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The International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) was
created in 1963 as a specialized institute of UNESCO.
Its overarching mission is to strengthen the capacity of countries
to plan and manage their education systems.
Within that global mission, it aims in particular at:
• Training planners and managers in skills to analyze and
plan, manage and implement, monitor and evaluate.
• Supporting institutions and improving administrative routines,
organization, leadership skills.
• Fostering an enabling environment through policy forums,
international co-operation and networking.
Through
its forty years of existence, the Institute has become an internationally
renowned centre for training and research, specialized in educational
planning and management.
It builds capacity of Member States through three main interrelated
tasks:
• Training
More than 5000 experts and education officers have been trained
by IIEP. Training is IIEP's primary activity. To fit different needs,
a variety of possibilities are provided: full-year courses, shorter
intensive training, distance education and customized courses.
• Research and observation
Research results provide methodological and technical support to
policy-makers. Research includes case studies on policy issues and
on technical and methodological aspects, allowing identification
of priorities, best practices and innovations. Between 2000 and
2001, IIEP has conducted research in 56 countries, and associated
some 150 researchers in its work.
• Services to UNESCO's Member States.
Services to member states: tailored programmes to meet countries'
specific needs
IIEP increasingly organizes operational activities on request.
Special programmes have recently been launched to assist governments
confronted with emergencies and reconstruction.
Other essential elements of IIEP programmes are networking activities
and communication of results and ideas – mainly through publications.
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