Planning and monitoring the quality of basic education

Possessing a great deal of information does not guarantee relevant decision-making. Making decisions aimed at improving quality of education requires complex skills.

Primary school children from a rural area in Botswana
Planning is about providing information, but also about analysis and development.

Planners need to consolidate their technical research skills and develop new skills: ’closer to the action’, they will identify, analyze and interpret needs and trends.

Planners also need to explore research issues, apply data analysis techniques, and use resources from the Internet.

The preparation of this new generation of planners will also require innovative research materials and training techniques.