This directorate will have four integrated components: planning, budgeting, information and statistical analysis. Its primary function will continue to incorporate advice on analysis of policy issues; collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of education statistics; analysis and evaluation of recurrent and development expenditures from both government and external sources. EMIS will continue to be accorded a priority status in the quest for an effective tool in the rational planning of the education system. School mapping exercises will be mounted every year to ensure equitable distribution of educational facilities, institutions and resources.

The directorate is responsible for human resource development and management. Its work will incorporate teacher posting assessment; teacher recruitment through Gambia College and the UTG, and co-ordination of all aspects of the department's training needs. The introduced PMS will be further strengthened to facilitate sector’s training need and promotion. The department will continue to improve the system to enhance transparency and accountability.

This directorate will have four integrated components: planning, budgeting, information and statistical analysis. Its primary function will continue to incorporate advice on analysis of policy issues; collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of education statistics; analysis and evaluation of recurrent and development expenditures from both government and external sources. EMIS will continue to be accorded a priority status in the quest for an effective tool in the rational planning of the education system. School mapping exercises will be mounted every year to ensure equitable distribution of educational facilities, institutions and resources.

This directorate will be responsible for monitoring compliance of the education policy and its associated acts and regulations in all schools operating in The Gambia. It will maintain its primary function of monitoring and supervision of standards at all levels of the school system (including pre-schools and the Madrassa); learning achievement targets, teacher quality and performance, PTA and SMC involvement. It will popularise the use of appropriate technologies to improve the performance of both teachers and students.

Directorate of In-Service Training and Lifelong Learning (DITaLL) This directorate will be responsible for guiding and advising on policy directives within the context of basic and senior secondary education programming; co-ordinating and monitoring its effective functioning with programme linkages to include ECD, gender education, special needs education, Madrassa education, non-formal education, life skills education and school health, school agriculture and food management.

Established as Curriculum Development Centre in 1975, the directorate is responsible for operationalising the broad strategic policy aims and objectives into syllabuses and text books in order to guide the teachers’ classroom practices. Among its functions are to specify the overall goals of education in The Gambia and to guide the derivation of learning areas. Provide technical guidance and co-ordination in the development and production of suitable instructional materials for the basic and secondary education. Foster professional development within the teaching community by facilitating the formation of professional associations.;

Performance Management and Evaluation Directorate PMED This directorate will have four integrated components: planning, budgeting, information and statistical analysis. Its primary function will continue to incorporate advice on analysis of policy issues; collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of education statistics; analysis and evaluation of recurrent and development expenditures from both government and external sources. EMIS will continue to be accorded a priority status in the quest for an effective tool in the rational planning of the education system. School mapping exercises will be mounted every year to ensure equitable distribution of educational facilities, institutions and resources.

This directorate will be responsible for advising on and co-ordinating all aspects relating to the design, programme development, training and capacity building in the area of science and technology education in schools and the sector as a whole. Although the emphasis is on science and technology education, this directorate will have oversight on all the other learning areas. It will also be responsible for the further development and enhancement of science and technology education at all levels. In addition, the directorate will also provide outreach medium for transmission of ministry’s programmes and activities

This directorate will have four integrated components: planning, budgeting, information and statistical analysis. Its primary function will continue to incorporate advice on analysis of policy issues; collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of education statistics; analysis and evaluation of recurrent and development expenditures from both government and external sources. EMIS will continue to be accorded a priority status in the quest for an effective tool in the rational planning of the education system. School mapping exercises will be mounted every year to ensure equitable distribution of educational facilities, institutions and resources.