Human Resources Development (HRD)‎ policy issue in Kurdistan Region-Iraq

Abstract EN

Education in Kurdistan faces many issues such as quality teachers, Technical Vocational colleges, and Human Resources Development issues.

Education in Kurdistan Region- Iraq is planned and implemented in the form of policies.

One of the policies is Human Resources Development (HRD) which is the focus of this paper.

HRD policy is a key behind success of education.

However, this aspect is not fully recognized in Kurdistan Region Education due to many factors such as bureaucracy and an ineffective system.

Data was gathered from interviews with 17 policymakers and implementers.

The data was analyzed through NVivo software to identify codes and concepts.

The concepts are the main points that summarize the challenges which include poor organization structure, unclear instructions, dominance of top down strategy, excessive strategy, inadequate system, faulty implementation of policies, political interference, and so on.

These concepts are needed to be addressed to solve the challenges.