Science & Mathematics in Senior High Schools
On the 23rd of November 2015, a contract between the Ghana Education Service and Cadena was signed concerning “Consultancy Services for Strategic Advisory for Science and Mathematics in Senior High Schools”.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide high-level technical guidance and support for a period of two years for Science and Math teaching and learning improvement in Senior High Schools under the “Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP)”. This support includes in-person and remote advisory services to decision-makers and policy-implementers within the Science Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service and other relevant units in the Ministry of Education.
The consultancy will assist key implementers to oversee, manage, and implement activities related to Science and Math quality improvement. The support would focus on incorporating international best practices and innovation as well as specific, technical input on types of tools and content to be implemented.
New Project: ‘Strengthening Agriculture TVET Teacher Training in Kenya and the Netherlands’.
Foundation AERES Group received a grant under the Dutch Orange Knowledge Programme (OKP) - Institutional Collaboration Projects. The grant is awarded for the project 'Strengthening Agriculture TVET Teacher Training in Kenya and the Netherlands' . The project start...
Update YEEP Liberia Project!
Cadena has started the train-the-trainer programme at the Booker Washington Institute (BWI) in Kakata, Liberia. For the next four weeks, two of our key experts will train 15 BWI TVET Instructors as well as 10 BWI Managers. The training of the two groups will be...
New contract signed to support Malawi!
Last April 2019 Cadena signed the UNESCO contract for “Support to revision of harmonised curricula within construction level 2-3, introduction to revised curriculum and technical upskilling of construction instructors" under the Skills and Technical Education...
Train-the-Trainer (TOT) sessions under the YEEP Project in Liberia
During the period February - April 2019, the Cadena team has implemented different train-the-trainer (TOT) sessions to support the job-readiness component under the Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Project (YEEP) in Liberia. The TOT sessions have been...
“If you educate a woman, you educate a nation”
Experiences from Else, an intern at Cadena and a student from Tilburg University studying ‘Global Management of Social Issues’.For my bachelor, I need to do an internship at an international oriented company, therefore, I am currently working as an intern at...
Zanzibar Improving Students Prospects (ZISP)
The Cadena team recently successfully finalized the World Bank funded assignment “Consulting Services to Assist the Development of In-Service Training Programs for Converting and Upgrading Lower Secondary and Upper Primary Teachers under the Zanzibar Improving...
Curricula development activities at BWI in Kakata, Liberia ongoing
Currently the Cadena team continues with the development of curricula for three selected courses at Booker Washington Institute (BWI) in Liberia. The curricula for Plumbing is ready for validation, while the curricula development for Poultry and Catering...
TVET Authority quality assurance presentation held in Kenya
On June 12th the Cadena team presented the draft Quality Assurance Framework designed for the TVET Authority in Kenya to a large group of TVET stakeholders. The event was attended by around 100 participants from different education institutions and agencies...
Zanzibar: Course Handbooks for Science and Physics
The Zanzibar Improving Students Prospects (ZISP) project was initiated in September 2016 and runs up to mid-2021. The project covers both primary and secondary education, and wishes to “improve the quality of: (a) instruction; and (b) learning environment in targeted...
TVETA stakeholder meeting and workshops for TVETA staff in Kenya
The workshop for TVETA staff under the AfDB TVET for Relevant Skills Development Phase II Project was completed successfully at the end of June. As stated by consultant A. Reisch: “The trainings were a full success and the TVETA staff seems to be much more committed...