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CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Family name: Van ’t Rood 2. First names: Rogier Anton 3. Date of birth: March 15, 1953 4. Nationality: Netherlands 5. Civil status: Married (two children) 6. Education: Master Degree, and PhD
Institution [ Date from - Date to ]
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Utrecht University: 1992 - 1996
PhD Social Sciences, on the development of a participatory results oriented evaluation & monitoring approach for project management, focus on achieving empowerment; improved and applied since then, with focus on ODA/DAC-criteria: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability / ownership, impact
Free University Amsterdam: 1975 - 1982
Master Degree Human Geography of Developing Countries, Urban Planning in non-western societies, and Cultural Anthropology + first degree teaching qualification; thesis on informal productive activities and informal learning, in Mali (1981 – 1982)
National Centre for School Improvement (APS), Utrecht: 1996 - 1997
Leadership in education and implementation of constructivist approaches / learner centred / participatory approaches (competence based learning, cooperative learning)
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Dutch 1 1 1
English 1 1 1
French 1 1 1
German 1 2 3
8. Membership of professional bodies:
Nedworc (Leusden, the Netherlands) 9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.):
Computer skills, including SPSS
Driver’s license (car and truck)
Editorial skills (from past editorial positions) 10. Present positions:
Senior consultant on education (since 1993): Vantrood Educational Services (owner), Eijsden-Margraten, the Netherlands (Chamber of Commerce Limburg: no. 14092364);
University Lecturer, Master “Youth Education and Society in an International Context”: Utrecht University (since 2005, part time), the Netherlands (Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences): supervision and assessment of qualitative and quantitative Master surveys, manager / supervision of international research cooperation / student internships abroad, support to Bologna-harmonization process (development of the Master course, accreditation, quality assurance, visitation), Master classes (i.e. on ET2020 and its pedagogical implications); referee: Prof.dr.Mariëtte de Haan / [email protected].
Project leader / manager of Themis / IDEAL (since 2002): a participatory approach for integration of non-western immigrant women within ET2020-context, research and implementation of IDEAL (international research cooperation on improving integration approaches – funded by EU / Grundtvig): referee: Yamina Akachar – Stichting Mooi / The Hague: [email protected] .
11. Years within the firm: 24 years (since 1993) 12. Key qualifications: Education specialist: higher education (universities, polytechnics, Community Education Training Colleges – CET, and teacher training), basic education / (pre) primary education / early childhood care, special needs education, secondary education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and labour market related issues, (non-formal) adult education and integration, community based participation / participatory approaches / parental involvement and PTA’s, informal sector productive activities, infrastructural rehabilitation of school buildings / maintenance plans, humanitarian assistance. Extensive international experience within EDF, ECHO, EFA, MDG and SDG context, ET2020, Paris Declaration, Bologna process (incl. accreditation, quality assurance, visitation), Lisbon declaration, Paris declaration on aid effectiveness, with governments / public sector, private sector and civil society, on Project Cycle Management (PCM), Log Frame Analysis / results oriented M&E, capacity building, Grant Schemes, EC aid delivery methods, policy formulation and revision, technical support and capacity building, Value Chains incl. Education Value Chain. Extensive international experience in educational evaluations / reviews (ODA/DAC criteria; also in complex multi-sector and multi-country assignments), education sector reform / policy strategies, systemic approaches to change processes for institutional / organisational reform and capacity building, basket funding, SWAP’s, Fast Track Initiative, Small Business Act for Europe, Theory of Change, decentralisation, accountability, good governance, civil society (NSA’s: NGO’s, CBO’s, FBO’s, private / business sector) and social accountability, also in feasibility / base line / mapping surveys, capacity building and capacity assessments, labour market surveys, and in management of educational projects Project management: several projects in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, on adult civic education / integrating uneducated non-western immigrants (Themis / IDEAL), participating in EU-funded IDEAL-project (Grundtvig); team leader of various international assignments EMIS, bi-lingual learning, focus on community participation and empowerment / ownership / self- organisation capacity, learner centred constructivist approaches, gender equity / gender awareness (also on GBV) + trainings, contextualisation of curricula, test and exam development, assessment procedures, advocacy & linkages, small island states, remote areas, (post) war areas, preventive health care / water & sanitation / urban agriculture, HIV-Aids awareness, mother and child care, functional literacy, environmental issues in agriculture, civic education, peace education, education in humanitarian interventions.
