BRAC

Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee

CDSS

Community Day Secondary Schools

DEC

Distance Education Centre

DEO

District Education Office/Officer

DFID

Department for International Development

EFA

Education for All

FPE

Free Primary Education

GABLE

Girls' Attainment in Basic Literacy and Education

GAPS

Gender and Primary Schooling in Africa

GER

Gross enrolment ratio

GTZ

Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit

INSET

Inservice Training/Teacher Education

JCE

Junior Certificate of Education

MCDE

Malawi College of Distance Education

MIE

Malawi Institute of Education

MIITEP

Malawi Integrated Inservice Teacher Education Programme

MoES&C

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture

MSCE

Malawi School Certificate of Education

MSSSP

Malawi School Support Systems Programme

MUSTER

Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project

PCOSP

Primary Community Schools Programme

PIF

Policy Investment Framework

PSLC

Primary School Leaving Certificate

TDU

Teacher Development Unit

TUM

Teachers' Union of Malawi

USAID

United States Agency for International Development