, Agago, Sembabule, Namutumba, Katakwi, Kisoro, Gulu, Manafwa, Mukono, Kiruhura, Rakai, Kapchorwa, Kampala, Nakasongola and Adjumani. 121 Participants for PPE Institutions (2 selected from each region - North, West, Central & East) 122 Participants for PPET Institutions (2 selected from each region - North, West, Central & East) 123 Participants for BTVET Institutions (2 selected from each region - North, West, Central & East) 124 Participants from Youth Groups/Organization (2 selected from each region - North, 8 West, Central & East) 125 Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) - Executive Secretary & Deputies 3 126 Uganda Nurses and Midwives (UNMEB) - Executive Secretary & Deputy 2 127 UBTEB - Executive Secretary & Deputy 2 128 Executive Secretary, Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board (UAHEB) 2 129 Communication & Information Management/ERTV unit 4 130 Masters of Ceremonies 2 131 Rapporteurs 6 132 Technical Facilitators/Discussants 8 133 Secretariat (selected secretaries, ushers, assistants, drivers, etc.) 40 134 President and Secretary, Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA) 2 135 Chairperson & Secretary of the Audit Committee on Education and Social Services 2 15 15 8 8 8 EDP Participants: sn Name Title Organization 1 Donal Cronin Ambassador Irish Aid/Embassy of Ireland 2 Education Specialist and Jason Mochache Architect African Development Bank 3 Rose Athieno Kato Programme Officer Belgium Development Agency 4 Gauthier de Woelmont Economist Belgium Development Agency 5 Carolyn Nalugwa Education Specialist United Nations Population Fund 6 Wendy Braecken Education Expert Belgium Development Agency 7 Marie-Goretti Nyirarukundo 1st Secretary for Development Cooperation Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium 8 Elizabeth Ongom Education Advisor European Union 9 Sybille Schmidt Economist European Union 10 Jackie Banya National Programme Officer International Labor Organization 11 Education and Local Diana Sekaggya Development Adviser Irish Aid/Embassy of Ireland 12 Beatrice Aciro Otto Education Program Officer Irish Aid/Embassy of Ireland 13 Takahashi Sonoko Representative JICA 14 Project Formulation Advisor Iki Ushiro (education) JICA
sn Name Title Organization 15 Chief, Keep Children Learning Simon Mphisa Cluster UNICEF 16 Rosemary Rwanyange Education Specialist UNICEF 17 Night Stella Candiru Education Specialist UNICEF 18 Emmi Pakkala Education Specialist UNICEF 19 Eun-Young Jeong Education Officer UNICEF 20 James Onyango Education Advisor UNHCR 21 Elizabeth Ninan Senior Education Specialist World Bank 22 Mariella Ruiz- Rodriguez Senior Education Advisor USAID 23 Sarah Mayanja Education Specialist USAID 24 Innocent Mulindwa Senior Education Specialist World bank 25 Kizza Mariah Programme Officer KOICA 26 Park Chami Programme Officer KOICA 27 UNESCO Regional office for Charles Obiero Programme Specialist East Africa 28 Mr. Charles Draecabo National Professional Officer UNESCO 29 Ms. Dorcas Letasi Avinyia Program Assistant UNESCO 30 Ms. Katri Pohjolainen Yap First Secretary, Research and Cooperation Embassy of Sweden 31 Mr. Nebeyu Shone Resident Representative Belgian Technical Corporation 7.0 Administrative Arrangements i) Attendance is by invitation ONLY; ii) Invited participants should come along with the documents circulated to them; iii) The workshop will be non-residential i.e. only break tea, lunch and evening tea will be provided at the venue; iv) Per diem will be paid to ONLY upcountry participants (Officers and drivers) at appropriate Government rates to only invited participants; and v) All up-country invited participants are expected to arrive in Kampala in the afternoon of 23 rd September 2014. The workshop will commence on the 24 th -26 th September 2014 at 8.00 am prompt. 8.0 Further Details For further information, please visit the Ministry s website at www.education.go.ug. Documents for the Review are uploaded on this website. You may also contact the Office of the Commissioner Education Planning and Policy Analysis, Embassy House, Floor 6, Room 6.6; or via landline phone number 0414-258629. Dr. Rose Nassali Lukwago PERMANENT SECRETARY