Team and project leader positions, in Asia (West, South, Central and South-east), Africa (West, East, Central and Southern), the Caribbean, Oceania / South Pacific, Countries in Transition in Eastern Europe and in the Netherlands; for European Union, Oxfam, Woord & Daad, UNICEF, UNESCO, Sanpad/NWO-WOTROO, ICCO, Cordaid, CRS, DfID, World Bank, USAID, BTC, Netherlands Government / DGIS, SIDA, Nuffic-Neso, Save the Children, DVV International, Themis, etc. Well-developed communication and facilitation skills (participatory approach, including focus group discussions), analytical skills, synthesising and research capacity (qualitative and quantitative), qualitative research methods (for instance Likert scale, etc.) Extensive international experience in working with governments, educational institutes, and with civil society organisations, incl. parental support, and with the private sector / support to public-private partnerships (PPP’s) Highly experienced in development and implementation of results and development oriented M&E frameworks (monitoring and evaluation) / result oriented logframes for management and social accountability in educational projects and programmes, including OECD/DAC-criteria; participatory trainings/workshops for NGO-staff on results oriented M&E logframes. Extensive experience in design / development and facilitation of educational training / workshop materials (constructivist competence based trainings - CBT, learner centred, participatory), for staff capacity building, for empowering disadvantaged people, and on trauma (see “Prepare” at: www.vantrood.nl). Extensive experience in developing participatory modules on awareness-raising for empowerment and integration; development, management and implementation of “Themis / IDEAL”, a validated participatory programme for integration of non-western immigrants (see: www.ideal-participation.eu) Extensive experience in PR and editorial activities, and journalism: co-editor of magazines on development cooperation (NIO-Kroniek: 1982 – 1989 and Overzicht: 1987 – 1992), internationalisation officer and research fellow at Nuffic-Neso, The Hague (1988 – 1992) Educational research: Education Value Chain, Satellite School concept (for remote areas), Youth Chain concept , peer reviews of research proposals; support to international student Master surveys, assessment of Master thesis’s, quality control. First degree teaching qualification and extensive participatory teaching / facilitation experience (youth and adults), training of trainers, training of staff (teachers, managers, governors), development and implementation of training / workshop materials. 13. Specific regional experience:
Afghanistan (2010)
Albania (2000)
Armenia (2000, 3 x 2010, 3 x 2011)
Belarus (2014)
Belgium (EC: 2009, 2010)
Benin (2008)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (2000, 2012)
Bulgaria (8 x 2000 – 2004, 2 x 2008)
Burkina Faso (1994, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2014)
Burundi (2011, 2013)
Cambodia (2015)
Cameroon (2008)
Congo-DRC (2004)
Croatia (2000, 3 x 2012)
Czech Republic (1999)
Denmark (2 x 2009, 3 x 2010, 2 x 2011, 2012,
2013)
Dubai (2011)
Dutch Caribbean plus Curaçao and Sint Maarten (2 x 2006, 2009)
Ethiopia (2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2013)
Georgia (2016)
Ghana (2001, 2007)
Guyana (2009)
Hungary (2011)
India (2005): Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Indonesia (1986, 1991, 2017)
Ivory Coast (1994 and 1998)
Kenya (1993, 1994, 1996, 2004)
Lesotho (2 x 2007)
Macedonia – FYROM (2000, 2004, 2 x 2010, 2015-2016)
Madagascar (2015)
Mali (1981-1982, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006)
Mauritius (2015)
Montenegro (2012)
Namibia (2008)
Nepal (2014)
The Netherlands (1976 - 2013)
New Caledonia (2014)
Niger (2008)
Papua New Guinea (2006)
Philippines (2015)
Poland (1999)
Rwanda (2004)
Senegal (1989, 1992)
Serbia (incl. Kosovo, 2000, 2012)
Somalia/Somaliland (2002, 2003, 2004, 2007)
South Africa (2009, 2011, 2 x 2012, 2013, 2015-2016, 2017, 2018)
Swaziland (2008, 2013)
Sweden (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Uganda (2 x 1993-1994, 1996, 1997, 4 x 1999 – 2003, 2007, 2 x 2012, 2015)
United Kingdom (2009)
Uzbekistan (2016)
Vanuatu (2009)
14. Professional experience:
Date from - Date to
Location Company Position Description
Feb – May 2018
South Africa EC / AECOM Team leader, design of training modules, workshop facilitator
Development and design of training modules and facilitating capacity building workshops for Community Education and Training (CET) College Management, Governing Councils, and Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in various South African provinces. Based on constructivist competence based training and learning approaches - CBT (“21
st century
skills” / “entrepreneurial skills”): strategic development, student centred competence based teaching and learning, governance and leadership, ethics, conflict management, stakeholder management, monitoring & evaluation, project management.
Oct 2017 – Jan 2018
Indonesia EC / British Council / Lattanzio Dr. Channa Gunawardena (BC) [email protected]
Team leader, evaluator Bologna process and harmonization (incl. Yerevan 2015): Mid-Term review of European Union Support to Higher Education in ASEAN region (EU SHARE), credit transfer systems, quality assurance and qualification frameworks, employability of graduates, e-learning and distance education. Special emphasis on social inclusion and on constructivist learning and teaching approaches (student centred “21st century skills”, or Competence Based Learning)
April – August 2017
South Africa EC / HCL [email protected]
Education specialist Theory of Change based contributions to the design of an EU funded Programme on education and employability; systemic approach to capacity development, focus on Early Childhood Development (ECD), primary education and TVET.
March – December 2017
Netherlands Stichting Xtra / Vantrood Educational Services
Supervisor Within ET2020-context: implementation participatory nonformal adult civic education / integration approach for empowering disadvantaged non-Western minorities (IDEAL-approach, see www.ideal-participation.eu, developed by Vantrood Educational Services); systemic approach to capacity development with focus on enhancing participation in society
Oct 2016 – March 2017
Georgia EC / Kantor [email protected]
Education specialist Advice on the establishment of a European School in Tbilisi: focus on educational, linguistic (L1-L2 issues) and pedagogical aspects.
Sep – Dec 2016
Uzbekistan EC / Proman [email protected]
Team leader, special needs education specialist / evaluator
Final evaluation on expected impact of project on Inclusive Education for Children with Special Needs in Uzbekistan: policy framework, capacity development, public awareness. Higher education (teacher training), primary and secondary education.
Nov 2015 – May 2016
South Africa EC / EPRD Genevieve Dehoux [email protected]
Evaluator Final evaluation of the Youth Empowerment through Culture and Sport Programme (YEP), for inclusion of disadvantaged youth in townships in several South-African provinces / cities: seven projects on sports, theatre, music, arts & crafts, technical and life skills, and civic education; including restitution workshop for stakeholders and government officials.
