Taia Lion Resources, the developer of the exciting Lake Sonfon and Gori Hills gold projects in Sierra Leone is pleased by the progress and investment the government of Sierra Leone is making within the education and training sectors.
Starting this year, Sierra Leone will be initiating a number of significant investment programmes. Details of which are contained in the:
African Economic Outlook Report 2011 on Sierra Leone, available at:
http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/fileadmin/uploads/aeo/Country_Notes/2011/Full/Sierra%20Leone.pdf
Highlights Include:
:Government allocation of SLL 76.1 billion (17 Million US$) to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports under the recurrent budget.
:Grants to tertiary institutions amount to SLL 42.4 billion (9.4 million US$).
:An amount of SLL 15.2 billion (3.3 Million US$) is being allocated for grants to government boarding schools, payment of examination fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and support for the Girl Child programme in secondary schools.
:Allocation of SLL 500 million (112,000 US$) for the new Barefoot Solar Technicians Training Centre at Konta Line.
:SLL 1.0 billion (224,00 US$) is being provided for the operations of the newly established Youth Commission.
:Allocation of SLL 1.7 billion (380,000 US$) for sports programmes.
:Establishment of The Teacher Service Commission to ensure the effective management of the profession.
:Recruitment of over 4 000 additional teachers, based on a new National Policy on Teacher Training and Development
:Additional resources secured for the construction of more schools and technical vocational institutions
Education and Training Report Extract Below
Many Sierra Leonean children are out of school, too few complete their schooling and fewer get a quality education. In the Agenda for Change, the government is committed to improving access to education, raising the schooling completion rate, and improving the quality of education and teacher training. To this end, the government launched the Professor Gbamanja Commission of Inquiry in 2009 to review the educational sector, which produced a White Paper with recommendations for an overhaul of the education system. Those recommendations are now being implemented.
The government is allocating SLL 76.1 billion to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports under the recurrent budget. Grants to tertiary institutions amount to SLL 42.4 billion. An amount of SLL 15.2 billion is being allocated for grants to government boarding schools, payment of examination fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and support for the Girl Child programme in secondary schools. In addition, an amount of SLL 500 million is being allocated for the new Barefoot Solar Technicians Training Centre at Konta Line. SLL 1.0 billion is being provided for the operations of the newly established Youth Commission and SLL 1.7 billion for sports programmes.
A Teacher Service Commission is being established to ensure the effective management of the profession. Over 4 000 additional teachers have been recruited, based on a new National Policy on Teacher Training and Development, and resources have been secured for the construction of more schools and technical vocational institutions. Grants-in-aid have been awarded to all female students who gained admission to tertiary institutions to study science courses such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and engineering, and for all disabled students who fulfilled admission requirements for tertiary institutions to pursue higher education. Tuition fees are paid for all girls in approved government-assisted junior secondary schools.
Steps are being taken to conduct National School Verification Exercises to weed out "ghost teachers" who do not work but are on the payroll. A National Policy on Technical, Vocational Education and Training have been formulated, and the construction and rehabilitation of eight technical vocational institutes in various parts of the country has been completed. The construction of additional Technical and Vocational Institutes costing USD 9 million is in progress throughout the country. The curriculum for technical and vocational institutes has been revised to include new trades that are attractive to women. Despite all these efforts, the 2010 Millennium Development Goals Progress Report states that it is not certain the Primary Education MDG will be met by 2015.
Starting this year, Sierra Leone will be initiating a number of significant investment programmes. Details of which are contained in the:
African Economic Outlook Report 2011 on Sierra Leone, available at:
http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/fileadmin/uploads/aeo/Country_Notes/2011/Full/Sierra%20Leone.pdf
Highlights Include:
:Government allocation of SLL 76.1 billion (17 Million US$) to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports under the recurrent budget.
:Grants to tertiary institutions amount to SLL 42.4 billion (9.4 million US$).
:An amount of SLL 15.2 billion (3.3 Million US$) is being allocated for grants to government boarding schools, payment of examination fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and support for the Girl Child programme in secondary schools.
:Allocation of SLL 500 million (112,000 US$) for the new Barefoot Solar Technicians Training Centre at Konta Line.
:SLL 1.0 billion (224,00 US$) is being provided for the operations of the newly established Youth Commission.
:Allocation of SLL 1.7 billion (380,000 US$) for sports programmes.
:Establishment of The Teacher Service Commission to ensure the effective management of the profession.
:Recruitment of over 4 000 additional teachers, based on a new National Policy on Teacher Training and Development
:Additional resources secured for the construction of more schools and technical vocational institutions
Education and Training Report Extract Below
Many Sierra Leonean children are out of school, too few complete their schooling and fewer get a quality education. In the Agenda for Change, the government is committed to improving access to education, raising the schooling completion rate, and improving the quality of education and teacher training. To this end, the government launched the Professor Gbamanja Commission of Inquiry in 2009 to review the educational sector, which produced a White Paper with recommendations for an overhaul of the education system. Those recommendations are now being implemented.
The government is allocating SLL 76.1 billion to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports under the recurrent budget. Grants to tertiary institutions amount to SLL 42.4 billion. An amount of SLL 15.2 billion is being allocated for grants to government boarding schools, payment of examination fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and support for the Girl Child programme in secondary schools. In addition, an amount of SLL 500 million is being allocated for the new Barefoot Solar Technicians Training Centre at Konta Line. SLL 1.0 billion is being provided for the operations of the newly established Youth Commission and SLL 1.7 billion for sports programmes.
A Teacher Service Commission is being established to ensure the effective management of the profession. Over 4 000 additional teachers have been recruited, based on a new National Policy on Teacher Training and Development, and resources have been secured for the construction of more schools and technical vocational institutions. Grants-in-aid have been awarded to all female students who gained admission to tertiary institutions to study science courses such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and engineering, and for all disabled students who fulfilled admission requirements for tertiary institutions to pursue higher education. Tuition fees are paid for all girls in approved government-assisted junior secondary schools.
Steps are being taken to conduct National School Verification Exercises to weed out "ghost teachers" who do not work but are on the payroll. A National Policy on Technical, Vocational Education and Training have been formulated, and the construction and rehabilitation of eight technical vocational institutes in various parts of the country has been completed. The construction of additional Technical and Vocational Institutes costing USD 9 million is in progress throughout the country. The curriculum for technical and vocational institutes has been revised to include new trades that are attractive to women. Despite all these efforts, the 2010 Millennium Development Goals Progress Report states that it is not certain the Primary Education MDG will be met by 2015.
© AfDB, OECD, UNDP, UNECA African Economic Outlook 2011
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