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The SADC secretariat developed the Regional Implementation Plan on Education and Training (2007-2015) which is harmonised with the African Union Plan of Action for the Second Decade of Education for Africa (2006-2015). The AU Plan of Action focuses on seven priority areas namely, Gender and Culture; Education Management Information Systems; Teacher Development; Quality Management; Higher Education; Technical and Vocational Education and Training; and Curriculum Development including Teaching and Learning Materials. SADC’s Plan has incorporated these seven areas, and added two more priorities (Early Childhood Care and Development – ECCD, and Secondary Education). It also has Quality Assurance, Harmonisation of Qualifications, Open and Distance Learning (ODL), HIV and AIDS and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) as cross-cutting issues to be integrated into the nine priority areas. This document presents a conceptual framework which is used to support the approach taken to identify the indicators proposed for monitoring and evaluating the SADC Regional Implementation Plan for Education and Training.