October 2015 – April 2016
FYROM (Macedonia)
EC / Proman [email protected]
Team leader, education specialist / evaluator
Systemic approach to education sector reform, based on evaluation of inclusion programmes (ethnicity, special needs, civic education) and constructivist teaching and learning / CBT, in the area of Equal Access to Quality Education (higher education, secondary education), with recommendations for future assistance and development
May, July – November 2015
Cambodia, Uganda, Madagascar, UNESCO HQ
UNESCO / ICON Larissa Wagner [email protected]
Evaluator Evaluation of UNESCO’s Capacity Development for Education for All (CapEFA) Programme, focus on LDC’s in Africa and Asia: higher education / teacher training, non-formal adult education and TVET. Way forward to post 2015 agenda.
April 2015 Philippines Cordaid / Respect Femke van der Ster [email protected]
Trainer of trainers (TOT) Trainer of trainers on dealing with traumatised pupils in class, aftermath of political violence on Mindanao; see “Prepare” on http://www.vantrood.nl/
Jan – Feb + June - July 2015
Mauritius EC / Proman Lalita Nosib [email protected]
Team leader / manager; education specialist
Bologna process and harmonization: systemic approach to education sector reform and to capacity development, Theory of Change based development of actions for the Tertiary Education Strategic Plan on higher education: on equity and equality, quality assurance and accreditation, qualification framework, internationalisation, enhancing research & innovation, strengthening governance & financial sustainability; includes the development of a budgeted Action Plan and a Results Oriented Logical Framework, HR Development Plan and review of the Regulatory Framework
Sep – Nov 2014
Burkina Faso SKN Bernard Zongo [email protected]
Evaluator Evaluation of a nonformal TVET programme for disadvantaged girls, in Ouagadougou and Koudougou. Emphasis on technical skills for car and motorcycle maintenance, electronics, etc.
May – June 2014
Belarus EC / EPRD Konrad Materek [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Evaluation of social inclusion in the Republic of Belarus and Theory of Change based identification of potential areas of cooperation and assistance of the European Union to Belarus in this sector (Lot 1); includes workshops; focus on gender, elderly, disabled, LGBT, on gender based violence and on gender equality, public awareness.
April 2014
Nepal EC / HTSPE Francesca Giordano [email protected]
Team leader Theory of Change based identification of EU support to the TVET-sector in Nepal (survey), special focus on inclusion of disadvantaged youth and on remote areas; systemic approach to capacity development, and emphasis on introducing constructivist teaching and learning / CBT.
Jan – March 2014
New Caledonia
EC / ACE – CUOA Andrea Verdasco [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Final impact valuation of TVET programme - EDF 10: agriculture, mining, fisheries, automotive, industry, buildings and public works. Education policy reform and revision on higher education and TVET, incl. inclusion of vulnerable youth and capacity building
Nov – Dec 2013
Netherlands, USA
Harvard University Prof.dr. Michael Vanrooyen [email protected]
Researcher / advisor Contributions to developing effective and coherent strategies on humanitarian assistance, including the role of education and of programmes for trauma counselling - Humanitarian Academy at Harvard
May – June 2013
Burundi Belgian Dev. Coop - BTC / KIT: Remco Mur [email protected]
Evaluator Evaluation / capitalisation of official Belgian support to the Burundi government, focus on TVET and environmental friendly building techniques.
Feb – March 2013
South Africa DGIS / NL embassy: Erik Litver [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator End of project evaluation of the multi-stakeholder SEEDS education project in the Western Cape. With particular emphasis on mathematics and science education, incl. development of a multi-grade rural education centre, the development of schools as hubs of lifelong learning and HIV/AIDS peer education for youth, gender awareness, Hiv/Aids education. In line with Governmental Provincial and National Education Strategies.
Jan - Feb 2013
Swaziland EC / MoES : Mboni Dlamini [email protected]
M&E expert Technical support to systemic approach for capacity building on education sector reform to NAO/RAO – Swaziland government (EDF): contribution to the Development of the National Education and Training Improvement Programme (NETIP), the Swaziland Government National Education Plan, with focus on enhancing constructivist teaching and learning / CBT: development of a results oriented framework for monitoring and evaluating the NETIP. Set up of national M&E structure in the education sector, and contributions to the ECCD, primary, secondary, TVET and higher education sector, and analysis of the ECCD, primary, secondary + cross cutting issues: gender, special needs, HIV/Aids, EMIS
Nov 2012 – Jan 2013
Uganda / Ethiopia
SIDA /Hifab: Cristina Qvarfordt [email protected]
Researcher Study on Education and Prevention of Gender Based Violence: desk study + field visits in Uganda and Ethiopia. Gender Based Violence (GBV) is one of the four SIDA-key areas and is a SIDA-priority within the context of MDG 2 and 3. This study aims to provide SIDA with a comprehensive overview and analysis (in cooperation with Dr. Lara Fergus).
Sep – Dec 2012
Uganda, Sweden
SIDA / SIPU: Viktoria Hildenwall Viktoria.Hildenwall@sipuinternational
Team member Organisational Assessments of Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in the view of possible qualification for Sida’s Framework of strategic partner organisations. Includes capacity for humanitarian assistance.
