Pacific ACP countries (PACPs) place high priority on education, spending large a proportion of budget and receiving significant donor assistance in order to meet growning demands. While some PACPs have almost achived universal access to primary education, the larger Melanisian countries are a long way from attaining this goal.
Weakness in the planning process in both the formal and informal education sectors has been identifid as a key constraint. This Project will improve the quality of basic education strengthening the education planning and implementation process in each PACP.
In doing so it will enhance the capacity of Pacific education agencies to effectively plan and deliver quality basic ducation through formal or non-formal means, providing children and youth a foundation for further education, training, personal development and employment activities in the formal or in-formal sectors.
A fundamental principle of the project is flexibility, as countries will be able to determine their own needs within it. The development of an on-line resource centre will encourage sharing of best-practice and experience amoung PACPs and will provide back-up for other areas of the project.
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