EDUCATION

MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM
(EMIS)
RONALDO L. SERAS, EdD.
Professor
 EMIS is an organized group of
information and documentation
services that collects, stores processes
analyzes and disseminates
information for educational planning
and management.
 PURPOSE OF EMIS
*Information is the basis of management, planning
and monitoring of an education system. In the
management of the education system, the education
management information system (EMIS) should
inform the different levels of national education
administration (schools, district and
regional/national education offices,) on the state and
performance of the education sector.
 PURPOSE OF EMIS
*The EMIS provides evidence for the
development, management and monitoring
of education policies and plans. In fact, the
goal of the EMIS is to improve planning,
resource allocation, monitoring, policy
formation and decision making.
 AIM OF EMIS
* EMIS are designed to collect, analyze and report
data on the education system. The objectives are:
To provide a timely and informed basis for planning and
management of education services
To establish a set of relevant indicators for data collection
and utilization
To contribute to a national system for collection, processing
and utilization of education data
 FUNCTIONS OF EMIS

* The EMIS should produce information needed

for: Management and administration of the
education system, Research on and planning of
the education system, Monitoring and evaluation
of the education system
 USE OF EMIS

*Education policy-makers are responsible for

strategic decisions concerning the planning of the
whole of the education system. The category of
decisions at this level concerns the general policy
and attainable medium or long-term objectives.
 USE OF EMIS
*The information required will deal more with
aggregates used for setting the objectives on the
national, regional or district level. Education planners
comprise decision-makers who are in charge of
management and operational control of the allocation
of resources, for an efficient and equitable distribution.
* This level translates the general objectives into more
technical operational decisions. It therefore requires more
specific data to optimize the use of resources. Education
administrators perform administrative and operational tasks
at the school, district and regional levels. Administrative
decisions are made at to the local level and hence require
more detailed information.
▶ In summary, EMIS is aimed to strengthen capacities
in management, planning and dissemination of
information at all levels of the education system for
all levels of decision-making. To attain this goal, it
has to:
▶ a) Improve capacities in collecting, processing,
storing, analyzing, and disseminating data so that
decision-makers, administrators and managers can
base their decisions on timely and reliable data;
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▶ In summary, EMIS is aimed to strengthen capacities
in management, planning and dissemination of
information at all levels of the education system for
all levels of decision-making. To attain this goal, it
has to:
▶ b) Centralize and coordinate efforts in acquiring,
processing, analyzing and disseminating education
management information;
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▶ In summary, EMIS is aimed to strengthen capacities
in management, planning and dissemination of
information at all levels of the education system for
all levels of decision-making. To attain this goal, it
has to:
▶ c) Rationalize the nature and flow of information
necessary for decision-making by reducing and
eliminating duplications, and by filling in the
information gaps;
THANK YOU