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May 2012 South Africa SANPAD – NWO: Henk Molenaar [email protected]
Facilitator Contributions to the SANPAD conference in Durban on international research cooperation + facilitation of a SANPAD workshop in Johannesburg on empowerment and disadvantaged communities, in cooperation with the Dutch embassy
March – May 2012
Croatia, Bosnia-Herz., Montenegro, Serbia
SEECEL – EC: Regis Fonlladosa [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Multi-country evaluation on the development of Entrepreneurial Learning / constructivist teaching and learning / CBT – SEECEL/ Small Business Act for Europe: systemic approach to education sector reform and to capacity development, in eight south east European countries: introducing entrepreneurial learning / TVET in primary, secondary and higher education, gender awareness, in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Turkey
March – July 2012
Croatia, Bosnia-Herz., Montenegro, Serbia
SEECEL – EC: Regis Fonlladosa [email protected]
Advisor Technical support to systemic approach for capacity building on education sector reform and capacity building to NAO/RAO (EDF): Feasibility study on the development of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning and Strengthening Competitiveness Economy – SEECEL, for Entrepreneurial / Small Business Act for Europe: labour market survey incl. gender awareness, education policy reform in eight south east European countries: introducing entrepreneurial learning / constructivist teaching and learning / CBT in primary, secondary and higher education and in TVET, in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo and Turkey
January 2012 Netherlands ACTD: Sidiq Asad [email protected] + Cordaid
Coordinator / manager Partner workshop on the establishment of a higher education TVET college in Kabul, Afghanistan, focus on education, (reproductive) health, good governance and administration, (agro) business. Includes the formation of an international consortium; gender awareness and M&E logframe development (ACTD with the Universities of Maastricht and Utrecht, ISS, APS, CITO)
October 2011 – March 2012
South Africa, Netherlands
Sanpad – NWO: Henk Molenaar [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Midterm multi-sector review Sanpad (South Africa – Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development), on policy related multidisciplinary international research cooperation and research capacity building in higher education (universities and polytechnics) within context of Bologna process (incl. accreditation, quality assurance), between South African and Dutch universities: social and natural sciences. In cooperation with the Dutch embassy and in line with South African governmental objectives.
Oct 2011 – Oct 2013
Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden
Themis – IDEAL / Grundtvig – EU: Dik Hooimeijer [email protected]
Manager and researcher / curriculum designer / trainer of trainers
International research cooperation, incl. results based M&E logframe, for systemic approach to the development and implementation (test setting) of an improved and participatory adult civic education / integration approach for empowering disadvantaged non-Western minorities (women) in EC countries, focus on capacity building for empowerment / participation in society / language competences / participatory competence based training and learning: Integrating Disadvantaged Ethnicities through Adult Learning (IDEAL) – in cooperation with Dutch, Danish and Swedish institutes; see www.ideal-participation.eu
May 2011 –January 2012
Afghanistan, Dubai, Netherlands
ACTD: Sidiq Asad [email protected]
Coordinator / advisor Support to coordination of the establishment of a higher education TVET college in Kabul, Afghanistan, focus on education, (reproductive) health, good governance and administration, (agro) business. Includes the formation of an international consortium and logframe development
May 2011 Hungary Dorcas Intern.: Mariëlle Bijvoet [email protected]
Trainer / workshop designer / facilitator
Participatory workshop on gender awareness in developmental projects, for international Dorcas staff. Including gender sensitive logframe: formulation of training programme and training of trainers
January – February 2011
Burundi DfID and SIDA / Cambridge Educ.: Helena Westgate [email protected]
M&E consultant / workshop designer / trainer of trainers / facilitator (single consultant)
Technical support and capacity building to the MoE: support to the development of a results based M&E system, for strengthening primary school governance in Burundi, includes social accountability by involving stakeholders (parents, teachers); Participatory workshop for school inspectors on good governance in schools: formulation of training programmes and training of trainers. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education.
Oct – Dec 2010
Ethiopia DVV International: Gerhard Quincke [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Midterm evaluation of the Integrated Women’s Empowerment Programme (IWEP); adult education / literacy by participatory competence based training and learning, agriculture, livelihoods, life skills, entrepreneurship skills trainings, agro business, poverty reduction, urban and rural / remote settings (financed by Royal Neth. Embassy, cooperation with Ethiopian government)
June – July + October 2010
Afghanistan, Netherlands
Save the Children: Bert van Ruitenbeek [email protected]
Supervisor / trainer - facilitator
Support to educational evaluation on nonformal primary education: Accelerated Learning Centres – ALC’s in Uruzgan province (QPEP project); remote and unstable conditions: supervision, support and training of an Afghan evaluator, in Kabul and by distance support; special focus on quality and safety issues and on the position of girls. Project financed by the Netherlands Embassy. Project implementers: Save the Children UK and NL, and an Afghan NGO.
Facilitation of international evaluative peer to peer workshop on education in fragile states (The Hague)
Feb – March 2010
Brussels + home based
EC / HTSPE: Adam Pierzchala [email protected]
Researcher Technical support and capacity building (EDF): Study on "Youth and Social Inclusion in EC External Cooperation”, EC EDF 10 context. Includes investigation of good practices in Youth Chain activities for education policy reform: non-formal and formal education, business skills, attitudes and behaviour, TVET / VSD, etc.
Jan 2010 – Oct 2011 (01, 03, 09 / 2010 + 03, 06, 09 / 2011)
Armenia EC / PMO – SAFEGE: Ms Irem Metin [email protected]
Team leader Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO - Armenian government: (Multiple visits) provision of institutional building support within EC ENP context, to the Ministry of Education and Science in continuing the process of modernisation / rehabilitation of 12 VET colleges in order for them to become multifunctional regional VET centres in Armenia. Includes school infrastructure services: safety measures (emergencies, earth quake proof, social safety and gender), sanitation / hygiene, water sewage and heating systems, class rooms, etc., and provision of equipment on education, health, civil engineering, agro business, etc. + maintenance plans
Dec 2009 –April 2010
FYROM - Macedonia, Sweden
SIDA / InDevelop: Mentor Kadriu [email protected]
Evaluator / designer of workshop / facilitator
Planning and implementation of a participatory learning process for five NGO’s on the achievements of projects on interethnic education, civic education and youth work in Macedonia (peace education), special attention to institutionalisation, sustainability, ownership and replication; 12-20 year old youth, secondary education and VET, Youth Chain; formulation and implementation of training programme and training of trainers
Oct – Nov 2009
South Africa, United Kingdom
EC / ICON: Martyna Misko [email protected]
Evaluator Business Education Bologna process and harmonization (EDF): final Evaluation of the multi-stakeholder Technical and Business Education Initiative in higher education (universities and polytechnics - EDF 9: prevention programmes for disadvantaged youth, entrepreneurial / vocational skills / competence based training and learning / agro-food, in townships, social inclusion, HIV/Aids, gender awareness, employment / apprenticeships, Youth Chain; South African and UK universities.
