Establishing priorities for capacity development in adult literacy and education in Mozambique

Further to a national seminar which took place from 28 February to 1 March in Beira, the same key staff of the Mozambican Ministry of Education, who coordinate adult literacy and education at the central and provincial levels, met on 14 and 15 May in Maputo to analyse the results of the capacity needs assessment exercise. In preparation for this second seminar, key stakeholders met in all 12 provinces to assess their capacity to implement the Strategy of Adult Literacy and Learning in Mozambique (2010-2015).  Its three pillars address access and retention, improvement of quality and relevance, and strengthening of institutional capacity. Assisted again by specialists from UNESCO Maputo, the UNESCO Capacity Development for EFA (CapEFA) Programme Team, and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), around 30 participants discussed the nature of the differences found in the assessment and identified priority areas which need to be addressed in the future. Participants also decided on three major activities to be included in the work plan to be supported through UNESCO’s 2012-2013 CapEFA Programme cycle for Mozambique: development of a partnership coordination mechanism, improvement of teaching quality and strengthening of human resource management.