Membership, Governance & Management

SEACMEQ’s policy and programme is set by the SEACMEQ Assembly of Ministers, which is the Governing Council for the consortium. The 16 Ministers of Education of the participating school systems are members of this Assembly. A rotating Chairmanship heads the SEACMEQ Assembly of Ministers which meets biannually. The current Chairperson of the SEACMEQ Assembly is Hon. Prof. Ntoi Rapapa,Minister of Education and Training, Lesotho. The set policies are implemented through a number of committees and coordinated by the consortium secretariat based in Gaborone Botswana. SEACMEQ secretariat is known as the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre (SCC).

SEACMEQ COMMITTEES

1. SEACMEQ Managing Committee

The SEACMEQ Managing Committee is responsible for coordinating the details of SEACMEQ’s administration and finance. The committee consists of five Ministers of Education that are elected by the SEACMEQ Assembly of Ministers for a two-year period. Constitutionally, Botswana and Zimbabwe Ministers of Education sit in the Committee as ex-officio members. Current elected members of the Committee are the Ministers of Education from Angola, eSwatini, Lesotho, Zambia and Tanzania (mainland). A rotating Chairman heads the SEACMEQ Managing Committee, which meets annually. The current SEACMEQ Managing Committee members are:

Hon. Mrs Luisa Maria Alves Grilo, Minister of Education - Angola
Hon. Dr Douglas Letsholathebe, Minister of Education and Skills Development - Botswana
Hon. Mrs Lady Howard-Mabuza, Minister of Education and Training - eSwatini
Hon. Prof. Ntoi Rapapa, Minister of Education and Training - Lesotho
Hon. Mr Douglas Syakalima - (Chair) ,Minister of Education - Zambia
Hon. Dr Evelyn Ndlovu, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education - Zimbabwe
Hon. Dr. Joyce Ndalichako , Minister of Education, Science, Technology, and Vocational Training - Tanzania (Mainland)

2. SEACMEQ Research Committee

In line with Article IX, 1, (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of the Constitution of the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre, the SEACMEQ Research Committee has the key advisory role to ensure the highest quality of the results of the research activities. Particularly, the SEACMEQ Research Committee:
i. Advises the SEACMEQ Managing Committee (SMC) on all SEACMEQ research and training projects;

ii. Presents recommendations concerning the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre (SCC) annual plan of activities and budget to the SEACMEQ Managing Committee (SMC);

iii. Provides advice concerning matters of SEACMEQ policies and programmes to the SEACMEQ Assembly of Ministers (SAM) and Managing Committee (SMC);

iv. Provides advice on technical issues to the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre (SCC);

v. Analyses documents on the results of the research activities and provide advice to the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre (SCC);

vi. Validates the process and results of the research activities;

vii. Compiles technical documentation for all past SEACMEQ Studies

viii. Ensures that the best technical standards are respected;

ix. Supports the SEACMEQ Coordinating Centre (SCC) in the selection of the most appropriate institutions/experts in case a considerable part of the activities of the research will be outsourcedhairman.

The current SEACMEQ Research Committee members are:

No	Country	Name	Position & Institution
	Angola	Mr Moisés Perdão JOSÉ	Equipa-Tecnico-SEACMEQ - SRC Professor - Ministerio da Educacao – INIDE, Luanda
2.	Botswana	Mr Archie Kelaotswe GALEBOE	Principal Education Officer – SRC Educational Planning and Research Ministry of Basic Education Private Bag 005, Gaborone
3.	eSwatini	Mr. Jabulane T. SHABALALA	Director EMIS, Research and Planning UnitMinistry of Education and Training
4.	Kenya	Ms. Ephel Epha NGOTA	Coordinator National Assessment Centre Kenya National Examinations Council P.O. Box 73598, Nairobi
5.	Lesotho	Dr Makhube RALENKOANE	Chief Education Officer - Curriculum & Ass. Min. of Education & Training P.O. Box 47 Maseru
6.	Malawi	Mr Jennings M. KAYIRA	Principal Inspector – Schools & Colleges Ministry of Education P/Bag 328 Lilongwe3
7.	Mauritius	Mr Rajiv Kumar AUKHOJEE	Administrator for Senior Chief Executive Ministry of Education & Human Resources, Tertiary Education & Scientific Research MITD House, Phoenix 73544
8.	Mozambique	Dr Carlos LAUCHANDE	Lecturer - Pedagogical University of Maputo Rua Robati Carlos No32 RIC - Maputo
9.	Namibia	Ms Lydia Penomuntu AIPINGE	SRC: Chief Education Officer Curriculum Development Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture House 16 WED Campus - Windhoek
10.	Seychelles	Mr Kevil TELEMAQUE	Director – Assessment & Certification Min. of Education & Human Resource Dev. North East Point, Mahe
10.	Seychelles	Mr Alain Roy Joseph THERESINE	SRC: Statistician Ministry of Education & Human Resource Dev. Au CAP – Mahe
11.	South Africa	-	-
12.	Tanzania Zanzibar	Mr Abdalla Mohamed MUSSA	Head – Curriculum Design & Reform Ministry of Education & Vocational Training P O Box 394 Mazinini
13.	Uganda	Mr Kennedy JUMANYOL	Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Min. of Education & Sports Plot 35 Martyr’s Way P O Box 7066 Kampala
14.	Zambia	-	-
15.	Zimbabwe	Mr Francis CHIRUME	Educational Assessment Research Manager Zimbabwe School Examinations Council 22690 Phase1 Knowe Norton

3. National Steering Committee

a. Composition

Each Ministry of Education is overseeing the country operations of each SEACMEQ Project through a National Steering Committee (NSC). Members of the National Steering Committee are selected from the following sectors:

i. Basic Education Administration

ii. Management of schools

iii. Teacher Education

iv. Curriculum Development

v. Education Planning and Research

vi. National Assessments vii. Teacher Union

viii. Statistics Office

ix. Non-Governmental Organisations (Education)

x. Ministry of Health xi. Teaching Service Commission

xii. Association for Private Schools xiii. Governance and Management of Schools

b. Duties

The National Steering Committee:

i. Provides oversight and stewardship of the SEACMEQ educational policy research to ensure its long-term development and scientific utility;

ii. Oversees and guides the SEACMEQ national activities;

iii. Refers to or advises the National Research Coordinators (NSC) on matters arising from the work of the SEACMEQ Research Committee (SRC);
iv. Considers or acts upon advice from the SEACMEQ Research Committee SRC);

v. Engages and works with any organisation or individual in pursuance of the National Steering Committee’s responsibility for oversight and stewardship of the SEACMEQ educational policy research.

Coordination of in Country Activities

All SEACMEQ activities within a country are coordinated by National Research Coordinators. The SEACMEQ National Research Co-ordinators (NRCs) and their deputies are appointed by their respective Ministers of Education. They receive general and technical support from the SCC and the SEACMEQ Research Committee.