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The Higher Council forEducation, Training and

Research

CIEPEUNEC Meeting 16-17 May 2019

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The Moroccan Constitution 2011 : Aticle168

Higher Council for education training and research

An independent advisory institution forgood governance, sustained development

and participative democracy

The Higher Council

The Moroccan Law N° 1.14.100 , 16 May 2014 stipulates the missions of the Council

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The Higher Council has two main missions:

§Views, strategic orientations and studies§Issuing Views on public policies and nationaloptions related to education, vocationaltraining, and research§Evaluation:§Contributing to the assessment of publicpolicies and programs in the fields ofeducation, vocational training, and scientificresearch

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The process of issuying strategic views, orientations and reports

§On its own initiative within the scope of itsmissions. §On request /referral of :üThe king: reform, evaluation …. üThe gouvernement or parlement : proposalsof laws, programmes, projects related to education, training and research…

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§The scope of its work and production:

üAll issues related to: education, university trainning, vocational training,and research

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§Preparing studies and conducting research either on its owninitiative or upon the government’s request

§ Carrying out global, sectorial, or thematic evaluations of thepolicies and public programs, and publishing their findings;

§ Presenting proposals to the government what wouldcontribute to the improvement of the quality of the system of education, vocational training and scientific research;

§Encourage the policies of enhancing and consolidating thestructures of research, and motivating researchers

Exemples

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§ The values of the councilü Independency from any external

pressureü Transparency in its functionningü Engagement for educational rightü Accountability to society

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An institution for strategic thinking on issues related toeducation, vocational training, and research;

• A credible voice on matters related to education,

vocational training and scientific research;

• A institution observing the development of the

educa t ionne l system, through to the evaluation

• A mechanism for enhancing social mobilization about theMoroccan school and education.

The policy of the Council in the field of education

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§In 2014, the Council undertook an evaluationof 13 years of reform of educational system from 2000 to 2013§ On the basis of that evaluation the Council has elaborated /üThe Strategic Vision 2015-2030 based on three pilars :

o Equityo Qualityo Development of the individual and society

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The Organs of The Higher Council

The President The General Assembly

94 members

The Executivebureau

Ellected by the Assembly

The GeneralSecretary

Pole research and support

Six CommitteesElected by the assemblee

The National Agencyfor Evaluation of the system of education

training and research

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In addition to the Chairman, appointed by the King, theCouncil has 94 members

Experts and specialists

20 Experts and specialistsappointed by the King from among persons with anestablished expertise in the fields of education, vocationaltraining and scientific research

20 Members appointed as ex-officiorepresenting the government, academic and scientificinstitutions, parliament and educational and vocationaltraining institutions

54 Membersrepresenting unions, educational and administrative executives,students’ parents and guardians, teachers, high school anduniversity students, local Council members, civil society,contractors, and bodies most representative of privateeducation and training.

Members

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The Commissions of Council§Commission for Education for all and Accessibility

§Commission for the governance of the system of education andvocational training

§Commission for programs, vocational trainings andpedagogical methods and didactic materials

§Commission for teaching, training and management professions

§Commission for scientific and technical research andinnovation

§Commission for social and cultural services and schoolenvironment

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In addition to permanent commissions the Assembly may

create ad hoc commissions which will study specific issues

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The topics that are studied this year by the commissions (examples)

§ Discrimination positive of rural education§ Governance§ Formal education§ Culture in the school§ Private sector education§ Curriculum development§ Reigious education

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The missions of the national agency for evaluation

§Carrying evaluation: global, by sector,by themes or programmes;§Focussing on the public policy of theeducational system and research;§ Conceiving instruments and tools ofevaluation§Aligning its work with the internationalstandards

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The main programmes of the Agency

§PNEA : Assessment programme on the students achievements : primaty and secondary educationüCarried each four years

§Framework of results and composite indicators: follow up of the Strategic Vision 2015-2030üPublished each three years

§Territorial Atlas published each two years on spécific themeüTerritorial Atlas of dispariesüTerritorial Atlas of the private eduactionüThe next coming Atlas on drop out school of students

§Survey on household and educationüCarried each four years

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Production of evaluation Reports

§Annual plan :üEvaluation identified as priorities for the follow up of the reformüExemples

o 2017 : •Evaluation of higher education•Analysis of TIMSS data 2015,

o2018:•Inclusive education•Analysis of PILRS data 2016

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Reports and the Assembly

§All the reports are summitted to the Assemby for : üDiscussion and approvalconcerning the reports of the commissions üDiscussion and debate concerningthe National agency of evaluation

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Council Advices

ResearchEvaluation

Ministry Education

AcademiesUniversities

Society, public opinion, media

regional conferences

International trends in education: Reports and assessment

Stakeholders : Teachers, unions,

entreprises, electedin the regions,

politiciens, international org. in

Morocco

The central role of the Council

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Some of the reports published by the commissions and the Agency

2014-2018

1. Values in education;2. Preschool Education3. The profession of teachers4. Informel education5. Toward a school of social justice6. Vocationnal training

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The reports produced by the commissions (published)

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§Vers une education inclusive§L’enseignement supérieur au Maroc : Efficacité, efficience et défisdu système universitaire à accès ouvert(Novembre 2018)§ Atlas territorial de l’enseignement privé (Septembre 2018)§Résultats des élèves marocains en mathématiques et en sciencesdans un contexte international : TIMSS 2015(Janvier 2018)§Rapport thématique sur l’évaluation des facultéspolydisciplinaires (décembre 2017)§Rapport thématique sur l’évaluation du cycle doctoral pourpromouvoir la recherche et le savoir (Décembre 2017)§Evaluation de l’impact de l’enseignement de la langue arabe et dela culture d’origine (ELCO) sur la maîtrise de la langue et sur laculture de la communauté d’origine marocaine (juillet 2017)§Atlas territorial des disparités en éducation 2017 (février 2017)

Evaluation produced by the Agency exemples)

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