MID TERM REVIEW BRIEFING
Consultant Services for Curricular and Academic Development Activities for NIMA, Grant H352-AF
Afghanistan Skills Development Project P102573
PREPARED FOR THE AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & WORLD BANK
APRIL 2011
NIMA
Briefing Focus
• Introduction• Project Objectives• Institutional Profile• Accomplishments• Infrastructure Development• Accreditation• Project Structure• Lessons Learned• Next Steps• Summary
Project Objectives
• Support Two Year Diploma Program Development
Administration & ManagementFinance & AccountingInformation & Computer Technology • Advance English Proficiency • Provide Diploma Level Labor Market Supply• Train Teachers for Other TVET Schools• Set Accreditation & Other Standards• Assist Institute in its Management
Institutional Profile
• Institutional Partner• National Institute Of Mgmt and Admin (NIMA)
• Established 2008 by Ministry of Education (MOE) •Mission: Young Afghan Capacity
Building/Workforce Dev
• Part of Afghanistan Skills Development Project (ASDP)• Goal: Build Tech and Vocation Education
(TVET)•Equitable /Market Driven /Cost Effective
• Funding Agency: World Bank
Institutional Profile
• Enrollment: 2700 • Standardized Entrance Exam Process• 30% Women• 500 Dormitory/250 Rental Facility
Students • 37 Junior Faculty • 3 Faculty Trainers• 3 Senior Faculty• 4 Support Staff• 100 Afghan Teacher Trainees (ATT)-now 7• 29 Placement Teacher Trainees (PTT)
Institutional Profile
Semester Enrollment Comments
1 2700 NIMA Mgmt
2 1700 ASDP Contract
3 1510 10,000 Exams
4 1050 Graduates
1260 Placements
250 Waiting Placement
Significant Achievements
• Curriculum Development (50 courses)• Technical Skills Development• Standardized Examinations• Examination Rules, Regulations and Procedures• Staff and Student Codes of Conduct• Academic Committee and Sub Committees• Academic Structure Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy*• Student-Centered Learning/Living Classroom Model
Based• Teaching Techniques• Cross Modular, Blended Learning, Kabul in the
Classroom
* Post-Bloom Research is Acknowledged But it is Not Yet Standardized in Textbooks
Competency Balance
Attitudes
Prior Curriculum: Semester 1
Independent Curricula
Fundamentals of Accounting
Fundamentals of Management
Fundamentals of IT in Business
Fundamentals of Economics
Fundamentals of Mathematics
English
New Interactive Learning
From Knowledge to Synthesis
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Blended Learning Constructs
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Don’t DoDon’t Come
Don’t DoDon’t Come
New Philosophy of Conduct
• Teachers and Students•Life Skills• Discipline• Quality
• Respect
• Teachers and Students•Life Skills• Discipline• Quality
• Respect
An Evolving Values-Added Model
Infrastructure Development
Project Mobilization--August 2009 Six ComputersSome Whiteboards
Semester 2: September 2009 - January 2010Resource DevelopmentNo LAN or Internet Four Labs Created
Software on DVDOpen Source SoftwareE-commerce and Web Site Building
Notepad and Web BrowserCourses/Exercises on Paper Basis
Semester3: March - July 2010 Resource DevelopmentComputer and Network Maintenance Courses
Management Systems CoursesProject Initiative Attendance AdministratorProject Initiative Counseling & Security
Semester 4: September 2010 - January 2011Resource DevelopmentProject Management
7 Additional Computer Labs 140 ComputersLAN
Internet Connection 2 Satellite DishesLibrary TBD
Placement Officers Begin Duties 20 Staff
Semester 1 , YEAR 2 : April – June 2011 New CohortSemester 1 , YEAR 2 : July – August 2011 Post MSP
Placement Period for Cohort One Post MSP
Lab/Office Connectivity
Curriculum Enhancements
Advanced Technical Skills
Accreditation
• Purpose • Ensure Programs Fulfill Internationally Recognized
Quality Criteria
• Focus • Pedagogical Principles• Local Needs • Sustainable Standards
• Accreditation Reviewers• University of Jyväskylä Continuing Education Centre• Faculty of Information Technology• Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics
Accreditation
• Tasks• Review NIMA Curricula and
Program Quality • Provide Expert Opinion On
Comparable International Courses
• Conduct Monitoring Visits, Interviews, Observations, etc.
