Foundations of Education Sector Planning

This IIEP-UNESCO Course 1 Participation badge is awarded to participants who have completed in a timely manner all of the required activities and assessments in the first course of the Education Sector Planning Programme. This credential recognizes activity and course completion, but does not relate to achieved grades. Course 1 - “Educational Planning Today” addresses the theoretical framework for educational planning as a field of study, explores the development theories that shape its practice today, examines the notion of strategic planning, and invites participants to reflect on their own practice as planners. Participants also delve into the international education aid architecture and the Education 2030 Agenda, and their influence on policy priorities in national education plans, and are given opportunities to analyse their own country’s education plans. The course required approximately 8-10 hours of learning effort per week, using a large variety of learning activities and resources, and was delivered fully online over a three-week period in September and October 2023.