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A project of the Ministry of General Education and Instruction

Building Skills for Human Capacity Development in South Sudan

Strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher training in South Sudan through a comprehensive teacher training package for the country's National Teacher Training Institutions.

About the project Project activities

What the project does

The project's main areas of work, from curriculum design to digital learning.

Why teacher training matters

The lack of qualified teachers is one of the biggest barriers to quality education in South Sudan. More than 30,000 volunteer teachers need training.

60,711
teachers in South Sudan, of whom only about 18% are female
86:1
pupils per qualified teacher in primary schools
46%
of primary teachers are volunteers without training
26%
of schools are non-operational due to a lack of teachers

Source: 2021 Education Census Report, as cited in the project Terms of Reference.

About the project

The Government of South Sudan, through the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with the Ministry of General Education and Instruction and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, is implementing a five-year, World Bank-funded project: Building Skills for Human Capital Development in South Sudan.

BSHCDSS supports Component 1 of the project, Teaching Skills to Strengthen Education Delivery, by developing a comprehensive teacher training package to strengthen pre-service and in-service teacher training at 10 National Teacher Training Institutions (NTTIs).

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News and announcements

  • In-service teacher curriculum development workshop, Nairobi

    Curriculum developers and teacher educators have come together to develop the in-service teacher curriculum for the Building Skills for Human Capital Development project.

    Dates: 29 September to 6 October 2026

    Venue: KUCC, Nairobi, Kenya

    Participants: 29, from nine teacher training colleges (Eregi, Garissa, Kamwenja, Kigari, Kilimambogo, Kitui, Kwale, Machakos and Tream) together with Kenyatta University, Baba Dogo Secondary School, AVERC Ltd and Mentor Publishers.

See the project at work through photographs and videos from training sessions, workshops and events.

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Get in touch

For enquiries about the project, please contact the BSHCDSS team.

Contact us [email protected]