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Summary
Australia and New Zealand will continue to provide flexible financing for a second five-year phase (2023-2027) for the Education Quality and Assessment Program (EQAP) of the Pacific Community (SPC) to support implementation of its Business Plan.
EQAP is the division in SPC that leads on efforts to improve the quality of regional and national education in the Pacific. A regional public good, EQAP supports SPC member countries’ efforts to strengthen their education systems, providing education services for regional and national education systems to supplement systems and capabilities, where necessary.
EQAP's support provides a multitude of goods and services that will continue to respond to the needs of SPC member countries including: Education Data, Quality and System Management; Information Technologies for Education; Education Policy; Education Research; Large Scale Assessments; Curricula and Assessments; Teacher Competencies and Qualifications and Accreditations.
The partners agreed the Partnership was intended for 10 years, split across two phases of 5+5 years. Australia is projecting an allocation of AUD27.4 million over 5 years for Phase 2 (2023-27). New Zealand anticipates seeking funding approval for the full ten-year period. Australia and New Zealand’s base funding will continue to be used as a flexible funding mechanism to support the full delivery of activities across EQAP’s Business Plan (2023-26). This has been a key feature of Phase 1 enabling EQAP to ensure activities remain demand-driven by SPC member countries, while meeting EQAP’s regional commitments, obligations and key deliverables.