August – Sep 2009
Guyana and Netherlands Antilles
EC / EPRD: Karol Rudny [email protected]
Evaluator (single consultant) Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO (EDF): Final evaluation support to the multi-stakeholder Netherlands Antilles Youth Development Programme for education policy reform (SNAYDP), EDF 9: Youth Chain prevention programme on integration /social inclusion of deprived youth into the social-economic fabric of the Netherlands Antilles; includes vocational education / employment / apprenticeship projects; state agencies, NGO’s, business sector; agro food, good practices
June – July 2009
Brussels and home based
EC / AESA: Valeria RAMICONI [email protected]
Team leader / coordinator Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO (EDF): Evaluation of demand driven TVET requests for youth participation and prevention projects on social inclusion, employment / apprenticeships of youth (state agencies and NGO’s), including vocational education (VSD), EC EDF 10 context
May – June 2009
Vanuatu EC / EPRD: Karol Rudny [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO – Vanuatu government (EDF): Ex post evaluation of education and training programme for education policy reform, EC EDF 9: access to post primary education and vocational education / social inclusion of youth, decentralisation, EMIS appraisal, teacher training / higher education, contextualised curriculums, inspectorate. Includes school infrastructure services: safety measures (emergencies, earth quake, hurricane, tsunami proof constructions, social safety and gender), sanitation / hygiene, water sewage systems, class rooms, etc., equipments + maintenance plans
Nov 2008 – Feb 2009
Netherlands Local government Amsterdam: Klaas Mulder [email protected]
Advisor / curriculum designer / trainer of trainers
Non-formal adult education: systemic approach for capacity building on support to participation of tenants in urban renewal, for participation and social inclusion; participatory Themis approach: formulation and implementation of training programmes and training of trainers, participatory competence based training and learning.
Nov – Dec 2008
Swaziland EC / HTSPE: Adam Pierzchala [email protected]
Evaluator Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO – Swaziland government (EDF): Midterm evaluation Support to Education and Training project for education policy reform, EDF 9 context; constructivist learner centred approaches in basic education: early childhood, primary school quality, special needs education, gender awareness, HIV/Aids, TVET / vocational education (VSD), higher education, EMIS, bi-lingual education, education management, including NSA’s (NGO’s, FBO’s, CBO’s)
Sep – Oct 2008
Ethiopia Cordaid: Rosa Vargas [email protected]
Researcher / coordinator Feasibility study for donor support to TVET (formal and informal, entrepreneurial skills / vocational education, apprenticeships, in civil engineering, agro food / urban agriculture, etc.), work and income opportunities for social inclusion and participation of underprivileged urban youth in Addis Ababa, also linking state, civil society (NSA’s: NGO’s, FBO’s, CBO’s, private sector), credit facilities and business sector
Sep 2008 – Feb 2009
Netherlands Woord en Daad: Maryse Tanis [email protected]
Researcher Analysis of the Woord en Daad education sector support to NSA’s (NGO’s, FBO’s, CBO’s) in the primary education sector in developing countries
May – July 2008
Namibia EC / HTSPE: Adam Pierzchala [email protected]
Team leader / evaluator Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO – Namibian government (EDF): Strengthening of service delivery through enhanced social accountability and school governance EC EDF 10: mapping exercise of NSA’s for donor support on how to strengthen and accompany institutions (state and NSA’s: NGO’s, CBO’s, CSO’s, FBO’s) in promoting participation and social inclusion of learners (also: special needs, gender awareness) and community members in planning and monitoring of activities in basic education, focus on community participation, mobilisation and empowerment, and on EMIS
June – July 2008
Cameroon, Niger, Benin
SNV / Berenschot: Fons de Zeeuw [email protected]
Co-team leader / workshop designer / facilitator
Country analysis / mapping exercise / base line survey for planning SNV sector choices / regional strategy in BASE (Basic Services: primary / basic education, primary health care, drinking water & sanitation) and PIE (Production, Income and Employment, incl. VSD: livestock, cotton, timber, oil seeds, fruits & vegetables (agro food), etc.): value chains; formulation and implementation of training programmes and training of trainers
Jan – April 2008
Bulgaria World Bank / Ministry of Education / Span Consultants / University of Sofia: Regina Engels [email protected]
Team leader Teacher qualification and career development project – for governmental education policy reform in compliance with EU regulations, the Bologna process and harmonization (incl. accreditation, quality assurance): feasibility study, policy analysis and development of a national implementation strategy for educational reform and decentralisation, including a qualification framework – Bulgarian government; appraisal of the existing monitoring system, and advice on higher education teacher training improvements, focus on acquiring ownership, gender equity, assessment of capacity building and training needs, accountability and stakeholders participation; advice on participatory mechanisms for social accountability towards stakeholders
Oct -Nov. 2007
Burkina Faso Woord & Daad / Credo
Team leader / evaluator Evaluation of a grass root basic education programme by an NGO, within EFA and MDG context: formal and non-formal + TVET / vocational education (VSD), constructivist learner centred approaches and life skills, community participation / social inclusion, gender awareness and health / special needs, incl. HIV/Aids; advice on donor coordination / linkages, capacity building, ownership and development of participatory social accountability mechanisms
