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1 BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA . education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN. (ETSSP 2015-2020). APRIL 2015. 1. BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). TABLE OF CONTENTS. FOREWORD . 6. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .. 7. CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND .. 11. CHAPTER 2 : OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY CONTEXT .. 14. CHAPTER 3: CURRENT STATUS OF THE education CHAPTER 4: POLICY FRAMEWORK AND PRIORITY CHAPTER 5: STRATEGIC PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK .. 50. CHAPTER 6: SECTOR MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 141. CHAPTER 7: MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVALUATION .. 150. CHAPTER 8: APPENDIX A RESULTS MATRIX 173. LIST OF TABLES. 1. Table 1 Baseline data for education Sector Performance .. 36. 2. Table 2 Linking strategic programme areas with the education Pillars.

2 45. 3. Table 3 Sub Sector Programme Alignment to National Priorities . 46. 4. Table 4 Monitoring and Reporting levels .153. 5. Table 5 International comparison of dependency ratio .161. 6. Table 6 School age population derived from CSO single Population Projections(2012/2018) ..161. 7. Table 7 Enrolment levels and unit cost at different levels of education 2012/13 .163. 8. Table 8 The adjusted unit cost used to cost ETSSP . 164. 9. Table 9 Breakdown of ETSSP cost by sub sector and type 2015/16 to 2020/21 .164. 10. Table 10 2015/16 education budget including ETSSP and Sub Sector Shares ..165. 11. Table 11 education budget by sub sector and year 2015/16 to 2020/21 .. 166. 2. BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). LIST OF FIGURES. 1. Figure 1 Continum of the education System.

3 20. 2. Figure 2 Structure of education .21. 3. Figure 3 MoESD Structure (Proposed Sector Structure) ..146-148. 4. Figure 4 BOTSWANA population pyramid 2014 .. 160. 5. Figure 5 Pictorial illustration of the Triple Helix Model .. 167. APPENDIX. Appendix A: Results Matrix 3. BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). Abbreviations BA Bachelor of Arts BEC BOTSWANA Examination Council BIUST BOTSWANA International University of Science & Technology BOCODOL BOTSWANA College of open Distance learning BGCSE BOTSWANA General Certificate of secondary education BOTA BOTSWANA Training Authority CFS Child Friendly Schools DEPRES Department of education Planning, Research and Statistics DPE Diploma in Primary education DPS Deputy Permanent Secretary DPSM Directorate of Public Service Management DTSM Department of Teacher Service Management ECCE Early Child hood Care and education Policy ECPPE Early Child hood and Pre primary education EU European Union EFA education For All EMIS education Management Information System ETSSP education and Training Sector Strategic Plan FMIS Finance Management and Information system GER Gross Enrolment rate GoB Government of BOTSWANA GPI Gender Parity Index HE Higher education HRD Human Resource Development HRDAC Human Resource Development Advisory Council ICT Information & Communications Technology IDM Institute for Development Management JASR Joint Annual Sector Review JCE Junior Certificate Examination JSS Junior secondary

4 School KPIs Key performance indicators LLL Life long learning MDGs Millennium Development Goals M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDRF Macro Development Result Framework MFDP Ministry of Finance and Development Planning MoESD Ministry of education and Skills Development MoESD Ministry of education and Skills Development MoFDP Ministry of Finance and Development Planning MoH Ministry of Health MoLG Ministry of Local Government MoLHA Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs MIS Management Information System MIST Ministry of Science and Technology MoPAPA Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration MPIC Ministry Performance Improvement Committee MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry MTR Medium Term Review MYSC Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture 4. BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020).

