A data collection mission for the Knowledge and Innovation Sharing (KIX) for the baseline diagnosis for the implementation of an ENA was conducted from January 23-25, 2023 in Yaoundé; Ebolowa; Foumban; Garoua; Nkongsamba; Bertoua; Maroua; Abong Mbang

This field mission was part of the implementation of the knowledge mobilization activities of the Educational IRAP. The project, initiated within the framework of KIX, a joint program between the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), was intended for all stakeholders in the education system. The proposed activity was aimed at assessing ENA’s capacity to deploy and strengthen the skills of the project’s direct beneficiaries.

This field mission, which took place on January 23, 2023 at the pilot schools, was also intended to provide guidance on related aspects of the logistics required for a successful deployment of ENA, based on the assessment of the participants’ technical capabilities.

The mobilization of knowledge in a digital environment has made it possible to offer the same training content in a transparent manner from a central data storage point, namely the server of the pedagogical IRAP housed at the Digital Office of the ENS of the University of Yaoundé I.

The general objective of this mission was to supervise the data collection for the diagnosis of teachers’ technical skills. This included the use of time capsule #1 to:

• • • • Data collection from project target teachers;
      • Collecting data from experts in the education system (actors in the chain of management and supervision).

As part of the implementation of the educational IRAP, baseline data collection campaigns were conducted in the field. A participatory monitoring-evaluation-learning system has also been set up. It involves all stakeholders in collecting, analyzing, storing and disseminating the information required for transparent and efficient decision-making and for effectively capitalizing on the project’s achievements. This mechanism will be used and will take into account all stakeholders to stimulate the commitment of ENIEG staff and actors in the chain of management and supervision in the Central, Littoral, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western regions.

The overall objective of this work was to conduct monitoring-evaluation-learning with knowledge mobilization actors in the Central Region. This included the use of the participatory monitoring-evaluation-learning system to :

• • • To educate and engage staff of the pilot NGIEs in these regions in the knowledge mobilization strategy adopted for IRAP implementation;
    • Engage the actors in the chain of management and supervision (Yaoundé) in the strategy of developing a scaling-up plan, in order to allow the collection of efficient data for this purpose.