This Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) provides an agreed and comprehensive way forward for Somaliland’s education sector for the five-year period 2012-16. It gives clear guidance to decision-makers and planners at all levels and enables partners presently and prospectively engaged in the development of the sector, at both general and higher education levels, to make relevant contributions to a cohesive and structured sector.

The plan includes cost-effective provision secondary, university and non-formal education, TVET and continuous teacher development – together with effective information systems upon which sensible planning may be based and wise decisions taken, enabling effective educational management to occur.