1. Key idea 1. Quality improvement and assurance –Establishing minimum standards (Fundamental School Quality Level in Vietnam) –Training to be linked to market demand. –Involvement of external partners (employers, parents) in management, governance and in quality assessment. –Commitment of teachers/teacher training –ICT in teaching and learning

2. Key idea 2. Technical and Vocational Education –Conscious effort is made to promote TVET as critical sector for developing human resources for economic development –Programs reflect current and anticipate future technological needs, Development Fund for skills training is established and financed by 2% tax on payroll in Singapore to be paid by employers. –Provision for academic progression is established for TVET graduates in the education system.

3. Key idea 3. Financing of education –Targeting in resource allocation in accordance with national priorities to increase access and equity and also with economic development –Secondary and tertiary education financing is based on cost-sharing between the state and the beneficiaries –Innovative solutions to retain quality staff in tertiary institutions.

4. Key idea 4. Sequencing education policy –Labour intensive, capital intensive, knowledge-based economic development) –Sequencing of investments over time in line with trends in economic and population growth –Education strategy to meet the economic needs and phases of development

5. Follow-up actions 1. Improving and assuring education quality –The Minister assures that the budget necessary to carry out the National and School Educational Assessments are being institutionalized (starting with the 2007 budget planning). –By December 2006, the Director of Secondary Education presents a plan proposing which international competitions and assessments (apart from WASSCE) Ghana should participate in in the next 10 year period. –The Ministry will develop guidelines for the districts to provide yearly school improvement plans for schools underperforming in the WASSCE. –Ministry establishes a yearly report card for schools that helps assess the results of the secondary school leaving exam. –Director Inspectorate to reestablish regular monitoring and evaluation.

6. Follow-up actions 2. Technical and vocational education –Director of TVET establishes annual joint report with his/her counterpart in the Ministry of Manpower Development on actions harmonizing TVET services and labor market need. –Invite a team of business and institutional leaders from Singapore to help reform TVET sector (with World Bank assistance)

7. Follow-up actions 3. Financing of education: –Starting with the 2007 budget, get MOESS, (also ESTAC and NERIC) to focus on the national education policy priorities and targeting the resources accordingly. –Pilot National Targeted Programs (as in Vietnam) in the 2007 budget. –Create incentives for retaining of quality staff through the internally generated revenues.

8. Follow-up actions 4. Sequencing education policy –Invite to Ghana economic and education policy makers from South East Asia to share experiences. (with World Bank assistance) –Demographic and economic (including employment) statistics should be better integrated with the education sector performance monitoring and planning systems.