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Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 0 Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 Review and Update 2012 1/13/2012 1 Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................... 1 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 2 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. 5 1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 6 2. Review of Progress ....................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Background ............................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Socioeconomic context for EFA .............................................................................. 10 2.3 Legal framework for EFA ....................................................................................... 12 2.4 Overall progress & challenges ............................................................................... 13 2.5 Detailed progress per target group ........................................................................ 14 2.6 Summary of responses by provinces ....................................................................... 21 3. Cross Cutting Issues ..................................................................................................... 23 3.1 Access...................................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Quality .................................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Governance and management ................................................................................ 32 4. Options for Adapting Strategies to Achieve EFA ........................................................ 34 4.1 Access...................................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Quality .................................................................................................................... 34 4.3 Governance and management ................................................................................ 36 5. Cost and Financing of the National EFA Action Plan ................................................. 38 5.1 Underlying key assumptions of the cost estimates for EFA plan implementation . 38 5.2 The costs of implementing the EFA Action Plan .................................................... 39 5.3 Financing the EFA Action Plan .............................................................................. 45 5.4 Limitations of the model ......................................................................................... 49 Annex 1. List of major regulations, legal documents related to EFA, 2003-2010 ................ 52 Annex 2. Provincial Consultation Questionnaire ................................................................... 59 Annex 3. Matrix of Provincial Responses ............................................................................. 61 Annex 4. VANPRO Data ....................................................................................................... 72 Annex 5. Flow-Chart of Cost Projection Models .................................................................. 93 Annex 6. Donor Mapping Tool .............................................................................................. 94 Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 2 Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank AECI Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internacional AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AusAID Australian Government Overseas Aid Program BOET Bureau of Education and Training CCT Conditional Cash Transfer CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CLC Community Learning Centre CDR Child Development Record CEMA Committee for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas CSF Campus Support Fund DFA District FSQL Audit DFID Department for International Development (UK) DOET Department of Education and Training EC European Community ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education EFA Education for All EFA-FTI Education for All – Fast Track Initiative EMIS Education Management Information System EMW East Meets West Foundation EN Escuela Nueva (Colombia) FII FSQL Input Index FSQL Fundamental School Quality Levels GDP Gross Domestic Product GOV Government of Viet Nam G1 Grade 1 GSO General Statistics Office HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus IE Inclusive Education ILO International Labour Organisation IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation JCA Joint Country Analysis JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LMDG Like-Minded Donor Group LSE Lower Secondary Education MDG Millennium Development Goal 3 Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 MIC Middle-Income Country MOET Ministry of Education and Training MOF Ministry of Finance MOH Ministry of Health MOLISA Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks MTFF Medium-Term Fiscal Framework NAPEA National Action Plan for Education for All NER Net Enrollment Rate NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NTP National Targeted Programs NTP-E National Targeted Program-Education ODA Official Development Assistance P135-1 and 11 Program 135 Phase 1 and II PED Primary Education Department (MOET) PEDC Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children Project PTA Parent Teachers Association PWDs People With Disabilities SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SC Save the Children Alliance SEDP Socio-Economic Development Plan SEQAP School Education Quality Assurance Program TA Teaching Assistant TBS Targeted Budget Support UN United Nations UNCRPD United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNV United Nations Volunteers USD United States Dollar UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNICEF United Nations Children‘s Fund VANPRO Vietnam ANalysis and PROjection model VDG Vietnam Development Goals V.EMIS Vietnamese Education Management Information System Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 4 VNEFAPM The Vietnam EFA Analysis and Projection Model VHLSS Viet Nam Household Living Standards Survey VLSS Viet Nam Living Standards Survey VND Vietnamese Dong (domestic currency) WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization WTO World Trade Organization 5 Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 Acknowledgements This report would not have been completed without the help of the DPF (MoET) who organised meetings at MoET, coordinated the EFA responses of the departments of ECCE, Primary, Secondary and Continuing Education as well as the responses from the provinces. Thanks also to UNESCO (Vietnam) and the World Bank office in Hanoi as well as the regional office of UNESCO in Bangkok for their organization and coordination of this part of the EFA FTI process. The ESG has been specifically involved and thanks go to the representatives who attended meetings and provided advice. Several projects and organisations have provided specific documents and advice including TBS, UNICEF, Handicap International and the Belgium Development Agency. The team who brought together the data and analysed it was composed of Le Dong Phuong (Director Center for Higher and Vocational Education, Vietnam Institute for Education Sciences), Satoko Yano and Gwang-Chol Chang, both of whom work at the regional office of UNESCO in Bangkok. Their efforts are much appreciated. Mistakes are mine. Ray Harris Team leader Vietnam EFA Action Plan 2003-2015 6 1. Executive Summary From 2003-2010, Vietnam‘s socioeconomic map changed considerably with a high level of economic growth accompanied by legislation and action for poverty reduction. Other strategic policy adjustments were made, with respect to early childhood care and education, education for children from disadvantaged families, education for disabled children, implementation of a new primary curriculum and textbooks, development of human resources of the education sector, revision of the Education Law, among others. The Education Development Strategic Plan 2011-2020 is also being drafted. The following lists the main objectives of the education sector, as outlined in the EFA Action Plan 2003-2015: 1. Moving from quantity to quality 2. Completing universal primary and lower secondary education 3. Providing life-long learning opportunities 4. Mobilizing full community participation 5. Ensuring effective management and better resource allocation The government continues to make education a priority, and 20% of the present state budget goes towards education. Donor and private sources of funding are still necessary to target disadvantaged groups and improve the quality of education for all. The National Targeted Program (Education) supported by the Targeted Budget Support is also used to implement EFA initiatives. This positive image, however, does not portray the full picture. The quality of education is below what is needed for a fast developing nation, and there are groups persistently at a disadvantage. Full day schooling is a continuing challenge