August – Sept 2007
Lesotho Ministry of Education Lesotho
Evaluator Feasibility study / national education sector analysis for governmental education policy reform (pre-primary to higher education, incl. TVET and HIV/Aids) + development of scenarios for the future for good governance on education and development of life skills for employment and social inclusion in a bi-lingual setting, within EFA - MDG and decentralisation context: appraisal of national reform policies, assessment of staff capacity building and of local capacity, EMIS, gender equity, special needs, advice on good governance and social accountability, incl. stakeholders participation and accountability
May – July 2007
Netherlands / Uganda
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Researcher Analysis of education sector policies in Dutch development cooperation (DGIS) within EFA - MDG and decentralisation context, focus on good governance in basket funding and donor coordination (bilateral, multilateral, Fast Track Initiative, Paris Declaration, educational
SWAP developments, social accountability mechanisms) and gender equity, staff capacity; in eight African countries, field study in Uganda in cooperation with Ugandan government
June 2007 – June 2008
Netherlands Municipality of Maastricht
Project leader - manager / curriculum designer / trainer of trainers
Development and implementation of “Themis – an alternative and participatory approach to integration”, civic education / integration adult education project for non-western female immigrants, aiming at empowerment and participation / social inclusion in society and employment, including child care: participatory competence based training and learning, capacity building / training of trainers, design of training and test materials, and of monitoring and social accountability mechanisms
Feb - March 2007
Ghana Oxfam Novib Evaluator / team leader Evaluation of a grass root primary / basic education project for remote Muslim communities (NGO), incl. community participation / social inclusion, PLHA-HIV/Aids and gender awareness, special needs, within EFA and MDG context, staff capacity, social accountability towards stakeholders
Feb 2007
Somaliland (Somalia)
Oxfam Novib / Echo
M&E workshop designer / facilitator
Workshop on M & E in primary / basic education for remote grass root Muslim communities, for NGO staff, within EFA and MDG context: development of staff capacity and of social accountability mechanisms, includes life skills, social inclusion, gender awareness
Dec 2006 – Jan 2007
Netherlands Netherlands Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations
Advisor Feasibility study on a new SWAP-policy for national education sector improvements in the Netherlands Antilles (child care, primary/ basic education, TVET and secondary education, higher education): scenarios for the future, results based M&E logframe, staff capacity building and accountability mechanisms, constructivist learner centred approaches, promotion of gender equity, employment , and social inclusion of youth
Oct – Dec 2006
Papua New Guinea
EC / HTSPE Ltd Evaluator Technical support and capacity building to NAO/RAO – PNG government (EDF): End of term review of European Commission funded education SWAP-programme under EC EDF 8, including expanding access to secondary and tertiary levels (secondary education, TVET / vocational education / VSD, higher education)
May – Sep 2006
Mali ICCO Alliance
Researcher / team leader Mali education sector analysis / feasibility study for donor support to NGO’s (primary / basic education, secondary and non-formal adult education, TVET, higher education), within the context of EFA/MDG’s and the existing PRSP and SWAP’s, focus on community participation, social inclusion, HIV/Aids, gender awareness, special needs, curriculum contextualisation and constructivist learner centred approaches, capacity assessment of NGO’s and training needs identification, within EFA - MDG and decentralisation context
Feb – May 2006
Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations
Evaluator Mid-term evaluation of a SWAP programme on governmental education for education policy reform: improvements in primary / basic and secondary education, TVET / VSD (civil engineering, agro food, etc.), and higher education, focus on curriculum contextualisation and constructivist learner centred approaches, bi-lingual learning, advice on national reform policies and good governance, on developing life skills, on employment , participation and prevention, and on social inclusion of youth, on staff capacity building, gender equity
Oct – Nov 2005
India Oxfam Novib Workshop designer / trainer - facilitator for NGO staff
Participatory organisational assessment of NGO projects in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan; focus on remote areas and on constructivist learner centred approaches (primary and non-formal adult education), assessment of staff capacity, including life skills and employment, on community participation / social inclusion / mechanisms for social
accountability, gender awareness: formulation and implementation of training programme
May 2005 France UNESCO HQ M&E workshop designer / facilitator
Design and training of UNESCO HQ staff on developing a Monitoring & Evaluation system for education, including EFA and MDG goals, in context with SWAP developments and donor coordination, and gender awareness, focus on management and social accountability
2004 - 2005 Congo DRC, Rwanda
Oxfam Novib Team leader / researcher / advisor / facilitator
Feasibility study / base line survey post war educational rehabilitation / introduction of experiment with Satellite Schools in primary education by NGO’s in South Kivu, at grass root levels in remote areas, focus on constructivist learner centred approaches, gender equity, special needs, capacity building needs
May – June 2004
FYROM - Macedonia
