WISHES TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL: CONSULTANCY FOR STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATION INSPECTORATE AND EDUCATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MONITORING
1. BACKGROUND
The supervision of education in Lesotho is managed by the Inspectorate, a critical division within the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). The Inspectorate holds the statutory mandate for enforcing quality assurance, maintaining institutional discipline, and safeguarding educational standards across the national school system.
The basic education sector encompasses a vast institutional network comprising approximately 200 pre-primary schools, 1,300 primary schools, and 355 secondary schools. To monitor this extensive network, the MoET relies on a structurally diverse workforce consisting of:
# 3 Regional Inspectors providing macro-level geographic oversight.
# 14 Subject Inspectors and Subject Advisors driving secondary and specialized quality control.
# 42 School Inspectors and 35 District Resource Teachers (DRTs) delivering direct institutional and pedagogical support.
Under the statutory framework of the Lesotho Education Act of 2010, amended 2021, this multi-tiered oversight body is legally empowered to enforce compliance, guarantee effective curriculum delivery, investigate professional and disciplinary breaches by teaching staff, and formally recommend the dissolution of non-functional or incompetent school boards. Furthermore, to protect the integrity of the quality assurance process, the Act criminalizes non-compliance; thus, obstructing an Inspector or field officer in the execution of their official duties constitutes a punishable legal offence.
Closing date: 18 November 2026