Abbreviations  6

Foreword  7

Acknowledgements  8

Executive Summary  9

Introduction  12

Chapter 1: Situation Analysis  13

Progress Achieved  15

Remaining Challenges  17

Cross-Cutting Trends Shaping ASEAN Education  19

Chapter 2: Goal and Outcomes  21

ASEAN Vision and the priorities for education  23

The goal, major outcomes, and key indicators of the Work Plan  27

Annex—SOM-ED Survey Responses  30

Chapter 3: Programmes  31

Introduction to the Chapter  33

Programme 1A: Early Childhood Care and Education: Equitable access and participation  36

Programme 1B: Early Childhood Care and Education: Quality of teaching and learning  37

Programme 2A: Basic education (primary and secondary): Equitable access and participation  38

Programme 2B: Basic education (primary and secondary): Quality of teaching and learning  40

Programme 3A: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Expansion and equitable access  43

Programme 3B: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Quality and relevance  44

Programme 4A: Higher Education: Expansion and equitable access  45

Programme 4B: Higher Education: Quality and relevance  46

Programme 5A: Effective policy-formulation, governance, and management: Policy-formulation  48

Programme 5B: Effective policy-formulation, governance, and management: Capacity-development  50

Programme 5C: Effective policy-formulation, governance, and management: Partnerships  50

Programme 6: Regional cooperation  52

Chapter 4: Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, Resource Mobilisation and Communication  56

Principles for effective implementation, monitoring, and evaluation  58

Implementation arrangements: roles and responsibilities of key actors  60

Monitoring and Evaluation processes and actors  61

Resource mobilisation  63

Annex 1—Activity Matrix  64