CRS / APS Team leader / evaluator Evaluation of a civic and peace education programme in primary and secondary education (NGO), focus on social accountability mechanisms
March –Sep 2004
Netherlands / France
UNESCO HQ / APS Team leader / evaluation co-ordinator and manager
Multi-country impact evaluation of the UNESCO HQ extra budgetary programme on education (EFA and MDG goals on primary / basic education, TVET, gender equity, HIV/Aids, adult education, higher education), special focus on PRSP and SWAP support to governments: sample of eight projects (state and NSA’s) in seven LDC countries: Jordan, Cambodia, Laos, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Tanzania
Dec 2003 Uganda APS and Nuffic HOB-Programme
Evaluator Evaluation of a Nuffic / HOB project on teacher training (higher education) in primary / basic education and curriculum development, focus on curriculum contextualisation and learner centred approaches, gender equity, special needs, assessment of staff capacity; in context with existing SWAP, in cooperation with Dutch embassy
Sep 2003 Ethiopia Edburgh Consultants
Evaluator / team leader / workshop designer / facilitator
Impact evaluation of Dutch education donor support at remote grass root levels (Plan NL and Oxfam Novib NL) to primary and non formal adult education, incl. community participation / social accountability, HIV/Aids and gender awareness, and preventive health care / mother and child care, life skills; within EFA – MDG context
Aug 2003 Somaliland Oxfam Novib / Echo
M&E workshop designer / facilitator
Development of a coherent Monitoring and Evaluation system for five Somali NGO’s on post-war basic education rehabilitation, promoting a girls’ access to primary school programme for remote grass root Muslim communities; staff capacity building in remote areas
June 2003 Uganda Oxfam Novib Advisor / Workshop designer / training of trainers
Exposure visit / capacity building of five Somali NGO’s to Ugandan primary education system, incl. teacher training + trainings on community participation, gender awareness, preventive health care / sanitation, mother and child care, constructivist participatory approaches in teaching and learning, social accountability
April – May 2003
Netherlands Institute for Social Studies, The Hague
Advisor / workshop designer / training of trainers
Introduction of competence based learning in higher education: capacity building, training of trainers
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004
Bulgaria CRS / APS Advisor / M&E workshop designer / facilitator
Trainings on developing a monitoring and self evaluation system for a participatory civic education programme in primary / basic education, including advocacy and linkages, and social accountability mechanisms (state and non state actors)
Feb 2003 Somalia (Puntland)
Oxfam Novib / Echo
Evaluator (single consultant) Primary school / basic education and adult education project for grass root Muslim communities (NGO’s), incl. community participation, TVET, life skills and health care / sanitation / special needs – special attention to access of girls in remote areas and social accountability
Dec 2002 Somalia Oxfam Novib / Team leader / evaluator Midterm review girls’ access to school project in urban and in remote areas (primary / basic
(Puntland) and Somaliland
Echo education for Muslim communities, by NGO’s), capacity appraisal, focus on social accountability mechanisms
Jul 2002 – Jan 2004
Bulgaria GOPA / World Bank / APS
Team leader / advisor / M&E workshop designer / facilitator
Trainings on developing a national monitoring and evaluation system for the Bulgarian government, for educational improvements in formal primary and secondary education, focus on learner centred approaches; capacity building and policy advice in context with decentralisation
May 2002 Ethiopia Oxfam Novib Evaluator Support to curriculum improvement grass root primary / basic and vocational boarding school NGO-project in a remote area (pastoralists), including TVET, participatory competence based training and learning and life skills, health care / sanitation (also HIV/Aids) and gender awareness, social accountability mechanisms
July 2001 Mali Oxfam Novib Evaluator Evaluation experimental NGO-grass root primary school and adult education project: community participation / social accountability, TVET, life skills and health education / HIV/Aids, special needs, access of girls, child centred approaches, up scaling to national level, capacity appraisal
2002 - 2006 Netherlands Municipality of Leiden
Project leader – manager / trainer of trainers / design of curriculum / monitoring
Introduction and development of participatory techniques in non-formal adult civic education for immigrants (focus on women), includes child care (Themis programme): participatory competence based training and learning, curriculum and test development, capacity development / training of trainers
April – May 2001
Burkina Faso Oxfam Novib Evaluator Evaluation NGO grass root education programme (primary, and adult education, TVET), incl. community participation, preventive health care / sanitation / HIV-Aids awareness, special needs, gender awareness, environmental issues, vocational education, life skills, social accountability; in remote areas, up scaling to national level, capacity assessment
Feb 2001 Ghana Oxfam Novib Team leader / evaluator Evaluation of a grass root access to school NGO-programme for girls (primary / basic and secondary education) in remote areas, incl. HIV/Aids, appraisal staff capacity, social accountability mechanisms, in context with EFA and MDG goals
Jan – Dec 2001
Netherlands APS Curriculum designer / trainer of trainers / team leader
Pilot of the Programme for Education on Peace and Reconciliation (Prepare), a participatory training module for teachers on dealing with trauma; development of module and training materials
May – Dec 2000
FYROM-Mac., Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia Montenegro, Kosovo, Armenia, Albania, Bosnia-H.
