Administration and Management of the Education System

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is the highest managing authority for the entire national education system. The Department of Vocational and Technical Education, an executive branch of the MOET, is responsible for  vocational and technical education throughout the country. The Centre for Curriculum Development and Methodology of General Education, under the National Institute for Educational Science, is the main agency responsible for curriculum research and development in the country.

In every other ministry there is an Education and Training Board responsible for vocational and technical education of that ministry, following the guidelines and under the supervision of the MOET.

At the provincial level, Departments of Education and Training are in charge of supervising pre-school, general, and vocational/technical education in their provinces. These departments are under the joint supervision of the MOET and the provincial People’s Committee.

At the district level, a separate division of the People’s Committee takes responsibility for educational management in the district. This body directly supervises lower secondary schools and vocational training centres in the district.

The government has also established the National Council of Education as an advisory body for policy making and to collaborate in the definition of plans for educational development.

The Ministry of Education and Training, the National Committee for Literacy and the Committee for Child Care and Protection co-ordinate the implementation of the National Plan of Action on Education for All (MOET, 1999).