This evaluation of the partnership between the School of Education (SOE) at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education (SICHE) and the University of Waikato was commissioned to examine the partnership from its inception in mid-2006 to its completion at the end of 2010, against both its original objectives and subsequent objectives that followed an...

This report argues that the Soloman Islands are entering into a high risk period for conflict and an external security guarantee will need to be maintained.

Primarily, the evaluation aimed to assess whether the TIT had improved teacher practice and competency, and to identify lessons learnt for future teacher training in Solomon Islands. By identifying discernible changes in teacher behaviour, before and after teachers undertook the course, the evaluation focused on assessing the suitability and effectiveness of the TIT as a...

In response to the 1999-2003 political tensions and unrest in Honiara, the Honiara City Council (HCC) Institutional Capacity Building Project (the Project) was founded in 2006. The Project was designed to support the HCC in rebuilding its institutions, improving the HCC’s governance and basic service delivery capacity to support sustainable urban development, and to maintain...

The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) is committed to achieving universal access to education up to year nine level by 2015. However, the Solomon Islands experienced a period of ethnic tension followed by civil conflict and a breakdown in governance in 2006. This unrest, in conjunction with natural disasters and growth in school enrolments has placed...