In-Country Debriefing on the Study Visits to 5 Countries on Equivalency Education and Role of CLCs Organized in Timor-Leste

The In-country Debriefing on the Study Visits to Five Countries on Equivalency Education and the Role of the Community Learning Centres was conducted on 1-2 August 2011 at the Excelsior Resort in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Thirty one (31) NDRE officials and representatives from the 3 CLCs attended the In-country Debriefing, which was aimed at identifying the best in the implementation of equivalency education and the role of the Community Learning Centres in the Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh with the intent to develop relevant lessons learned into an action plan for adoption in Timor Leste.

The proposed action plan was culled from the presentation of the Study Teams that zeroed in on lessons learned on the implementation of equivalency education and the role of the CLCs in the five countries. The proposed action plan
would serve as the participants’ proposal for possible adoption by NDRE in order to improve the implementation of equivalency Education in Timor Leste and strengthen the involvement of the CLCs.

Ms. Kaoru Houghton, APPEAL Project Officer at UNESCO Bangkok, critique the strategies that were identified in incorporating the lessons learned in NDRE’s Recurrent Education Programmes. The In-country Debriefing was facilitated by the CapEFA Project Technical Consultants, Dr. Nestor Balmores and Mr. Remegio Alquitran, who were assisted by the NDRE Team and supported by Ms. Kaoru Suzuki-Houghton of UNESCO Bangkok Office.

• 13-09-2011