New curriculum piloted and associated New Grade 1 New Grade 1 New Grade 2 New Grade 3 textbooks distributed to students primary curriculum textbooks are textbooks are textbooks are piloted provided to every provided to every provided to every school in Laos school in Laos school in Laos. New Grade 2 New Grade 3 New Grade 4 primary curriculum primary curriculum primary curriculum piloted piloted piloted 2. Improving Laos’ human resources through scholarships, training and organisational capacity building Number and percentage of women and men 85 percent of 85 percent of 85 percent of 85 percent of assisted to gain recognised post-secondary Australia Awardees Australia Awardees Australia Awardees Australia Awardees qualifications who successfully graduate. due to finish, due to finish, due to finish, due to finish, successfully successfully successfully successfully graduate. graduate. graduate. graduate. 61 out of 72 61 out of 72 60 out of 70 X students (85 students (85 students (85 percent students (85 percent of the percent of the of the cohort) due to percent of the cohort) due to cohort) due to complete their Laos cohort) due to complete their Laos complete their Laos Australia National complete their Laos Australia National Australia National Scholarships Australia National Scholarships Scholarships successfully Scholarships successfully successfully graduate. successfully graduate. graduate. graduate. 3. A stronger trade regime and more competitive private sector Trade diversification and trade An additional 50 Lao PDR conducts a Cumulative number Increased share of competitiveness programs in place supporting business activities high quality Lao of issues and firms with female businesses, including women-owned business. approved by the Business Forum that concerns raised by participation in Business Assistance includes effective small and management or Facility (including at consultation with enterprises ownership. least 30 per cent women-owned captured and from business and youth. actioned through businesses). the Lao Business Forum. Mutual Obligations The Laos Program Aid Investment Plan represents the jointly agreed priorities of the Australian and Lao Governments for Australian aid. These priorities were confirmed at high-level aid consultations in 2015. The Australian and Lao Governments work closely to progress these priorities. In this context the Lao Government has made a series of policy commitments in national planning documents that will support the effectiveness of Australian aid in priority areas. In the education sector, the Lao Government has made a commitment, subject to budget constraints, to increasing the proportion of the budget devoted to education. It has also made a commitment to increase the proportion of the education budget devoted to non-wage recurrent expenditure – such as expenditure
New curriculum piloted and associated textbooks distributed to students New Grade 1 primary curriculum piloted New Grade 1 textbooks are provided to every school in Laos New Grade 2 textbooks are provided to every school in Laos New Grade 3 textbooks are provided to every school in Laos. New Grade 2 primary curriculum piloted New Grade 3 primary curriculum piloted New Grade 4 primary curriculum piloted 2. Improving Laos’ human resources through scholarships, training and organisational capacity building Number and percentage of women and men assisted to gain recognised post-secondary qualifications who successfully graduate. 85 percent of Australia Awardees due to finish, successfully graduate. 85 percent of Australia Awardees due to finish, successfully graduate. 85 percent of Australia Awardees due to finish, successfully graduate. 85 percent of Australia Awardees due to finish, successfully graduate. 61 out of 72 students (85 percent of the cohort) due to complete their Laos Australia National Scholarships successfully graduate. 61 out of 72 students (85 percent of the cohort) due to complete their Laos Australia National Scholarships successfully graduate. 60 out of 70 students (85 percent of the cohort) due to complete their Laos Australia National Scholarships successfully graduate. X students (85 percent of the cohort) due to complete their Laos Australia National Scholarships successfully graduate. 3. A stronger trade regime and more competitive private sector Trade diversification and trade competitiveness programs in place supporting businesses, including women-owned business. An additional 50 business activities approved by the Business Assistance Facility (including at least 30 per cent from businesses). Lao PDR conducts a high quality Lao Business Forum that includes effective consultation with women-owned business and youth. Cumulative number of issues and concerns raised by small and enterprises captured and actioned through the Lao Business Forum. Increased share of firms with female participation in management or ownership. Mutual Obligations The Laos Program Aid Investment Plan represents the jointly agreed priorities of the Australian and Lao Governments for Australian aid. These priorities were confirmed at high-level aid consultations in 2015. The Australian and Lao Governments work closely to progress these priorities. In this context the Lao Government has made a series of policy commitments in national planning documents that will support the effectiveness of Australian aid in priority areas. In the education sector, the Lao Government has made a commitment, subject to budget constraints, to increasing the proportion of the budget devoted to education. It has also made a commitment to increase the proportion of the education budget devoted to non-wage recurrent expenditure – such as expenditure