Functions of PPRD
CORPORATE PLANNING UNIT
Manage and ensure timeliness of:
- the corporate planning cycle as stipulated by the central agencies;
- the development of annual management plans for all divisions;
- quarterly reviews of the MESC annual management plans;
Manage and ensure the implementation of all MESC plans through:
- constant monitoring and reviews;
- regular meetings of the corporate planning committee(CPC);
Ensure all plans are interlinked
Ensure that the MESC annual reports are produced and tabled in parliament.
Produce the annual school term calendar
POLICY ANALYSIS UNIT
- Conduct policy development and analysis;
- Manage the conduct of policy development through the establishment of working parties;
- Provision of guidance and mentoring for policy content divisions;
- Presentation of policy papers for management decision;
- Distribution of final approved policies;
- Prepare cabinet submissions for policy endorsement
- Assist in the development of the MESC annual reports
INFORMATION ANALYSIS UNIT
- Manage the collection, collation, analysis, and presentation of data to management and educational stakeholders;
- Provide data support to strategic planning and management decision making;
- Produce and present analytical reports to inform research and policy development;
- Provide data to ensure proper allocation of resources to schools;
- Conduct the annual school census;
- Develop and produce the MESC annual statistical digest;
- Update the Student Education Number (SEN) register and make amendments to the examination lists;
- Provide data for efficient planning and utilization of resources and effective performance monitoring;
- Assist with the development of the MESC annual reports
- Collect enrolment data for ECE centers and special schools for allocation of the government grant
PROJECT COORDINATION AND RESEARCH UNIT
- Manage the monitoring and reporting processes of all MESC projects to MESC Management and CDC;
- Present Project Briefs for decision of Management as required;
- Provide summaries of progress and emerging issues related to project implementation;
- Evaluate impact of projects in contributing to MESC Goals and Objectives;
- Monitor the implementation of all MESC projects/programmes and submit quarterly reports to Management;
- Update the MESC Projects Management Database;
- Lead and manage the conduct of research according to the MESC research guidelines and ethics;
- Identify and recommend key research issues to management;
- Conduct research according to prioritized issues from management and research areas in the Education Sector Research Strategy
- Review MESC Research Guidelines based on education reforms
