The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Dr.Kraiyos Patrawart Policy Specialist Education Finance and Policy Quality Learning Foundation

A Multi-Stakeholder

Collaboration Model

Toward Universal Education

Opportunity for All

The Quality Learning Foundation

• Established in 2010, through the Prime Minister's Office, QLF develops

effective programs to promote learning society and equal opportunity to

quality learning for all

• QLF uses the New Approach to develop educational strategies that involve

a network of agencies from both the public and private sectors to create

positive changes at the key leverage points of our learning society

Background and Challenges

Mae Hong Son Model

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Thai Education System at

Glance

Education Budget 20 billion US$/year

Central Gov = 60%

Local Gov = 20%

Household = 20%

No. of School 32,000

No. of Teachers 620,000

Total No. School Age

Age 3-18 = 15.2 Million

Children in School

Pre-school (3-5) 3

Million

School (6-18) 10.2 Million

Disadvantage Children

In School = 2 Million

Out of School = 2 Million

Budget and Facilities School-age Children

2014 UNDP’s Provincial Human Advancement Index

Mae Hong Son Map

Myanmar

Mae Hong Son Geographical Challenges

Mae Hong Son Educational Challenges

Estimated Number of

Disable OOSC

Children In Mae

Hong Son

Discovered Disable

Children by MOE Special

Education Centre

Regularly Visiting

Children

Background Situation Severe OOSC Figure with Insufficient

Resources and Personnels

Pre-program

Challenges for Universal Quality Education in MHS

• Lowest HAI, education attainment, standardized test score among Thai provinces

• MHS has most Teacher’s unfilled vacancies

• Most mountainous and least developed province

• Lack of “systematic” coordination between relevant agencies to improve children education

• Incapacity and underfinanced Public Agencies

• Lack of local community-based organization to demand more responsive educational services

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

300 Schools

2 Education District

Private Enterprise

3,000

1,400 Teachers

1 PAA

32 Urban Muni

70 Rural Muni

100,000 households

เด็กและเยาวชน 200,000 คน

to identifying their incentive for children educational outcomes

Local NGOs

1st Strategic Point: Mapping local resources and partners

Pre-school OOSC

At-risk Students

45,000 Students

With 30,000 At-risk Students

215 Mil.

US$

2nd Strategic Point The Role of Information System and Big Data

Empowerment, Coordination and Accountability for Agency Quality and Efficiency for Educational Services

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Mae Hong Son Model 3 Main System Components

Access to Universal Education

Opportunity

3. Information System

2.

Unit Cost

Scalable Pilot

Project

1.

Benefit Package

Child Registration

คดักรอง Care Plan

คดักรอง Care Record

Care Monitoring

Expenditure Report

คดักรอง Assessment

Local Policy maker

. . . .

$

Federal Policy Maker

Plan Manager

Thailand Child-Welfare Information System

Benefit Packages

Unit Cost

Local Admin

Social Development Ministry

Education Ministry

Health Ministry

Thailand Child-Welfare Information System

Training for Information System and Plan Management

Individual Plan Management Meeting

Thailand Child Welfare Information System

Youtube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/ThailandChildWelfare

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/ThailandChildWelfare

3rd Strategic Point The Role of Local Multi-Stakeholder Participation

for Universal Education Opportunity for All

Shared Vision, Shared Ownership and Sustainability

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Policy

Knowledge/Research Society/Learning

Universal Education

for All

Before the Extension to Pai District, Pai Kindergarten

Bring All Related Agencies, Media and Communities to the Problem and Opportunity

19 Elected Mayors Committed to the Sustainable Universal Education Opportunity for All Children in Mae Hong Son

MOU Signing Ceremony chaired by MHS Governor 19 Local Administrative and 4 Governmental Agencies

Mae Sariang District Learning Centre Opened in 2012 (Mae Sariang Kindergarten)

With Donation from within and outside Mae Hong Son The 2nd District Learning Centre was opened in 2013

CAREER WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILY

Output and Outcome of the Program After 18 months implementation

Sustainable Universal Education Opportunity for MHS Disable Children

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Estimated Number of

Disable Children In Mae

Hong Son

Identified Disable

Children by MOE Special

Education Centre

Regularly Visiting

Children

Increased Children in 2

additional Centres

Targeted Serving Disabled Children In 5 yrs

Quantitative Outcomes from the Program (After 18 months of Implementation)

Pre-program Post-program

MOE Budget for Disable Children in Mae Hong Son

Average Distant to School for All Disable Children

Local Admin Agencies

Signs MOU to Finance 1 Million Baht Every Year

Average Distant to

School for All Disable

Children is reduced by 3-4 times

Qualitative and Sustainable Outcomes of the Research Program

Pre-program Post-program

Future Extension and Scale-up

New Provinces, New Disadvantaged Groups And Case Management System (CMU)

The Quality Learning Foundation (QLF)

Adding more disadvantaged groups

Extending to 10 Provinces