AAbbreviations

ACRWC- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare

of the Child
ADD- Attention Deficit Disorder
AEC- Annual Education Census
ALI- African Leadership Institution
AT- Advisory Teacher
AUPE- Adult Upper Primary Education
BETD- Basic Education Teacher Diploma
CAA- Catholic Aids Action
CAFO- Church Alliance for Orphans
CBO- Community-Based Organisation
CBR- Community Based Rehabilitation
CCP- Cluster Centre Principal
CEDAW-
CEO- Chief Educational Officer
CESA- Continental Education Strategy for Africa
CHAT- Cultural- Historical Activity Theory
CJCP- Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention
CLDC- Community Learning and Development
Centre
CLDC- Community Learning and Development
Centre
CLPM- Correct Letter Per Minute
CLS- Community Library Service
CLS- Community Library Services
COI- Classroom Observation Instruments
CPD- Continuing Professional Development
CPD- Continuous Professional Development
CPDU- Continued Professional Development Unit
CRC- Convention on the Right of the Child
CWPM- Correct Word per Minute
CVC- Consonant Vowel Consonant
DAE- Directorate of Adult Education
DATS- Diagnostic, Advisory and Training Services
DEE- Disability Equality in Education
DFA- Department of Finance Administration
DFE- Department Formal Education
DHE- Directorate Higher Education
DHRD- Directorate of Human Resource
Development
DLLAC- Department: Lifelong Learning and Culture
DNEA- Directorate of National Examinations and
Assessment
DPD- Directorate Planning and Development
DPS- Deputy Permanent Secretary
DPSITM- Department of Public Service Information
Technology Management
DPSM- Department of Public Service Management
DSA- Daily Subsistence Allowances
DSPS- Division of Special Programmes and School
EAP- Employee Assistance Programme
ECD- Early Childhood Development
EDF- Education Development Fund
EDF- Education Development Fund
EFA- Education for All
EGRA- Early Grade Reading Assessment
EGs- Education Grants
ELPP- English Language Proficiency Programme
EMIS- Education Management Information System
EQIP- Education Quality Improvement Programme
ERMDS- Electronic Records and Documents
Management System
ESL- English Second Language
ETP- Education and Training Program
ETSIP- Education and Training Sector Improvement
Programme
ELT- Expanded Learning Time
FA- Finance and Administration
FAWENA-
FENSI- Friends for Education in Namibia Special
Initiative
FBO- Faith Based Organisation
FE- Formal Education
FPE- Free Primary Education
GBV- Gender Based Violence
GIPF- Government Institutions Pension Fund
GS- General Service
HAART- Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy/
Treatment
HAMU- HIV/AIDS Management Unit
HEMIS- High Education Management Information
System
HOSSM- Home Owner’s Scheme for Staff Members
HOTS- High Order Thinking Skills
HPSI- Health Promoting School Initiative
HR- Human Resource
HROs- Human Resources Offices
IA- Internal Audit
ICT- Information and Communication Technology
IEC- Information Education Communication
IECD- Integrated Early Childhood Education
IED- Inclusive Education Division
IEP- Individual Education Plan
IESC- Inclusive Education Steering Committee
IECF- International Education Collaborative
Foundation
IL- Instructional Leadership
ILO- International Labor Organisation
ILDP
IMC- Inter- Ministerial Committee
INEE- Inter-agency Network for Education in
Emergencies
ISHP- Integrated School Health Programme
ITA- In-service Training and Assistance
IPC- Infection Prevention Control
JP- Junior Primary
JPCP- Junior Primary Curriculum Panel
KPI- Key Performance Indicators
LIS- Library Information Service
LIS- Library Information Services
LL- Lifelong Learning
LSG/LSC- Learning Support Group/ Class
LSM- Learner Support Materials
M&E- Monitoring and Evaluation
MBEC- Ministry of Basic Education and Culture
MBESC- Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and
Culture
MEC- Ministry of Education and Culture
MESCHTE- Ministries of Education Sport and
Culture and Higher and Tertiary Education
MGECW- Ministry of Gender Equality and Child
Welfare
MIT-
NACE- National Advisory Council on Education
NANTU- Namibia National Teacher’s Union
NCBE- National Curriculum for Basic Education
NCEAB-
