PLANNING AND POLICY MAKING PROCESS[1].pptx

Policy planning document

1. PLANNING AND POLICY MAKING PROCESS Dr. Azam

2. Policy, Plan and Program What is Policy? Policy is a statement of goals. --- Quality Education for all. A policy contains one or more plans to attain the policy's goals- Increasing school enrolment, reducing dropouts, increasing rate of passing in Completion Exam, etc. Each plan specifies objectives to be attained through a program Program is a set of specific actions---Stipend program, school feeding program, etc.

3. Education Policy making process Background Committee formulation Setting Goal Specify rational and objectives Review of education commission and policy Draft policy and feedback Policy finalization

4. Background It has not been possible to construct and establish any Education policy in the last four decades Vision 2021: to bring change in the quality of life Promise of establishing a digital Bangladesh

5. Committee formulation An 18-member Education Policy formulation committee National Professor Kabir Chowdhury as the chair  Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad as the cochair

6. Setting Goal Goal of The National Education Policy embodies the nation's verdict and aspirations , the spirit of liberation war and independence ; it reflects people's goals and values and thereby follows the basic Constitutional guideline .

7. Specify rational and objectives Rational: • To ensure the rights and the opportunities for education for all eradicating all differences Objectives are: eradicate illiteracy and ensuring quality education for all achieve quality, modern and updated education upgrade the quality of higher education

8. Review of education commissions and Policy Dr. Qudrat -e- Khuda Commission, 1972 Education Policy, 2000 (draft)

9. Draft policy and feedback Within four months, a draft National Education Policy was developed and it was put to website and other media for sharing widely with the people of all walks of life for their feedback. Different seminars and meetings were held on the draft policy and comments were recorded.

10. Policy finalization The draft policy has been finalized with Further additions and amendments with the incorporation of relevant views, recommendations and suggestions received from educationists, teachers, students, parents, politicians, theological experts), businessmen, investors, professionals and people from all strata of life.

11. Planning Is reasoning about how an organization will get where it wants to go (policy). Is to see opportunities and threats in the future and to exploit or combat them by making decision in the present

12. Models of different Planning Framework Rational planning model Logical incremental planning Contingency planning Crisis management planning

13. Rational planning model Rational planning model provides a systematic and well-established model to understand the planning process

14. Figure: Rational planning model

15. Logical incremental planning Logical incremental model recommends that the policymakers meet challenges slowly by taking small—incremental—steps. Do a pilot project, if it works, expand, improve, if it doesn't work at all, start again new.

16. Figure: Logical incremental planning

17. Contingency planning If there is a flood—how will the schools have classes? If there is a too many absent teachers-how will the school conduct classes? If-Then scenario planning. The plans should be made ahead Scenarios have to be projected and plans how to deal with them must be done beforehand.

18. Crisis management planning Forms of crisis/accidents: Natural-fire, floods, cyclones, etc. Normal-physical illness, industrial accidents, supply breakdowns, power failures, books and supplies breakdown, economic crises, recessions, etc, Abnormal-criminal crisis, terrorist attacks, kidnapping, information crises, cyber-attacks, tampering with official records, etc.

19. Stages of Crisis Management

20. Stages of Crisis Management There are three essential steps: Prevention: - building relationship with key stakeholder Preparation: - detail planning to handle - designate a spokesperson Containment (response and follow-up concerns) - speak with one voice to minimize the number of conflicting stories - strive to give people a sense of security

21. Crisis Management Plan (CMP) This should be a detailed written plan that specifies what steps should be taken by whom in a crisis. The plan should list names of contact persons with phone numbers, etc. There should be plans of backup and recovery if and when it calls for.