MOEHE Public Finance Management Improvements and Development UNDER the Project of “Supporting the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) with the implementation of the Education Development Strategic Plan (EDSP)” (the current strategic plan from 2014-2019).

Project Overview

In 2013, The MoEHE started the preparation of its latest EDSP (2014-2019), “A Learning Nation” and launched it in March 2014. The EDSP III is aligned to national planning processes and the National Development Plan (2014-2016) of the PA. The government is currently working on the National Policy Agenda for 2017-2022 and the MoEHE is adapting the EDSP III to align with it as well as the Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA) is a basket funding mechanism supporting the Ministry of Education in implementing and achieving the objectives of the EDSP III . The overall goal / vision of EDSP III is “A results-based and student-centered education system that provides 21st century relevant education services at all levels with high quality and full equity considering individual needs and being at the heart of the political, economic, and social development in and for Palestine”. The general purpose of this consulting service is to support the MoEHE in the timely implementation of the current EDSP III (2014 – 2019) .Within the frame work of this consulting service there was a need to enhance MoE’s capacity in financial management with regards to issues pertaining to the external audit’s qualifications including accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, auditing, financial monitoring, funds flow and disbursement management. Therefore the assignment main objective was to prioritize the action plan tasks and qualifications that need to be rectified and assist primarily MoE (as well as MoF) to eliminate those qualifications and close the outstanding issues in an institutionalized manner to ensure sustainability by enhancing the financial management systemTo this end, MOEHE contracted PLANCO/ General Consulting and Training GCT/GOPA to implement this assignment in professional and objective manner that guarantee the achievement of its objectives.