Title: Study of the Most Suitable Options for the
Development and Restructuring of Public Authority for Applied Education
and Training
Client: Ministry of Planning
Country: Kuwait
Year: 10/2008 to date
Financing: Government of Kuwait
Description of project and services rendered
The general objective to provide strategic advice and technical support to PAAET with a view to restructuring its goals, objectives, organization and education programs in order to enable the organization to meet market needs more adequately. The specific objectives are to provide assistance to the restructuring of PAAETýs 1) education programs (Education Planning/Reform), 2) organization (Institutional Development).
Detailed description of services provided:
Under Objective 1:
- Study and analyze the current demography of the Kuwait society;
- Analyze the current and future market requirements of Kuwaiti employers;
- Analyze the educational needs of the Kuwaiti youths;
- Assess the formal, higher, applied and technical education and training in public and private institutions (including the goals and programs of PAAET) against this background;
- Review the outputs into the market of the goals and programs of formal, higher and vocational education;
- Study relevant education planning and education reform cases in developed countries to explore their experiences in preparing high quality trained manpower for the market;
- Describe briefly the logic and phases of implementation of each identified option;
- Prepare a cost-benefit analysis for each identified option, to support the decision making process of PAAET management as to the most appropriate course of action.
Under Objective 2:
- Revise PAAETýs mission, values and strategic objectives;
- Carry out a diagnostic audit to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of PAAET and, on the basis of these findings, to recommend changes to the structure and functions of the staff and management of the organization;
- Based on the results and conclusions of the analysis, identify different solutions for restructuring PAAET, while in each case indicating the goals in relation to relevant society requirements, as well as related strengths and weaknesses;
- Propose a new organization chart, complete with job descriptions for all management / staff levels;
- Introduce a performance management system in PAAET;
- Assist PAAET management to enact the organization restructuring recommendations.
