Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 5. AVAILABLE SERVICES FROM THE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES 5.1 Ministry of Education Maldives has a well‐established education system throughout the country. The Education Ministry is the main governing body responsible for making policies, rules, regulations and decisions regarding the administration and development of the education sector. The ministry also has the mandate to provide the most efficient and effective education for all. To provide these services in the most efficient manner, the MOE is divided into many departments, each assigned with a different tasks related to educational development. The Education Development Center (EDC)*is the department responsible for developing the National Curriculum for Grades 1 to 12. They conduct curriculum related research to identify and develop the most appropriate curricula and educational technologies for schools. In addition to that, EDC is the main center which develop the textbooks, audio/video and multimedia teaching aids used in schools and also conduct support and training activities for teachers and schools. Previously EDC had developed a Population Education Handbook for Grade 11 and 12 teachers, which had covered RH of adolescents. However, to date, the handbooks had not been published nor been introduced in to the school system. Educational Supervision and Quality Improvement Division (ESQID) is mandated to monitor the quality of education that is provided to all the schools in the country, develop, design and deliver the programmes in order * Now National Institute of Education (NIE) 34 AVAILABLE SERVICES FROM THE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES