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IRC-ETHIOPIAIRC-ETHIOPIA
KURET’S EXPERIENCE KURET’S EXPERIENCE ONON
TEACHER COMPENSATIONTEACHER COMPENSATION
Shewaye TikeShewaye TikeCYPD Coordinator, EthiopiaCYPD Coordinator, Ethiopia
March 2009March 2009
IRC OPERATIONS & CONTEXTIRC OPERATIONS & CONTEXT
• 6 refugee camps (2 Eritrean, 3 Somali & 1 Sudanese)
• 4 Regions (Oromiya, SNNP, Beninshangul Gumuz & Somali )
• Multi-sectoral programs including KURET• Student certification, teacher accreditation,
community ownership & govt cost sharing for teacher compensation
• Emergency/post-crises/development
KURET PROJECTKURET PROJECT
KenyaUgandaRwandaEthiopia TogetherCombating Child Labor Through EducationFunded by: USDOLImplementing Partners: IRC, World Vision and
AED
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
• Alternative Basic Education as strategy• Local institutes, trainers for pre and in-service teacher
training • Classroom-based support and mentoring to ABE
facilitators• Parents increased support for education • Cost-sharing with local government (teacher incentives) • Solid community-government ownership • Community by-laws on child labor and education • Coordination meetings and MOU signed among Woreda
education, administration, REB and IRC• Teacher compensation: 25% after the first year, 50%
after year 2, 75% after year 3 and 100% after year 4
PRESENT SITUATIONPRESENT SITUATION
• Project phase out, no-cost extension up to March 31st 2009
• Project handed over, support and monitoring of ABECs’ continued
• Government responsibility to certify uncertified ABEC facilitators
• Strong community support to educate their children and support the ABECs’
LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED
• Community involvement is key to have sustained/community owned projects
• Coordination with government at an early stage of the project is crucial
• Phase by phase transition made the handover smooth
Developing INEE Guidance Notes for Teacher Compensation in Fragile States, Situations of
Displacement and Post-Crisis Recovery
• Roundtable on Teacher Compensation at the World Bank (October 2006)
Outcome: Recommended more research, good practices and the need to develop a clear set of Guidance Notes
• Agencies facilitating broad-based, collaborative process:
History
Process of Developing Guidance Notes
• Consultants from CfBT Education Trust
• INEE member case studies from 12 different countries
• Consultative workshops • Washington, DC• London• Paris• Niger• New York• Turkey
• Ongoing peer review process
• Interim launch and piloting in the field
• Pearson Foundation publication of final document
• Launch at INEE Global Consultation
INEE Guidance Notes for Teacher Compensation in Fragile States, Situations of Displacement & Post-Crisis Recovery
Objectives of the Guidance Notes• Provide a frame of references for
discussions on teacher compensation– Not intended to be prescriptive– Must be contextualized
• Offer guidance for creating interim teacher compensation arrangements– Not intended to provide framework for
negotiation of national teacher compensation policy
Audience and Context
• Refugee
• IDP
• Returnee
• Overall population
• States affected by fragility
• Ministries of Education/Education authorities
• Donors• United Nations
agencies• International & local
NGOs• Teacher
organizations
Some definitions
COMPENSATION
• Monetary
• Non-monetary
– Food
– Shelter
– Labor
– Healthcare
TEACHERS
“all persons in schools who are responsible for the education of pupils”
Guidance Notes Themes
A. Policy and coordination
B. Management and financial aspects
C. Teacher motivation, support and supervision
Guidance Notes Themes
A. Policy and coordination
B. Management and financial aspects
C. Teacher motivation, support and supervision
A1 - Collect reliable data and information on teacher compensation.
A2 - Develop coordinated policy on teacher compensation.
A3 - Monitor and enforce coordinated policy on teacher compensation.
Guidance Notes Themes
A. Policy and coordination
B. Management and financial aspects
C. Teacher motivation, support and supervision
B1 - Recognise that government has the principal responsibility for ensuring teachers compensation
B2 - Develop an appropriate system for the identification and payment of teachers
B3 - Identify appropriate systems for financial controls and payment mechanisms
Guidance Notes Themes
A. Policy and coordination
B. Management and financial aspects
C. Teacher motivation, support and supervision
C1 - Value complementary forms of teacher motivation and support
C2 - Ensure professional development and other forms of training and support are in place
C3 - Institute appropriate management, supervision and accountability systems for teachers
TEACHER COMPENSATION GUIDANCE NOTES:A BASIS FOR ADVOCACY AND ACTION IN ZIMBABWE
December 2008 – March 2009
Teacher Compensation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Context: Hyper-Inflation, Political Violence in Schools, Increasing “absconding” of teachers, Food Crisis, Humanitarian Space denied for months in 2008, Lack of data
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture (MOESC)
Teachers’ Unions Unity Government Donors
December 2008 – January 2009
Discussions on targeted interventions through end of 2008: monetary and non-monetary
Dawning awareness that situation hit rock-bottom and education essentially halted as teacher unions attempt to negotiate with MOESC in transition
Dissemination of Guidance Notes at Education Partners’ Meeting (NGO, UN, Local Organizations)
Understanding that resources available to partners will have little to no impact until there is significant political change
Families bearing brunt of cost with exorbitant fees/levies collected to pay teacher incentives (January-February)
Joint Advocacy, January – March 2009
Education partners engaging with MOESC and teacher unions
Assessment: School Status and Attendance of Teachers/Students
Report presented to new Minister with recommendations
Profile of education increased: donors, UN, Embassies pressing for solution
Federal Reserve Bank allocated funds for civil servants for two months, buying time
Lessons Learned & Observations
More time needed to take partners through guidance notes and discuss implications/responsibilities
Shorter donor brief needed as advocacy tool
Imperative that accurate and updated cost of living calculations are made available to decision-makers
Advocacy required with additional government offices (Public Services Ministry, Federal Reserve Bank)
Opportunity to build on emergency plan to pay health workers
Sense of growing hope with new Unity government that may translate to funds