Contents

1. Important Linkage between Planning and BudgetingSpecial Topic Course on Results-Based Planning, Budgeting and Evaluation18-21 June 2012, Kunming, People’s Republic of China by Mr. Lim Sothea , Director of Department of Planning, Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, Kingdom of Cambodia

2. Contents • Country general information • Education adminstration • Planning and Budgeting • Issues and Challenges • Lesson learned and further plan

3. Country general information • Land area: 181,035 Km2 • 24 Capital/Province, 194 Districts, 1,633 Communes • Population (NIS, 2011): 14,521,275; growth rate (2008): 1.54% • Occupation classification (2008): • Primary sector: Agriculture 72.3% • Secondary sector: Industry 8.5% • Third sector: Service 19.2% • GDP per capital (2008): 739 US$ • Literacy rate (2008): 77.6% (15 year old and over), 87.5% (15-24 years old) • No.of Schools (2011/12): 6,849 (primary), 1,196 (college), 426 (Lycee) • No. of Students (2011/12): 2,142,464 (prim.); 541,147 (LSS); 318,165 (USS) • Vocational Edu. (2010/11, publics and private): 257 (schools), 72,739 (students) • Tertiary Institutions: 87,679 public students; 119,990 private students • Post Institutions 49, students 14,350

4. Education Administrative Structure

5. Education Strategic Plan (ESP) • ESP is a core medium-term plan of the MoEYS. It defined the main policy and strategy priorities for education reform in consistent with the government reforms and other national development plans such as National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP), National Plan for Education for All (EFA) and Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDG). • In ESP, there is Core Breakthrough Indicators to make budget allocation focused on • linkage between policies, strategies/program, and sub-program/ activities

6. Budget Strategic Plan (BSP)/Public Investment Program (PIP) • BSP is a rolling budget plan- current • and capital expenditures, government • and DPs, includes income • PIP is a rolling investment plan- • capital expenditure, mostly from DPs in case of education

7. Annual Operational Plan (AoP) • The objective of AOP formulation is to inform the management team of MoEYS as well as DPs working in the education sector of the main activities • AOP can facilitate monitoring activities and evaluating outcomes achieved by technical departments and units against the proposed plan. • AOP contributes in promoting responsibility of all relevant partners working in the education sector to harmonize , alignment and outcome management. • AOP is a mechanism for mobilizing resources of activities, showing transparent.

8. Linkage between National and Educational Plans Rectangular Strategies of Gvt. CMDGs National Strategic Development Plan EFA goals ESP BSP AoP PB

9. Coordination Mechanism

10. Issues and Challenges • Departmental planning • Participatory centralized planning vs decentralized planning • Inappropriate linkage between planning and budgeting or strategic and operational planning • Fragmented supports from DPs

11. Lesson learned and further plan • Improved Strategic and Sub-sector focused and evidence based planning and Decentralized Planning approach through broader consultations with all stakeholders • Continue to have: From Joint Monitoring Indicator (JMI) for enhancing accountability for national development effectiveness, to Sector Core Breakthrough indicators, and resource mobilization and allocation. • Improved Result focused planning

12. Lesson learned and further plan (conti.) • Continue to strengthen government/ministry system and encourage DPs to use it through improved capacity • Promote policy dialogues and participations • Result based review and evaluation

13. Thank you