Ministry of Education and Sports: Education and Sports Sector Strategic Plan 2017/18 – 2019/20

Abstract

The Education and Sports Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) 2017-2020 provides the policy framework that will guide the Sector as it navigates through its goals of providing quality education with an insufficient resource envelope. Increased access at all levels has been realized through major investments in programs like UPE, USE and UPOLET. There has been establishment of more primary and secondary schools, expansion of existing schools and grant-aiding community schools, with the target of at least one government and primary and secondary school per parish and sub-county respectively. New public universities and other tertiary institutions, especially technical colleges, have been established with emphasis on courses that are critically relevant to national development. The establishment of the Students’ Loan Scheme has been a significant complementary measure towards enhancement of equitable access to Higher Education. In order to build on these gains and attain even greater aspirations for education and sports, the ESSP 2017-2020 is proposing to implement more focused strategic interventions. Key among them will include improving the quality and relevance of education and training by re-aligning the curriculum and strengthening the inspection and regulation functions; improving the management capacity at all levels, supporting teacher development; promoting community engagement, increasing and improving infrastructure and, importantly, ensuring better resource utilization.