System Building and Capacity Strengthening of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes

This project is part of a financing agreement signed with the Iraqi government in 2016, titled ‘Capacity Building Program for Primary and Secondary Education in Iraq’. The agreement objectives are to improve the quality and equality of the Iraqi education system, and to strengthen institutional capacities in education administration at central and local level, promoting decentralisation in education management. 

In order to achieve the second objective, the EU launched the

In order to achieve the second objective, the EU designed the ‘System Building and Capacity Strengthening of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and its Sub-National Directorates of Education for Effective Delivery of Quality Education Outcomes’ project. This is implemented jointly by UNESCO and UNICEF.

The project overall objective is to improved learning outcomes and equitable and inclusive education for all girls and boys in Iraq by 2023. Which can be achieved by the following main expected outcomes:

1-       To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of education through roll out of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) and increase capacity of education planners, statisticians and educators at central and governorate levels.

2-      To strengthen the capacity of MoE at central and governorate level to improve education services delivery.

3-      To enhance the quality of teaching and learning by operationalising the capacity development plan and developing teachers ’ capacities at central and governorate levels.

EU Contribution                      EUR 4,150,000 million

Start-End                                 2019-2022

Location                                  Erbil and Duhok (KRI)

Baghdad, Najaf and Anbar (Central Region)

Basra, Qādisiyyah, Dhi Qar, Missan and Muthanna (Southern Region)

Targeted Population               Public schools and literacy centres students in Iraq.

Public schools and literacy centres teachers in Iraq.

Technical and administrative officers within the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Directorates of Education (DoE) (both in central government and KRG).

Implementing Partners           UNESCO

Funding Instrument                Development and Cooperation Instrument