5 NACA National AIDS coordinating Agency NDP National Development Plan NCF National Strategic Frameworks NER Net Extollment Rate NHRDS National Human Resource Development Strategy NQA National Qualifications Authority OPM Office of the Prime Minister OSET Out-of-School education and Training PAF Performance Assessment Framework PE Primary education PIU Performance Improvement Unit PFMR Public Finance Management Reforms PGDE Post Graduate Diploma in education PS Permanent Secretary PSLE Primary school Leaving Examination PSR Public sector reform PTA Parents Teacher Association RFT Reform Facilitation Team RNPE Revised National policy on education RWG Reform Working Group SE Secondary education SEA Senior education Adviser SEMIS Sector education Management information Management system S-HLCC Sub-High Level Consultative Committee SLRA System level reform agenda SSS Senior Secondary school SST Sub-Sector Teams STEM Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics TA Technical Advisory / Technical Assistance TDD Training and development Department TEC Tertiary education Council TEPD Teacher education & professional Development TORs Terms of Reference TRT Thematic Reform teams TVET Technical & Vocational and education Training TWG Thematic Working Group UCCSA United Congregational church of southern Africa UNESCO United Nations education Scientific and Cultural Organisation 5.

6 BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). FOREWORD. BY THE MINISTER OF education AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. The BOTSWANA education and Training Sector Strategic Plan (ETSSP 2015-2020) marks a significant milestone in our collective efforts as a nation to bring about a more diversified, knowledge-based economy. Through a planned and careful development of human capital, the ETSSP seeks to refocus our education and training towards fulfilment of social and economic aspirations identified in our Revised National Policy on education (RNPE), the National Development Plan, Vision 2016 and as well as the Millennium Development Goals. In particular, the ETSSP is intended to strengthen the match between qualifications and labour market requirements, thereby ensuring that education outputs are more closely aligned to future employment needs.

7 It will also facilitate improved outcomes for all learners by addressing issues of quality, relevance, access, equity and accountability across the entire sector, from Pre-Primary school to Tertiary level. Over the years, BOTSWANA has made significant strides for increasing participation in education and Training; however, pre-primary education and access to education for learners with disabilities still remain a challenge. At present, only 18% of eligible children (mainly in urban areas) are enrolled in pre-school programmers, resulting in a lack of school readiness for many new entrants to Standard 1. The ETSSP seeks to promote quality education for all by advocating in part, for the introduction of public pre- primary school to cater for this previously un-served young people. One of the key challenges facing the nation is the growing number of unemployed and under-employed youth.

8 It is clear that existing labour markets cannot provide jobs for all who need work and this is compounded by the fact that many of those applying for employment are inappropriately qualified for the jobs on offer. It is therefore, important to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in our youths and prioritize training to create a deliberate bias to develop appropriate skills required by the market. To this end, ETSSP therefore endeavours to create a balance between academic pursuits and technical and vocational education thus challenging perceptions that the TVET pathway is second best' and therefore less prestigious. The success of ETSSP requires valuable services of all stakeholders, teachers, the private sector and parents. I therefore appeal to your sense of patriotism so that we can pool our resources to build and secure the future of our greatest assets- our young people.

9 Lastly, I wish to express my sense of gratitude to all ministry officials, local and external experts, our development partners especially the European Union, for the sterling job they have done to ensure the development and publication of this valuable document. Minister of education and Skills Development 6. BOTSWANA education & TRAINING SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN (ETSSP 2015-2020). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The Government through the Ministry of education and Skills Development (MoESD) has set out its priority to have improved sector wide planning leading to improved education sector performance over the next five years. The development of this five-year education and Training Strategic Sector Plan (ETSSP: 2015-2020) will have far-reaching effects on the future education in BOTSWANA . It gives clear guidance to decision makers and planners at all levels and aims to improve education sector performance over the next five years.

10 The development of the five-year Sector Strategic Plan will have far-reaching effects on the future of education in BOTSWANA . The plan sets out many of the challenges facing the education sector and the varied strategies, programmes and activities to meet the challenges. BOTSWANA has articulated long-term national goals and values in Vision 2016 and in the series of National Development Plans and the Revised National Policy on education (RNPE). These policies and plans set out the goals and strategies that BOTSWANA will pursue to promote human, social, economic, and environmental development and illuminates pathways and choices that will define BOTSWANA society over the next decades. The overarching aim is bold and ambitious: to transform BOTSWANA into an advanced country able to sustain its development and provide high standards of living for all of its people.