Focused Sector(s): Education
Project: Education Quality Improvement Programme (EQUIP)
Date and duration: August 2008 – June 2009 (10 months)
Location: Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands Province (KEPRI)
Beneficiaries: 40 principals, 80 teachers, 3 superintendents and 7,162 students
Problem(s)
- Sub-standard teaching qualifications, ineffective teaching methods, poor school management and infrastructure, and a low level of community involvement
- Non-stimulating rote-learning methods still common in elementary and secondary schools
- About 60 per cent of teachers in Indonesia are under-qualified, affecting the quality of graduates and ultimately, the workforce
- Students from the Riau Islands Province (KEPRI) were particularly affected
Intervention and Impact
- Conducted a baseline study to assess the educational issues and determine the best way to implement an education programme
- Conducted intensive workshops and training for principals, teachers and management staff of schools to enhance the capacity of both teaching and non-teaching staff in:
- Developing lesson plans
- Effective teaching pedagogies
- Classroom management
- Student assessment
- Developing creative teaching materials and learning tools
- All this led to a number of positive outcomes including
- Leadership development in the teachers, principals and superintendents involved in the training
- Teachers who were equipped with the skills and tools necessary to improve the quality of English language education at schools
- A learning community that included teachers and principals
- Increased awareness at local government level regarding the need for the professional enhancement of education officers in remote areas
- A better quality of education all round
Cost: S$177,092
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