Republic of Colombia : Improving Opportunities for Education II
This note presents the achievements in second phase of the Programmatic Knowledge Services (PKS) for improving opportunities for education in Colombia and is the final report of the PKS series. The objective of this PKS was to provide evidence and...
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| Format: | Other Education Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/11/18746219/colombia-second-phase-improving-opportunities-education http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17615 |
| Summary: | This note presents the achievements in
second phase of the Programmatic Knowledge Services (PKS)
for improving opportunities for education in Colombia and is
the final report of the PKS series. The objective of this
PKS was to provide evidence and related policy advice to
enhance public sector capacity for improved education policy
making for the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels and
within the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) sector.
The PKS was fully aligned with the country's National
Development Plan and with the Bank country partnership
strategy. The PKS was a multi-year program, covering
FY12-FY14 and was implemented in two phases. This note
presents the actions undertaken under second phase (carried
out in FY13) and closes the PKS series. The FY14 strategy
for the Bank's education program will focus on new
lending. Colombia's education sector does not
adequately prepare people for a competitive, global labor
market. Learning gains, while significant, are not as rapid
as needed to set Colombia on a greater path for innovation
and growth. The Ministry of Education (MEN) has been
undertaking efforts to improve the quality of education at
all levels and to expand coverage of secondary and tertiary education. |
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