George Washington University/UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS)/the Education Policy and Data Center (EPDC)/Global Learning Portal (GLP)
Country:
Regional Africa
Award Date:
2005
Award Amount:
$430,250.00
Cost Share:
$27,250.00
Other Partners:
The ultimate goal of this partnership program is to design, pilot, and refine an on-going Internet-based professional development program to help fill the human resource gap in education data and policy necessary to achieve the goals of the Education for All (EFA) initiative. This program will collaborate to develop and deliver a new low-cost prototype for professional development training in Africa via the Internet. The proposed program will identify needs, develop course materials and modules, and deliver training in education development and data management. The training will be developed at a certificate level and delivered via the Global Learning Portal (GLP) to cohorts at locations in Ethiopia, Ghana, and/or Uganda. This pilot program will be highly sustainable and could serve as a model for replication in other sectors and other regions of the world.