Education Modernization Project

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

The objective of the Education Modernization Project for Kazakhstan is to improve quality and equity in primary and secondary education, particularly in rural and disadvantaged schools. There are three components to the project, the first component being Supporting system-wide improvement in primary and secondary. The objective of this component is to improve curricular standards, policies, and programs through a set of initiatives to implement a new curriculum for grade 1–12 that was piloted, evaluated, and scaled up, using existing national systems and resources. The second component is the supporting rural and disadvantaged schools to reduce disparities in learning results. The objective of this component is to increase equitable learning outcomes in rural and disadvantaged schools, through improved access to essential instructional materials and equipment, enhanced teacher pedagogy, management capacity, and support for children with special education needs. Finally, the third component is the supporting citizen engagement, monitoring and evaluation, and implementation. The objective of this component is to engage and support stakeholder and citizen participation, monitor and evaluate project implementation and results, and support project implementation.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Kazakhstan

Location(s)

Europe & Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2017 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Kazakhstan Ministry of Education and Science

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Quality

  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

Not applicable or unknown


Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

6 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Policy/legal environment

  • System-wide review and reform

Reducing economic barriers

  • Addressing cost of school supplies

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown