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Mobilising for Quality Education (MQE): A Global Initiative for Universal Educational Excellence

Mobilising for Quality Education (MQE) aims to ensure universal access to high-quality education across countries, emphasizing quality teaching, tools, and environments. It addresses the urgent need to bridge educational funding gaps and improve learning outcomes worldwide.

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Mobilising for Quality Education (MQE): A Global Initiative for Universal Educational Excellence

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  1. MOBILISING FOR QUALITY EDUCATION (MQE)Dennis Sinyolo EI Senior Coordinator, Education and Employment

  2. Outline Rationale for MQE and its aims Three pillars of quality education in MQE The post-2015 development and education agenda

  3. Rationale for MQE Evidence from GMR indicates that current MDGs and EFA targets will not be achieved 61 million children (primary) & 71 million adolescents out of school 775 million adults (2/3rd of them women) still not literate 112 countries to expand their workforce by 5.4 million primary school teachers to achieve EFA by 2015 US$ 26 billion financing gap for basic education Quality of current education provision under attack – crisis, privatisation, testing

  4. MQE aim and objectives • To mobilize EI member organizations and the international community in order to achieve the highest quality of education for all, which is attainable in each country • to create awareness among governments, inter-governmental agencies and society generally that quality public education provision for all is one of the fundamental pillars of a just and equitable society • to ensure that quality education is a central part of any global post-2015 development strategy (the teaching profession to be involved in the development & implementation of the strategy)

  5. Three pillars of quality Quality teaching – ensured through the recruitment of high calibre candidates to teaching, high quality initial teacher education and continuous professional development and attractive salaries and conditions of service Quality tools– appropriate curricula and inclusive teaching and learning materials and resources, including ICT Quality environments – supportive, comfortable, safe and secure teaching and learning environments with the appropriate facilities to support student learning and to enable teachers to teach effectively

  6. The post-2015 agenda SDGs/Rio +20 Post-2015 development framework MDGs Three main tracks: EFA/post-2015educationframework

  7. EI/union positioning & participation EFA assessments EI study fellowship Advocacy – UN (GEFI, UNESCO, WB, UNICEF…), HLP, G8/G20, national governments etc. EI Guidelines on the Post-2015 Agenda Ten Principles developed with the support of ‘Critical Friends’ One-pager with proposed EI goal, targets and indicators

  8. Proposed EI goal & targets Goal: ‘Ensure universal free quality education’ Target 1: Every child completes a fully cycle of continuous free quality early childhood, primary and secondary education… Target 2: All young people and adults have equitable access to quality-post secondary education…

  9. Time line March 2013 EI Exbo adopts MQE May 2013 HLP submits report to UN Secretary General September 2013 (5 & 7) G20 Summit, St Petersburg September 2013 UNGA/MDG Summit, New York October 2013 (WTD) Official launch of MQE in New York November 2013 GEM, Paris May 2014 EI Global Education Conference September 2014 MDG Summit, New York 2015 UNESCO World Education Forum, Seoul

  10. Thank you!

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