System Building and Capacity Strengthening of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes

This project is part of a financing agreement signed with the Iraqi government in 2016, titled ‘Capacity Building Program for Primary and Secondary Education in Iraq’. The agreement objectives are to improve the quality and equality of the Iraqi education system, and to strengthen institutional capacities in education administration at central and local level, promoting decentralisation in education management. 

In order to achieve the second objective, the EU launched the ‘System Building and Capacity Strengthening of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes’ program. This is implemented jointly by UNESCO and UNICEF.

The program’s specific objectives are as follows.

1. To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education through the roll-out of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), as well as increased capacity of education planners, statisticians and educators at central and governorate levels.
2. To strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Education at central and governorate level, in order to improve education services delivery.
3. To enhance the quality of teaching and learning by operationalising the capacity development plan and developing teachers’ capacities at central and governorate levels.

EU Contribution

EUR 4.3 million

Start-end

2019-2022

Location

Erbil and Duhok (KRI)

Baghdad, Najaf and Anbar (Central Region)

Basra, Qādisiyyah, Dhi Qar, Missan and Muthanna (Southern Region)

Beneficiaries

Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, MOLSA (both in central government and KRG).

Implementing partner

UNICEF

Funding Instrument

Development and Cooperation Instrument