CRS M&E workshop designer / trainer of trainers - facilitator
Participatory training of staff on developing a coherent monitoring and self-evaluation system for eight country teams of the CRS-Parent School Partnership Programme for Peace on the Balkans (NGO’s), for management and social accountability in basic education: including educational improvements, capacity building, gender awareness, advocacy and linkages, in context with decentralisation policies and EFA / MDG goals
May 2000 FYROM-Macedonia
Swiss Aid / Search For Common
Team leader / evaluator Evaluation of a multi-ethnic and bi-lingual kindergarten programme (pre-primary, child care), up scaling policies, social accountability mechanisms (NGO)
Ground
Nov – Dec 1999
Poland Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MATRA-programme
Evaluator Evaluation of Video Home Training Programme (in welfare, health care, mother and child care, and education), up scaling, accountability (NGO)
Oct 1999 Czech Republic
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MATRA-programme
Evaluator Evaluation of Video Home Training Programme (in welfare, health care, mother and child care, and education), up scaling, accountability (NGO)
1999 - 2003 Uganda APS / KYU Teacher trainer, M&E workshop designer
Various training consultancies on school improvement (Nuffic HOB-Programme on higher education), including learner centred approaches in primary / basic education in EFA context, promotion of gender equity: workshop M&E design / training of trainers (teachers)
1993 - 1994 Uganda Cordaid Team leader – manager / researcher / M&E workshop design / trainer
Mapping exercise on the post-war rehabilitation of primary education in north Uganda, including community participation, adult education, reconstruction, school improvements and learner centred approaches, participatory social accountability mechanisms, gender awareness, special needs, in remote areas, development and training results oriented M&E system (NSA’s: NGO’s, FBO’s, CBO’s)
1988 - 1993 Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Indonesia, Netherlands
Cordaid, CESO, ISS, APS, and others
Team leader / trainer / advisor / editor
Various evaluations, feasibility study (Uganda), etc. on educational projects, incl. functional literacy and adult education, primary / basic education, TVET (civil engineering, agro food, etc.), higher education, community participation and social accountability, preventive health care and sanitation, HIV-Aids awareness, reproductive health care-mother and child care, gender awareness, life skills, environmental issues, etc. / co-organiser conference on TVET (Dakar), and on participatory approaches, support to accreditation (ISS)
1988 - 1992 Netherlands Nuffic-Neso Co-editor / research fellow / internationalisation officer
Support to internationalisation in higher education Co-editor Overzicht (magazine on internationalisation in higher education),
1976 - 1988 Netherlands Schools in Voorburg, Leiden, Cito in Arnhem
Teacher / teacher trainer / test and exam designer / design of teaching materials
Teacher in secondary schools (geography) and design of teaching materials In-school teacher trainer Development of national exams on geography in secondary education (Cito)
15. Other relevant information (e.g. publications):
o Over 70 articles (essays, interviews, etc.) in Dutch periodicals and national newspapers (NIO-Kroniek, Overzicht, VU-Magazine, Internationale Samenwerking, Wetenschapsbeleid, Uitleg, Didactief & School, Trouw, NRC Handelsblad / NRC.next, Comenius, Docentengids VO-Samson/Tjeenk Willink, etc.), on development, education, empowerment, integration, culture and gender
o Adult education, basic skills, culture, development and education; CESO-paperback, The Hague: 1988
o Populaire cultuur op de planken, theater, communicatie en Derde Wereld (Kees Epskamp and Rogier van 't Rood, eds.); CESO-paperback, The Hague: 1989 o Van leesplank tot lesmodule; CESO-paperback, The Hague: 1990 o Research report women, empowerment and literacy in developing countries; Vrouwenberaad Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, Oegstgeest: 1990 o Literacy in Mali; in: VENA Journal vol. 3, Leiden: 1992 o Functional Literacy in Developing Countries; in: Attaining Functional Literacy, a cross-cultural perspective, from literacy research to action plans; UNESCO, Tilburg
University, Netherlands' National Committee for UNESCO, The Hague: 1993 o The experience of provision of quality improvement (in co-operation with Jan Ooijens); in: Beyond Jomtien, implementing primary education for all; Angela Little,
Wim Hoppers, Roy Gardner (eds.); The Macmillan Press Ltd, London: 1994 o A School Is Not Just A Building ..., Research on the rehabilitation of primary education in Soroti Catholic Diocese, Uganda; research report, 1994 o Een Verrijkend Perspectief? Zelfredzaamheid via basiseducatie als een grondslag voor ontwikkeling (PhD thesis); Edu'Actief, Meppel: 1996 (in Dutch) o Empowerment through Basic Education, a foundation for development; CESO-paperback 26, Nuffic, The Hague: 1997 (English PhD edition, supported by the
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs) o Empowerment and Sustainable Development through Basic Education: good practices from Kenya and Uganda (survey); APS, Utrecht: 1998 o Traumatised children in class, Comenius - SWP, with Mattea Spatharakis: Utrecht, 1998 (in Dutch) o Ivoorkust, Landenreeks (country study); KIT, Novib and NCOS: 1999 (in Dutch) o Taking Care of Living Together; Participatory approaches to Basic Education in the South and in the North, proceedings of the 1998 Sonnet conference (ed.), Sonnet
and SCO-Kohnstamm Instituut: 1999 o Dutch education policies in developing countries; Commonwealth Journal: 1999 o Monitoring participatory programmes in Basic Education - aiming for empowerment, in: Basic education for all: a global concern for quality, Lars-Erik Malmberg,
Sven-Erik Hansén, Kay Heino (eds.), contribution to the 1999 Nasedec conference, Abo Akademi University, Vaasa: 2000 o Effectiveness of Prepare, the Programme for Education on Peace and Reconciliation, APS, Utrecht: progress report 2002, final evaluation 2003 o Retention Reconsidered: causes, consequences and remedies – proceedings of the APS-Sonnet conference of October 3 and 4, 2001, APS, Utrecht: 2003 o Satellite Schools, an efficient and effective low cost alternative for primary schools in remote areas, Utrecht University, Utrecht: 2006 o Advice on teacher training improvements, focus on capacity building and training needs; based on actual practices in EU member states, report for the Bulgarian MoE
– World Bank: 2008 o MDG’s and fragile educational systems, contribution to a CCCD conference (2008) and a Nedworc publication, Utrecht: 2009 o Study for SIDA on Education and Prevention of Gender Based Violence: desk study + field visits in Uganda and Ethiopia; with dr. Lara Fergus: 2013 (Research Gate) o Towards coherent strategies in youth development (introducing the Youth Development Chain). Paper (Utrecht University). o https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311581931_Humanitarian_Interventions_and_the_Role_of_Education o Learning language that matters. A pedagogical method to support migrant mothers without a formal education experience in their social integration in Western
countries (open access). With Christa C. Nieuwboer, PhD: International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 51 (2016) 29 – 40: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147176716300219
o https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308611857_Position_paper_on_social_integration_of_adult_migrant_learners_Redesigning_civic_integration_education I certify that the above details constitute an accurate description of my qualifications and expertise Name: Rogier A. van ’t Rood, PhD Date: January 31, 2018