International Development Grant
Support in Continuing Education for Teachers
Project Number: CA-3-A020892001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $16,726,211.00
Start Date: February 22, 2001
End Date: September 30, 2010
Duration: 9.6 years
Project Description
The project aims to help to improve school life by favouring basic education that is qualitatively more effective.The project has seven components: (1) developing and disseminating a continuing teacher education policy and curriculum guidelines; (2) establishing learning communities; (3) supporting regional and local mechanisms; (4) supporting the central body the National Basic Education Directorate; (5) managing the project; (6) providing support in training contract teachers; and (7) providing support in training community teachers. The goal is to help teachers to achieve a higher level of skill and performance by supporting the Ministry of National Education officials and deconcentrated mechanisms responsible for initial training and continuing education of basic education teachers.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project in June 2010 include the following. Ongoing teacher training (FCM) is now valued by the certification model developed by the project. Reference documents include an FCM policy FCM management manuals for each organizational level an FCM framework program a strategic plan and so on. These reference documents further harmonize the implementation of FCM throughout Mali. A nucleus of trainers (45 nationally and 306 regionally) ensures greater consistency among regional FCM activities. Officials responsible for managing the database developing training documents and managing human resources are better equipped to do their job. An FCM evaluation mechanism is in place. The use of software (FastTEST and SPSS) allows better monitoring and improvement of how evaluation is performed.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CRC Sogema Inc.
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP