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Presentation of the Directorate for Education Bernard Hugonnier OECD Deputy Director for Education. OECD’s mission and role. OECD’s mission Article 1 of the OECD Convention defines the Organization's mission as being to: Support economic growth Boost employment Raise living standards
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Presentation of the Directorate for Education Bernard Hugonnier OECD Deputy Director for Education
OECD’s mission and role • OECD’s mission • Article 1 of the OECD Convention defines the Organization's mission as being to: • Support economic growth • Boost employment • Raise living standards • Maintain financial stability • Assist other countries’ economic development • Contribute to growth in world trade • OECD’s role: helping governments to • Develop diagnosis • Compare policy experiences • Seek answers to common problems • Identify good practices • Co-ordinate domestic and international policies
The OECD’ governance • Governance: a Secretary general + four deputies + a Council (34 Members countries)+ 34 delegations • Twenty five senior policy committees and two hundred subsidiary bodies • Sixteen directorates: macro economy, employment and social affairs, sciences/technology/industry, agriculture, taxation, finance and enterprise affairs, education, development aid, development Center, environment, governance and territorial development, statistics, SMEs, relationships with non-members, nuclear energy, IEA
Directorate for Education • Main objective • Help OECD countries to improve • The quality of their educational system • Their effectiveness • Their equity • Their efficiency
Directorate for Education • Main activities • Statistics and indicators • Education at a Glance • Assessment of learning outcomes and skills • PISA, TALIS, PIAAC, AHELO • Education and training policy • Country reviews: Portugal, Greece, Egypt, Chile GPS • Thematic reviews: e.g. Teacher policy;Tertiary education ; School leadership; VET; Equity in education; Assessment & Evaluation • Skills strategy • Innovation and forward looking • Innovation: Formative assessment; brain research; innovative learning environments; use of ICTs… • Forward looking: Schooling for Tomorrow; University Futures
Medium term strategic objectives (2012-2016) • Developing skills for lifelong employability, economic growth and social progress • Raising teaching & learning effectiveness • Improving governance & leveraging reform • Fostering social inclusion and social mobility
Education Policy Committee (EDPC) All OECD countries Work with Partner Countries which includes China, Brazil, South Africa. .. Governing Board of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) All OECD countries Governing Board of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) All OECD countries + 35 other countries. Governing Board of the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme 180 members, including around 130 individual universities. Governing Board of the Centre for Effective Learning Environment (CELE) 12 Member countries involved Governing Board of the programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Most OECD countries Governing Board of TALIS Most OECD countries 8. AHELO Group of national experts 9. GNE of thematic reviews 10. Working parties Governance of programmes • Budget • Some EDPC work financed by the OECD regular budget • All other work (CERI, PISA, IMHE, CELE, PIAAC, AHELO, TALIS, country and thematic reviews) financed by participating countries
The OECD Education Directorate • At the same time: • A laboratory for new ideas • A catalyst for innovation • A pilot fish for innovative practices • A path finder indicating countries where to reform
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