Updating the INEE Minimum Standards: An overview Presented by : INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction INEE Minimum Standards Update process: 2010 edition 1INEE

1.History of the development of the INEE Minimum Standards 2.What has been done to promote and support them 3.Feedback and evidence from application 4.Considering an update Overview of Presentation 2INEE

INEE Minimum Standards were developed in a highly inclusive manner The result of this inclusive process is a set of standards of very high quality The task before us is an update, and not a full revision Main Messages 3INEE

1990’s – Need expressed by practitioners for education standards 1997 – Creation of the Sphere Standards 2003 – 2004 First INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards 2005 – 2009 Second INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards 2000 – INEE Created Dec 2004 – Launch of the INEE Minimum Standards 2009 – Update 2008 – Sphere Companion- ship History Timeline… 4INEE

Creating the INEE Minimum Standards 1,900 people in 47 countries representing students, teachers and other education personnel, NGO, government and UN staff, donors and academics 110 Local, National and Sub-Regional Consultations Online Consultation Questions sent out over the 800-member INEE listserv – 100 respondents 4 Regional Consultations 137 Participants in four consultations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Middle East and Europe 5INEE

LAAfricaAsia Europe Middle East INEE Minimum Standards – Categories, Indicators, Guidance Notes (first draft) Review Process: Peer Review Working Group Review Creating the INEE Minimum Standards 6INEE

Key Message #1 The INEE Minimum Standards were developed in a highly inclusive and participatory manner. Key Message #1 7INEE

The Second Working Group INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards ( ) Operations Sub-Group Capacity Building Sub-Group Application and Analysis Sub-Group 8INEE

Application and Analysis Tier 1: Case studies Tier 2: Survey of Use and Impact Tier 3: Feedback forms in the Handbook 9INEE

Key Message #2 The result of this inclusive process is a set of standards of very high quality. 10INEE

1.Existing suggestions: title, minimum formatting, English 2.Areas for strengthening: Gender, Adolescents and Youth, Disaster Risk Reduction, HIV, Disability and Vulnerability, Early Childhood Care and Development 3.New developments in the field: InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC) Clusters; Sphere companionship Updating the Standards 11INEE

An update, not a revision Participatory, ‘light’ process Key Message #3 12INEE

Updating the INEE Minimum Standards The Update Consultant will lead an online consultation to solicit input and validate existing feedback from INEE Members. Online Consultation (May-June) Thematic Reference Groups (June – Sept) Focal Points lead reference groups of INEE members and other experts Category Focal Points (Oct – Nov) Peer Review (Feb 2010) Working Group members will review the proposed update Approval and Launch (April 2010) The Working Group will launch the new edition through a series of events and promotion activities 13INEE

Questions 14INEE