Regional Steering Committee

• Is composed of Core and Honorary members
  • Core members: the countries participating in the current assessment and technical advisory experts as co-chairs
  • Honorary members: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/SEAMEO non-participating countries and key partners
• Oversees all strategic decisions on technical, operational, reporting, and fundraising issues for the duration of an assessment cycle. 
• An annual committee meeting reports on the program’s progress and discusses the program’s model, funding, and activities.

The National Technical Teams (NTT)

• Team members are appointed by the participating Ministry of Education and are responsible for
  • Implementing SEA-PLM program activities in each participating country. 
  • Providing management of the SEA-PLM process at the national level and ensuring that all key partners are aware of SEA-PLM activities and their implications. 
• The team undertakes their different roles and responsibilities with the support of contracted experts and key partners on a country case basis.

The National Steering Committees (NCR)

• Are established voluntarily in participating countries by governments and partners.
• They
  • Oversee SEA-PLM's national implementation and funding. 
  • Provide guidance and leadership to the NTT.
  • Play a vital role in supporting results to inform educational policies.

External Technical Support 

• Comprises contracted experts to provide assessment expertise and support to the SEA-PLM Secretariat and the participating countries. 
• These experts can provide, e.g., capacity building, technical advice, quality assurance, methodology development at the regional and national level in areas related to learning assessment methods and basic education reform design and monitoring.