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The Implementation of the Continental Teacher Development Roadmap PACTED

The Implementation of the Continental Teacher Development Roadmap PACTED. PAN- AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON TEACHER DEVELOPMENT (PACTED III) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 16-17 July 2013. by Edem Adubra Head of the Secretariat International Task Force on Teachers for EFA UNESCO, Paris.

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The Implementation of the Continental Teacher Development Roadmap PACTED

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  1. The Implementation of the Continental Teacher Development RoadmapPACTED PAN- AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON TEACHER DEVELOPMENT (PACTED III) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 16-17 July 2013 by Edem Adubra Head of the Secretariat International Task Force on Teachers for EFA UNESCO, Paris

  2. BACKGROUNDFrom PACTED as an Eventto PACTED as a PROCESS • PACTED: Lomé (Togo) April 2011 • Recommandation for a Roadmap on Teacher Development in Africa • Recommandation for a recurrent PACTED • PACTED 2: Abuja (Nigeria): Adoption of PACTED Roadmap by COMEDAF • PACTED Partners Mobilization: ADEA, UNESCO, EI, UNICEF, Commonwealth Secretariat, OIF, PACT, International Task Force on Teachers for EFA

  3. Why an International Task Force on Teachers for EFA and Why support PACTED? • Persisting qualitative & quantitative teacher needs • Need for global coordination • Need for keeping teachers on the political agenda • Support countries to address the need to: • Develop appropriate policies • Develop the capacity to plan, implement, monitor & evaluate • Generate and efficiently use the necessary financial resources All the above are to be informed by evidence (data, research) • PACTED = a regional illustration of the above

  4. The Task Force’s contribution to PACTED • Serves as secretariat for PACTED Partners • Partners consultation (Ouagadougou, Feb 2012) • Prepared PACTED M&E Framework • Organized PACTED Roadmap dissemination and implementation workshop (Paris, Sep 2012 & Windhoek, Nov 2012) see reports • Mobilized partnerships (Thailand and India) for PACTED • Include support to PACTED in its strategic plan for 2013-2016

  5. PACTED ACHIEVEMENTS:OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAP • Linking the Roadmapwith the AU 2ndDecade plan of Action • Developing an M & E framework • Making the roadmapresult-oriented • Development of a dissemination plan • Integrating a need for resourcemobilization • Setting up a coordination team • Proposing a lead agency for each objective • Proposal for piloting the roadmap

  6. OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAP(in details) • For items 1 to 5, these improvements were integrated into the new draft of the Roadmap in a background/introductory page • For item 6 (Coordination) AU PACTED partners propose: AUC as lead political coordinator ; the Int’l Task Force on Teachers as lead technical coordinator • For item 7 on lead agencies, see next slide • For the piloting of the roadmap and M&E tool, countries identified are: Kenya, Senegal, Togo (and possibly a state in Nigeria)

  7. OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAPLEAD AGENCIES FOR ROADMAP OBJECTIVES Roadmap Obectives Lead agencies Standardization of teacher recruitment and mobility;(ComSec and IICBA) Use of the General History of Africa in education; (UNESCO & AUC) Filling of policy gaps regarding the teaching profession (IICBA & ADEA) • Define standard-setting characteristics for teachers in Africa (UNESCO) • Greater use of distance learning to improve access to teacher training (African Council for Distance Education – ACDE) • Improved performance in science, mathematics and technology; (Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA)

  8. OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAPCHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGES OPPORTUNITIES 1. PACTED back-to-back to COMEDAF; Pilot countries; Task Force focal points 2. Sensitization and training scheduled for RECs officers by coordinating team 3. Call for Member States’ commitment; South-South partnership (Thailand & India ) 4. ADEA WG on Communication ; Task Force Webpage on PACTED 5. EI & Task Force proposal for a roundtable (Ministers & Teacher Unions • Limited ownership by Member States 2. Limited engagement of the Regional Economic Communities 3. Resource allocation & mobilization 4. Weak Communication 5. No systematic social dialogue on teacher issues

  9. PROPOSAL FOR THE WAY FORWARD • The meeting to Endorse : • the Coordination mechanisms • proposed pilot agenda • The meeting to recommand realistic resource mobilization plan for PACTED up to 2015 • Lead agencies to prepare workplan (see proposed TORs) • Inclusion on a High-level Regional roundtable on social dialogue in next PACTED agenda

  10. T H A N K Y O U For more information visit the Website of the International Task Force on Teachers for EFA: http://www.teachersforefa.unesco.org/int/en

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