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12th Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators

Participants of the 12th Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators, 25-28 July 2011, Seoul © UNESCO

25-28 July 2011
Seoul, Republic of Korea

National EFA coordinators, Education officials, and EFA partners met in Seoul, Republic of Korea to discuss on EFA progress with consideration of the target year of 2015.

The 12th Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators aimed at facilitating information exchange among countries on EFA progress, challenges and good practices. The meeting served as a forum to discuss with countries and EFA partners on how to accelerate progress towards 2015 and the kind of support needed for this. It was also a venue for countries to learn from the experience of the host country, the Republic of Korea, in relation to the contribution of education to national development.

Discussions focused on (1) Using data and evidence for improved policy and learning (2) making education more relevant and responsive to the needs of national advancement through skills development; (3) governance and the roles of State and non-state providers in financing EFA; and (4) improving data collection, monitoring, evaluation and assessment, among others.

Drafts of the regional End-of-Decade Notes on EFA Progress by EFA goal were presented for comments and validation by countries.

The 12th Regional Meeting of National EFA Coordinators is the annual meeting of National EFA Coordinators in Asia and the Pacific. This meeting was organized by the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in collaboration with the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and UNICEF.



Meeting documents
Terms of Reference (pdf/132KB)
Information Note (pdf/495KB)
Meeting Agenda - Detailed (pdf/239KB)
Meeting Agenda - Brief one-page (xlsx/13.7KB)
List of Participants (pdf/274KB)
Country Paper Guidelines (pdf/179KB)
Country Reports (html)
Questionnaire - Preparations for 2015 (docx/16.7KB)
Meeting Outcomes and Follow-Up (pdf/203KB)



Resources
Jomtien Declaration (pdf/130KB)
2011 Regional Report on Progress Towards EFA in Asia and the Pacific (pdf/424KB)- Tenth Meeting of the High-Level Group on EFA, Jomtien, Thailand, March 2011
Statistical Tables - 2011 Regional report on Progress Towards EFA in Asia and the Pacific (pdf/163KB)
Non-State Providers and Public-Private Partnerships in Education for the Poor (pdf/1MB) - UNICEF/ADB
Investment in Education System of Uzbekistan (ppt/8.4MB) - Uzbekistan, Ministry of Public Education

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DAY 1

Topic: Sharing of country experiences and good practices; and validation of the End-of-Decade Notes on EFA progress

End-of-Decade Notes Drafts, Review Guides and Presentations

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DAY 2

Topic: Support processes for achieving EFA by 2015: 1) Governance mechanisms for accelerating EFA progress: The role of state and public-private sector partnerships (PPPs); 2) Data collection and related issues.

Governance Mechanisms for Accelerating EFA Progress: The Role of State and PPP (ppt/2.1MB) - Le Thu Huong, UNESCO Bangkok

Non-state Providers and Public-private Partnerships in Education for the Poor (pdf/3.5MB) - Sena Lee, UNICEF EAPRO

Korea's Case of Public-Private Cooperation: The Samsung-KNCU Educational Fund Proejct (pptx/596KB) - Joo-Ok Lee, (former Programme Specialist, Korean National Commission for UNESCO)

Civil Society Perpsectives on Accelerating EFA through Partnership (pptx/539KB) - Raquel Castillo, Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education

PPP in the Philippines (ppt/1.2MB) - Jesus Mateo, Department of Education, Philippines

PPP in education sector - A Viet Nam case study (pptx/232KB) - Tran Dai Hai, MOET, Viet Nam

The International Collection of Education Data and Support to Member States (pptx/116KB) - Simon Ellis, UIS Regional Office/UNESCO Bangkok

Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children - Country Project Status Tracking (xlsx/43KB) - Simon Ellis, UIS Regional Office/UNESCO Bangkok

Addressing Data Needs of Countries: the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Experience (ppt/2.4MB) - Dr. Witaya Jeradechakul, SEAMEO Secretariat

Welcome to GEMInfo! (ppt/1.1MB) - Maki Hayashikawa, UNICEF EAPRO, UNGEI EAP

EMIS Development in Lao PDR (ppt/847KB) - Somkhanh Didaravong, MOE, Lao PDR

School level EMIS: An experience of flash reporting system in Nepal (ppt/1.3MB) - Janardan Nepal, Ministry of Education, Nepal

Reform of EFA Coordination Mechanisms: Strengthening linkages between national, regional and global levels (ppt/860KB) - Sabine Detzel, EFA Global Partnerships Team, UNESCO

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DAY 3

Topic: Supporting processes for achieving EFA in 2015: 1) Strengthening national processes and policies to identify and reach out-of-school children

Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Introduction, Conceptual Framework and Initial Findings (pptx/2.3MB)- Cliff Meyers, UNICEF EAPRO

Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Data and profiles (pptx/321KB) - Simon Ellis, Regional Office of the UIS, UNESCO Bangkok

Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children - Country Project Status Tracking (xlsx/43KB) - Simon Ellis, UIS Regional Office/UNESCO Bangkok

Topic: Supporting processes for achieving EFA in 2015: 2) Using evidence for policy change and learning improvement

National Assessment of Educational Achievement (NAEA) Overview - 2010 Results and Implication (ppt/2.8MB) - HeeKyoung Kim, KICE

Education for Al: A Malaysian Experience - Using evidence for policy change and learning improvement (ppt/1.1MB) - Norbayani Basri, MOE, Malaysia

How do you know? - Using evidence for policy development and improving outcomes (pptx/90KB) - Gail Townsend, MOE, Cook Islands


Topic: Supporting processes for achieving EFA in 2015: 3) Strengthening the relevance of education through skills development and lifelong learning

Krivet at a glance (ppt/4.2MB) - KRIVET

Main Policy Challenges Facing the VET System in Korea: OECD-KRIVET Skills Beyond School Project (ppt/1.8MB) - Kirak Ryu, Research Fellow, KRIVET

National Institute for Lifelong Education (NILE) (pptx/5.1MB) - NILE

Improving the Relevance of Education Through Skills Development (pptx/1.7MB) - MOE, Malaysia

Skills Development and Lifelong Learning: Thailand in 2010 (ppt/576KB) - Tipsuda Sumethsenee, Office of the Education Council, Ministry of Education, Thailand 

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DAY 4

Topic: Support processs for achieving EFA in 2015: EFA  

Mobilising Resources for EFA (ppt/827KB) - Sabine Detzel, EFA Global Partnerships Team, UNESCO

Group Work and Results Presentations (pdf/137KB) - Country participants and EFA partners

UNU-KNCU Global Seminar on a Post-2015 EFA and ESD agenda/Final resolution (pdf/77KB) - UNU-KNCU

EFA 2015 Preparation and Post-2015 Agenda - Summary of Questionnaire Responses (ppt/259KB) - Abdul Hakeem, UNESCO Bangkok


For the Meeting Outcomes and Follow-Up document, please refer to the "Meeting Documents" section above.

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Contacts
For further information, please contact:

Ms Leotes Lugo Helin
Email: l.lugo-helin[at]unesco.org

and/or

Ms Malisa Santigul
Email: m.santigul[at]unesco.org

UNESCO Bangkok
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