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2017

-2020

State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT): Providing implementation support services in Bihar

The World Bank

State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT): Providing implementation support services in Bihar

The World Bank

The programme sought to improve the quality of teaching in Bihar through a three-pronged approach — improving teacher training, teacher performance, and accountability.

The Government of Bihar (GoB), with financial support from the World Bank, launched a comprehensive programme for improving the effectiveness of elementary school teachers in Bihar. The programme sought to improve the quality of teaching in Bihar through a three-pronged approach — improving teacher training, teacher performance, and accountability. It aimed to strengthen the institutional capacity within the state to deliver effective teacher education while improving governance and accountability systems for impacting teacher performance. 

As an implementation support agency (ISA), we assisted SCERT with the development of design and implementation of sustainable, effective, scalable, and efficient interventions to achieve the following programme objectives:
i) Developing high-quality teacher education institutions for improved programme delivery
ii) Certification of unqualified elementary school teachers and their continuous professional development
iii) Developing an effective teacher management system with robust monitoring and evaluation practices
iv) Improving accountability mechanisms for teaching effectiveness
v) Improving financial governance mechanisms

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He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

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Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

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