The Joint Oversight Mission (JOM) will provide the Programme’s management and its development partners (PacREF’s funding agencies – Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT); the Grant Agent, ADB; the Coordinating Agency, NZ MFAT; the PacREF governance structure, represented by the Pacific Heads of Education Systems (PHES) Steering Committee (SC); and PacREF Programme management, represented by the PacREF Facilitating Unit (PFU) with the opportunity to jointly assess the PacREF Programme’s progress over 2021. It will also allow them to jointly assess ongoing challenges to implementation as well…

Nauru National Fono The PacREF Facilitating Unit (PFU) in collaboration with the Implementing Agencies (IAs) have started convening a consultative forum with countries which we are calling the National Fono. During the National Fono, the Ministry of Education staff will be briefed on the PacREF programme and its implementation. Ministries may share their sector plan strategies and priorities for the IAs consideration. The main objective of the National Fono is to create greater awareness in countries of the PacREF programme and discuss how best to work together to maximise its impact in supporting national education goals.  

Cook Islands National Fono   The PacREF Facilitating Unit (PFU) in collaboration with the Implementing Agencies (IAs) have started convening a consultative forum with countries which we are calling the National Fono. During the National Fono, the Ministry of Education staff will be briefed on the PacREF programme and its implementation. Ministries may share their sector plan strategies and priorities for the IAs consideration. The main objective of the National Fono is to create greater awareness in countries of the PacREF programme and discuss how best to work together to maximise its impact in supporting national education goals.