INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM CONSULTANT, Social Enterprise Entrepreneur, REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST
(April 1991–April 2022)

Dr. David Peat teaches courses, facilitates professional learning, and supervises master's and Ph.D. students for multiple universities. Clients include governments, businesses and NGOs.

• Empowered rural Afghanistan Program Teams
• Expanded an interactive learning platform for teachers and students to increase access

Consultant: Norwegian Afghan Committee

• Developed a framework that first gathers data around lack of digital access and barriers
• Provided recommendations to Ministry, schools and community to take action based on the students', parents and national needs

Consultant: Digital Access Needs Assessment Ministry of Education and Sports, Antigua and Barbuda

• Identified 10+ distance learning approaches (IT-based, hybrid and analogue)  and assessed their feasibility for use in Afghanistan
• Provided recommendations for distance learning in Afghanistan and designed a strategy supporting remote teaching and a pilot

Collaborating Researcher with Norwegian Afghan Committee - Deutsche Gesellschaft für, Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), 

• Helped develop guidelines, strategies and materials for teachers to support students with stress and anxiety
• Focused on supporting Inclusion and Diversity
• Conducted workshops for Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), GIZ and UNESCO staff on national, sub-national, and school levels. 

Inclusive Education Specialist, Jordan – International Development Partners, Norway 

• Revised and developed syllabi and teaching materials for early grades, then aligned courses to the Afghanistan Curriculum Framework
• Trained and advised teacher training college lectures and others how to implement materials
• Developed and implemented a mentoring initiative
  

Curriculum Technical Advisor – GIZ for the Promotion of Basic and Secondary Education in Afghanistan

• Recommended and justified best practices for a new Curriculum Framework to guide syllabus development
• Guided stakeholders on their curriculum choices, provided a quality assurance process to ensure coherent and robust syllabi across all subjects

Senior/Executive Consultant, Curriculum Reform – UNESCO Afghanistan

• Reviewed the content and structure of PedaL curriculum against established quality standards of practice as well as the growing needs of stakeholders

Quality Assurance Auditor: Partnership for African Social and Governance Research - PedaL Curriculum 

• Funded through UNICEF, the consultancy provided support for the development of specific standards, competencies and indicators for specialist teaching and support staff positions

Consultant – Mott MacDonald Limited (UK) through Cambridge Education

• Designed and delivered professional development  for teachers a consortium of six NGO partners.
• Prepared 'Master Trainers' to roll out the materials.

Consultant – Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan): Finalization of  Teacher Training Package and Training of Trainers

• Advised and assisted Teacher Education Division-Teacher Training Colleges in leading and managing educational reform
• Assisted and advised on how to effectively grow, operate and advocate to multiple stakeholders

Technical Advisor - World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Curriculum and Instruction,  Teacher Certification & Accreditation Project  Afghanistan  

• Undertook the Module Material and Quality Assurance audit for  Professional Learning and Development Project
• Reported the results with recommendations

Quality Assurance Auditor: Professional Development for Abu Dhabi Public Schools Tamkeen Project– Cognition Education Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. 

• Coordinated identifying assessing and planning for  BC students with special needs
• Worked on setting standards and guidelines for programs and services for BC students with learning disabilities
• Advised on curriculum development and health activities
• Assisted in setting up selection process for curriculum for exceptional students

Special Education Coordinator

British Columbia Ministry of Education

• Conceptualized, established, then oversaw the operation of COPES (Children’s One-stop Psycho-educational Service)
• Supervised  the placement of  national and international Graduate Students in Psychology 

Senior Educational Psychologist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Child Guidance Clinic, Republic of Singapore

Dr. David Peat is a consultant and education innovator for governments, businesses, NGOs and joint ventures worldwide. He has taught courses, lectured or supervised Masters and PHD students for these universities