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EDUCATION SECTOR PLAN for 2013-2017 REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN EDUCATION SECTOR PLAN For 2013-2017 September 2013 Education Sector Plan 2 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS СА Coordinating Agency CCM Child-Centered Methodology CER Centre for Economic Research CFS Child-Friendly Schools CIRI Avloni Central In-Service and Retraining Institute of Public Education Staff named after A. Avloni CPOPPDS Republican Centre for Professional Orientation and Psychological and Pedagogical Diagnosis of Students CSO Civil Society Organization CSSPE Centre for Secondary Specialized Professional Education DACUM Developing a Curriculum DF Director’s Fund DP Development Partner DPG Development Partner Group ECD Early Childhood Development EFA Education for All ELDS Early Learning and Development Standards EMIS Education Management and Information System EQF European Qualifications Framework ESCAP Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific ESP Education Sector Plan FGD Focus Group Discussion FMS Fund for Material Stimulation FTI Fast Track Initiative GER Gross Enrollment Ratio GDF Global Development Finance GNI Gross National Income GPE Global Partnership for Education HEI Higher Education Institution ICT Information and Communication Technology ILO International Labor Organization INSET In-service Education and Training IOC Indicator related to Outcome IOP Indicator related to Output KAMOLOT Youth Union of Uzbekistan PEI Preschool Education Institution Education Sector Plan 3 KPI Key Performance Indicator LEG Local Education Group M+E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MoEc Ministry of Economy MoF Ministry of Finance MoH Ministry of Health MoHSSE Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education MoLSP Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population MoPE Ministry of Public Education MTSP Mid-Term Strategic Plan NANNOUZ Uzbek National Association of NGOs NPPT National Program on Personnel Training OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OC Outcome OP Output PI Pedagogical Institute PIRLS Progress in International Reading Literacy Study PISA Program for International Student Assessment PPP Purchasing Power Parity PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PTR Pupil/Teacher Ratio QBE Quality Basic Education RCE Republican Centre of Education RFW Results Framework (GPE) SEN Special Educational Needs SRIPS (Uzbek) Scientific Research Institute of Pedagogical Science SSPE Secondary Specialized Professional Education TA Technical Assistance TIMSS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study TOR Terms of Reference TTI Teacher Training Institute UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Program UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Education Sector Plan 4 UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USD US Dollar UZS Uzbekistan Sum WDI World Development Indicators WIS Welfare Improvement Strategy Education Sector Plan 5 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................ 7 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF UZBEKISTAN ........................................................................................... 14 2.1. MACRO-ECONOMIC SKETCH ............................................................................................................................ 14 2.2. DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES ............................................................................................................................... 17 2.3. LABOUR MARKET .............................................................................................................................................. 19 2.4. PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 20 3. ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT EDUCATION SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 21 3.1. GENERAL OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................ 21 3.2. LEGISLATIVE BASIS OF EDUCATION SYSTEM ........................................................................................... 22 3.3. CURRENT STRATEGY AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 25 3.3.1. Pre-primary education (Early Childhood Education) ........................................................................................ 25 3.3.2 General Secondary Education ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.3. Secondary Specialized Vocational Education ................................................................................................. 30 3.3.4. Training, re-training and skills-improvement of pedagogical personnel .............................................................. 34 3.3.4.1. General issues ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 3.3.4.2. Structure and Contents of the System of Re-training and Skills-Improvement ....................................................... 35 3.3.4.3. Quality of training, re-training and skills-improvement of pedagogical personnel .................................................. 41 3.3.5. Higher education ......................................................................................................................................... 42 3.3.6. Adult Education ........................................................................................................................................... 46 3.3.7. Out-of-School Education .............................................................................................................................. 48 3.3.8. Education for children with special needs ....................................................................................................... 49 3.3.8.1. Education for children with various native languages .................................................................................................. 50 3.3.8.2. Education for children from low-income families ......................................................................................................... 51 3.3.8.3. Education for children of rural, remote areas .............................................................................................................. 52 3.3.8.4. Education for children with disabilities ....................................................................................................................... 52 3.4 FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................................... 54 3.4.1. Share of the education sector in the public budget ................................................................................. 54 3.4.2. Budget allocation by levels of education ......................................................................................................... 55 3.4.4. Administrative structure of the education system............................................................................................. 58 3.5 QUALITY OF EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................... 61 3.5.1. Standards, assessment, and monitoring ........................................................................................................ 61 3.5.4. Relevance of the education system in meeting the needs of the population and the country's labour market ............................................................................................................................................................... 63 3.6 EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 66 4. JUSTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC MEASURES IN EDUCATOIN SECTOR OF UZBEKISTAN ........................................ 69 4.1. OVERALL STRATEGIC VISION ................................................................................................................... 69 4.2 OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS ACROSS SUB-SECTORS ..................................................................................... 69 4.3 SUMMARY OF STRATEGIC AREAS ................................................................................................................. 74 4.3.1 Key Strategic Areas ................................................................................................................................ 75 4.3.1.1 Policy ................................................................................................................................................................ 75 4.3.1.2 Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................................................... 75 4.3.1.3 Staff development
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