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1. ISSUES FOR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER
ON EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Dr. Saha Meyanathan
May 05, 2016

3. Pre 2016 Planning vs. Post 2016 Planning (NATIONAL and example: MoL and MoES)
Old (Pre 2016) Planning, Budgets, Reporting New (2016) Planning, Budgets, Reporting
MoL
MoES
Gov action
plan and
social
economic
guidelines
Gov action
plan and
social
economic
guidelines
MoL
and
MoES
Part of
Long term
Developme
nt Vision
Doc
Midterm
Developm
ent Docs
Sectoral and
inter-
sectoral mid
term docs
M&E
MoF
Cabinet
Secretariat
MoF
Cabinet
Secretariat
Parliament
Cabinet
Auditor
General
ParliamentCabinet
1. Job creation
2. Employment promotion in
industries (tourism+
agriculture, etc)
 TVET and SME
issues
 Skills
 Motivate students
in TVET through
scholarship
3. Salary and pension increase
4. SME Support
5. Support Tourism
Development centers
6. Support services businesses
7. Employment Promotion
Policy
GAP
Planning and budgeting
M&E Reporting
• Budget is not adhered to
• PIP- usually a wish list
• Low accountability
• Inconsistent reporting
Auditor
General
NDP/ GAP
Coordination function
M&E Reporting
Planning and Budgeting
1. Economic growth
2. Reduce income inequality
3. End poverty
4. Increase life expectancy
5. Improve human development
6. Stable growth/debt reduction
7. Green development
8. Environmental protection
9. Good governance/public sector
10.Improve business environment

4. Pre 2016 planning vs. post 2016 planning (case study: MoL and MEDS- REGIONAL-vertical coordination)
• Poor coordination on budget
• Many plans over many time periods
• No costing of plans
• No links to national strategies
• Weak reporting- M&E
• Good coordination on budgets
• Plan over specific time periods
• Costing of plans
• Links to national strategies
• Strong reporting- M&E
Central Aimag and Sukhbaatar Aimag examples
MoF
Aimag
governor
Soum
Governor
MoF
Aimag
governor
Soum
governor
Old (Pre 2016) New (2016 onwards)
Cabinet
Secretariat Cabinet
Secretariat
Weak
Coordi-
-nation
GOOD
Coordi-
-nation
Ministries
Cabinet
Ministries
Cabinet

6. National TVET Strategy of Mongolia, 2016-2021
Contribute to the socioeconomic development of Mongolia
via preparing valuable and internationally competitive workforce whose
To renew and develop the vocational and technical education that is in line with Mongolian development policy and meets the labor market
demand and criteria as well as citizens’ needs, talent, and interest and improve its quality, accessibility, and efficiency.
vocational knowledge and skills meet the international standards and continuously improving
their skills
Develop
competency
based training
and assessment
framework
Improve
quality
assurance
mechanism
Improve
financing
framework
Improve capacity
building of the
HR and
management in
the sector
Expand and
improve social
partnership and
cooperation
National
Qualification
Framework
2016-2021
In line with: the “National Development Strategy based on Millennium Development Goals”
the “Education” National program
StrategicobjectivesMissionVisionTimeframe

7. Article 5/ 13’s provision 13.3:
“13.3. The cabinet members in charge of finance and budget (MOF) and vocational
education (MOL) will jointly approve the procedures for revenue generation from their own
activities, and their spending and their reporting of the Vocational and Technical Education
Institutions.
Article 6/ 16’s provision 16.9:
“16.9. Assessment and information center will fulfill a regulation included in 16.1 of
the law and organize audit, assess professional skills of a graduate, a citizen who obtained
profession skills and to draw conclusions and will implement directives to publish text books
and produce teaching aids.”
Article 7/ 20’s provisions 20.1.1-20.1.3:
“20.1.1. Sector level social partnership will consist of the ministry of the sector,
agency, professional associations, employers and parents’ representatives.”
Article 2/ 6’s provision 61.1:
61
.1.System of Vocational Education and Training will consist of the Board,
Central public administration in charge of professional education and teaching affairs,
assessment, information and regional methodological center and training organizations.
Article 5/ 6’s provision 6.7:
“6.7.The board will report its activity to the Government.”
Article 6/ 15’s provision 15.4:
“15.4. Student recruitment will be organized based on the demands of the market and
employer’s order and demand survey will be conducted by central public administration
organization in charge of Labor affairs. ”
Article 7/18’s provision 18.7:
“18.7. Teaching license, to grant and cancel degree mentioned this law’s provision
18.6 will be approved by cabinet member in charge of professional education and training.”
Article 8/ 20’s provisions 20.1, 20.2.7:
“20.1. Interested parties such as local self governing and public administration
organizations, employers, employees, trade union, professional associations, organizations,
students and parents who will cooperate in the professional education and training matters
can form a partnership and work in a form of Board.”
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING 2016