National focal person for GEQIP I & II in the Ministry of Education's Mother Tongue and English Language Education Development Directorate: planning, fund allocation, monitoring and annual re-planning of project activities.
GEQIP was a World Bank-funded programme to improve the quality of general education in Ethiopia. Alongside his regular duties as a senior expert, Sisay was designated national focal person for the project in the Ministry of Education's Mother Tongue and English Language Education Development Directorate.
He planned and distributed GEQIP I & II funds for mother tongue and English language education activities carried out by the directorate, the regions, colleges of teacher education and universities. He monitored and evaluated how the funds were applied and coordinated the re-planning exercise held every year after the first six months of implementation.
Curriculum development expert; READ TA expert member and trainer
Desk review, field supervision, syllabus revision, scope and sequence, and revision of student books and teacher guides for Ethiopia's Grades 1–8…
Ministry of Education; USAID READ TA project (RTI International)
Trainer
A 96-hour national training programme for secondary school English teachers on teaching reading, speaking, listening, writing, grammar and…
Ministry of Education; Kotebe University of Education
National focal person and task force member
Contributed to the preparation of Ethiopia's five-year education sector plan, from the write-up process to the final document, including capacity…
Ministry of Education; UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)