• Prepare Action Plan for Accreditation
• Target Areas for Development
Accreditation
• Results
• Quarterly Monitoring Report• Numerical Value Assessment
Table Describing Level of Accreditation Criteria Attained
• Aim Not to Criticize or Find Guilt
• Provide Developmental Input/Benefit
Project Structures
Basic Venn—
Synergistic Relationships
Stacked Venn—
Non Overlapping Relationships
Organization Chart
AFGHAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
ON SITE TEAM LEADER
NIMA DIRECTOR TA/TVET & PM/NIMA WORLD BANK
DM-TVET
ASDP PROGRAM MGR MSP-LONDON, UK
ACADEMIC PROGRAM TRAINING/INTERNSHIP INSTI EFFECTIVENESS
SCHOOL OF A&FM
SCHOOL OF M & A
SCHOOL OF ICT
GENERAL STUDIES
CONTRACTS F & A LOGISTICS
FAC
H R
C&L
CLI
LIB
A&R
ON-SITE ADMIN SUPPORT
PLA
MTN G&S
CNL
IT IS
G&A
REPORTS
ACADEMIC COM
CURRICULUM DEV
U OF JYVASKYLA
JF DEVELOPMENT
PLACEMENT (PTT)
AFGHAN (ATT)
ACCREDITATION/EVALUATION
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
ACADEMIC SYSTEMS
PLACEMENT
AGENCY LIAISON
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE AFGHANISTAN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ASDP) 2009-2011
Legend
FAC = Facilities G&S = Grounds & Security MTN = Maintenance LIB = Library C&L = Class & Labs PLA = Placement A&R = Admission & Retention G&A = Graduation & ATT CLI = Clinic IT = Technology Support CNL = Counseling IS = Islamic Studies
Project Components Now
Infrastructure
Finance & Administration
Academic Instruction & Curriculum
Project-Next Phase
Lessons Learned
• Student Orientation• Expectation Management
• Third Party Influence• Infrastructure Effectiveness • Library, Technology, Sanitation/Power,
Office/Class/Lab• Administrative Systems• Counselor/Discipline, Registrar, Security,
Placement• ATT/PTT Programs • Senior Faculty Ratio • Native English Skills
Next Steps
• Academic Sustainability• Revise Teacher Training Programs• Enhance Placement Partners/Process/Personnel
• Increase Native English Staff Recruitment• Management Sustainability• Rebuild Infrastructure • Integrate Administrative and Academic
Structures• Improve Communication• Revise Contract Oversight Structure
• Expedite Procurement Processes • Enhance Travel/Visa Processes
• Establish Advocacy Board
Remaining 2011 Calendar
Spring Semester Fall SemesterApril ‘11 August ‘11 September ’11 December‘11
JulyContract End
Semester Options w/o Contract
1) Don’t Start Semester
2) Start Semester
Let Contract Expire July 7
Continue without Existing Faculty, Staff or Admin
3) Start Semester
Terminate Semester July 7 (Contract End)
Restart Semester with New Contractor Personnel
Impacts
• Ministry Embarrassment • Students Disenfranchised--Left Without Direction• NIMA Credibility Loss• All Capital Investment Stolen• Tender of New Contract Difficult• Execution of Remaining Semester(s) Difficult• Same New Contractor “Learning Curve”• Unlikely Modifications of Contract Technical Tasks
with “Lessons Learned”• Unlikely Modifications of Contract Management
Tasks with “Lessons Learned”
Contract Options
• Contract Extension—August 2011 (Semester End)• IMPACT: Same as Above
• Contract Extension—31 December’11 (Academic Year End)• IMPACT: Enough Time to Modify, Solicit,
Evaluate and Award New Contract with All Above Issues Addressed
Summary
• In this project, “the boat is being built and sailed at the same time.”
• All large projects have “start-up” and growing pains.
• Twenty years from now, Afghanistan will have a sustainable middle class workforce because of the vision and dedication of the pioneer faculty, staff and students on this project.
• Do not become distracted from the long term goal by inexperience and/or self-interest by those who do not understand the commitment required for success a generation away. …From Rubble to Rome
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