As the name indicates it is a pilot project where LUMS faculty would play an important role in training these AEOs. The project was considered highly significant since it enhanced the education ecosystem of the Punjab using a curriculum and delivery approach distinct to any training programme that has targeted them before. The project aimed to optimise the existence of a significantly young, educated, motivated segment of education managers (AEOs) in the Punjab whose sphere of influence extends beyond a singular school unit, but is small enough to remain manageable at a size of 10-12 schools per AEO. Further it effectively trained AEOs to lead by example through their mentoring and managerial abilities because of their unique position in the education hierarchy forwards linkages into the school directly, and backwards linkages up the provincial education hierarchy through the District Education Authority.