In order to be sustainable, projects should integrate new activities into the already existing system and improve the system where necessary. Teacher training took place by consultants paid with compact funds during implementation, but the on-going teacher training program was ad hoc and teachers and students viewed it be insufficient. This means that new teachers receive informal training from fellow teachers, which puts the reputation of the MEGATEC degrees at risk. It’s important to analyze whether or not a one-off training of teachers represents the highest return or if a systematic improvement to teacher training would provide higher returns. Additionally, the management of the consultants was conducted largely without the Ministry of Education. This can limit ownership and the potential for increasing Ministry capacity. However, the Ministry would have needed additional human resources to do this effectively.
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