Period: September 2008 - September 2013 Funding: $75,000,000 Implementing Partner: Academy for Educational Development (AED) GOP Partner: Higher Education Commission

The recently launched $75 million Pre-STEP is working to enhance the quality of basic education in Pakistan through improved teacher education by strengthening the institutions that provide pre-service teacher education. The program is directly impacts the new and practicing teachers by helping them gain revised and upgraded teacher qualifications.