The World Bank Implementation Supporting Mission – Day 3

The World Bank Regular Implementation Support Mission for I2Q Project continues. On September 8, the World Bank representatives held an online meeting with Lia Gigauri, the I2Q Project General Education Component Lead.

Lia Gigauri held a presentation about ongoing and planned activities within the scope of the General Education Component. She said that draft of the Strategy and Action Plan regarding general education is already developed and submitted by the short-term consultants hired within the I2Q Project.

As General Education Component Lead mentioned the design stage of the upcoming capacity-building of the General Education and said that a draft version of its terms of reference is developed and submitted. The team is working on finalizing the document. The procurement is planned for February 2022. Also, the diagnostic study of the general education sector is underway.

With the aim of fostering quality teaching and learning the component will provide the whole school improvement, the effective use of formative continuous assessments of students including students with disabilities and/or diverse education needs. Also, technical assistance for developing and introducing the revised national assessment system for the general education level will assist in evidence-based policy decision-making.