School Maintenance Program
Poffet François
Factsheet, English, 3 pages
Summary
Main objective of the program is to embed a concept for the operation and maintenance of school buildings into the new political structure of Kosovo with the following goals: - Develop a sustainable system for operation and maintenance of school facilities - Organize and define the roles of central and local school authorities and enable them to become independent from outside support. - Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation and the maintenance of schools - Define the skills of technical personnel (maintenance workers, technical managers) - Provide adequate and up-to-date training, materials, resources and facilities - - Increase awareness of ownership of the schools at municipal level. Request from UNMIK School Building Cell in 2000 (now MEST) towards SDC for developing an appropriate maintenance concept and for initiating a pilot project. Joint evaluation SDC/MEST in 2001 and selection of 7 schools in 4 municipalities for a pilot phase. Implementation of the pilot phase in 2002 and elaboration of the final concept for operation/maintenance of schools adapted to the conditions in Kosovo. Approval of the final concept of the School Maintenance Programme by MEST and introduction of the program in 10 municipalities. Continuation in 2004 with the introduction and final concept for all municipalities in Kosovo
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Educational buildings