NCHE- National Council for Higher Education
NDP- National Development Plan
NDP5- Fifth National Development Plan
NEACB- National Examination Assessment and
Certification Board
NESE- National External Self Evaluation
NGO- Non- Governmental Organisation
NIED- National Institute for Educational
Development
NIPAM- Namibia Institute of Public Administration
and Management
NIPAM- Namibia Institute of Public Administration
Management
NLAS- Namibian Library and Achieves Services
NLP- National Literacy Programme
NNTIP- Namibia Novice Teachers Induction
Programme
NPA- National Plan of Action for OVC
NPA- National Plan of Action for OVC
NPC- National Planning Commission
NSA- National Statistics Agency
NSAT- National Standardised Achievement Tests
NSATs- National Standardized Achievement Tests
NSFP- National School Feeding Programme
NSFP- National/ Namibian School Feeding
Programme
NSPI- National Standard and Performance Indicators
NSPIS- National Standards and Performance
Indicators for Schools in Namibia
NSSF- National School Safety Framework
NTA- Namibian Training Authority
OMA- Offices/ Ministries/ Agencies
OMAs- Offices, Ministries and Agencies
OPM- Office of the Prime Minister
OVC- Orphans and Vulnerable Children
PA- Performance Agreement
PAAI- Plan of Action for Academic Improvement
PEDP- Primary Education Development Program
PEP- Post- Exposure Prophylaxis
PER- Public Expenditure Review
PESTLE- Political, Economic, Social, Technological
, Logical and Environmental
PILS- Progress in International Literacy Study
PLWHA- Person Living With HIV and AIDS
PM- Prime Minister
PMP- Performance Management Plan
PMS- Performance Management System
PPP- Public Private Partnership
PQA- Programme Quality Assurance
PS- Permanent Secretary
PSC- Public Service Commission
PSCS- Public Service Commission Secretariat
PSEMAS-Public Service Employees Medical Aid
Scheme
PSSR- Public Service Staff Rules
PSSR- Public Service Staff Rules
RACE- Regional AIDS Committee for Education
RCPDCC- Regional CDP Coordinating Committee
RCs- Regional Councils
RDE- Regional Directorate of Education
RDE- Regional Directorates for Education
RDRMC-
REB- Representative Editorial Board
REF- Regional Education Forum
RIECC- Regional Inclusive Education Coordination
Committee
RIEO- Regional Inclusive Education Officers
RIEU- Regional Inclusive Education Unit
RMT- Regional Master Trainer
RO- Regional Office
ROF-
RSC- Regional School Councillor
RSC- Regional School Councillor
RTI- Research Triangle Institute
RHO
SACMEQ- Southern and Eastern AfricaConsortium
Monitoring Education Quality
SADC- Southern African Development Country
SAFOD- Southern African Federation of the
Disabled
SASG- Social Accountability and School
Governance
SB- School Board
SBARP- School Based Academic Recovery Plan
SD- Sustainable Development
SDF- School Development Fund
SDP- School’s Development Plan
SEG- Secondary Education Grant
SGB- School Governing Board
SHTF- School Health Task Force
SIG- School Improvement Grant
SL- Second Language
SLA’s- Service Level Agreements
SMART- SpecificMeasurableAttainableRealistic
Timely
SOE’s- State Owned Enterprises
SP- Strategic Plan
SRGBV- School- Related Gender-Based Violence
SS- Senior Secondary
SSE- School’s Self-Evaluation
SWOT- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Threats
TIMSS- Trend in International in Mathematics and
Science Study
ToR- Term of Reference
TRC- Teacher Resource Centre
TSE- Teacher’s Self-Evaluation
TWA- Treasury Authorisation Warrant
UIS- UNESCO Institute for Statistic
UNESCO- United Nations Educational l, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF- United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
UPE- Universal Primary Education
USE- Universal Secondary Education
VCT- Voluntary Counselling and Testing
VET- Vocational Educational and Training
WASH- Water , Sanitation and Hygiene
WEF- World Economic Forum
WSDP- Whole School Development Plan
NSSU- Namibia Schools Sport Union
TSC
OPC-
NQF- National Qualifications Framework
SBCPD- Site/School Based Continuing Professional Development
SBCPDCC Site/School Based Continuing Professional Development
Coordinating
TIPEEG- Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic
Growth

PPE- Personal Protective Equipment