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The 2015-2016 participants of the Advanced Training Programme (ATP) in Educational Planning and Management have begun a six-month residency in Paris. The group also includes trainees of the shorter, Education Sector Planning programme, which includes three months in Paris.
All of the trainees – representing the 51st class at IIEP – arrived in Paris at the New Year, following an initial three-month long online training phase.
IIEP Director Suzanne Grant Lewis welcomed the 24 new participants during a special welcome event at the Institute.
“Hailing from 16 different countries, this is truly an international group,” said Ms. Grant Lewis. “Here at IIEP, we pride ourselves for bringing an international perspective to all of our work and we like to promote international exchange. That is why we bring our trainees to Paris, where they are able to learn from their peers.”
This exchange is especially pertinent as challenges are often shared between countries.
Jullino Rasamison, from the Ministry of Education in Madagascar, said he looks forward to sharing the skills he acquires in education sector planning with colleagues, both at the central and regional level, when he returns home.
“I want to make sure I complete all that I came here to do and pass everything,” said Clement Kajokole Benson, another trainee from South Sudan. “Especially in evaluation skills, and in monitoring and implementing programmes.”
The ATP programme prepares its trainees for careers in the highest ranks of educational administration. After completing the residency in Paris, trainees will complete a capstone project upon returning to their home country, leading to a professional Master’s level certificate.
While the The ESP programme is shorter, it still covers the main planning functions and provides state-of-the-art training in areas such as education sector diagnosis, plan preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. This is a strong alternative for working professionals who are unable to leave their home country for a long period of time.
This year’s participants come from Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea Equitorial, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles, South Sudan, Zanzibar, Zambia, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Montserrat.