In a bid to foster positive change within the education union movement in Africa , selected education union leaders who are at the forefront of championing educational reforms and improving the quality of education across the African continent recently gathered for a three-day Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) workshop. It...
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EI member organisations in Burkina Faso held a double ceremony on the same day to celebrate teachers and help pupils. The ceremony was attended by hundreds of teachers and enhanced by the presence of the Minister of National Education, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages, who came to show...
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The 12th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference, co-hosted by Education International and its member organisation Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE), is taking place in Mexico City from October 24 to the 26.
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Education International Africa Region will be holding its 10th Regional Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa, from 19 – 24 November 2023. The Regional Conference is held every four years, at least six months prior to the EI World Congress. The Conference will be attended by 400...
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The new unified status for Ministry of Education employees “responds to a number of demands, but our trade union movement has not achieved all its objectives”, said Mohamed Nouiga, Deputy General Secretary of Morocco’s SNE-FDT education union.
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Conrad Sackey is Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Sierra Leone. Quentin Wodon is Director of the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO IICBA) in Addis Ababa. As we celebrated a few weeks agoWorld Teachers’ Day and the contributions teachers make to our children, communities,...
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The General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) has put gender equity at the heart of union priorities, organising training sessions for women members around the theme “Women's and girls’ full participation in society: Are Palestinian women reaping the benefits of education in similar ways to the rest of the world?”
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A milestone report launched on World Mental Health Day, offers a comprehensive look at the health and well-being of education personnel worldwide.
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Education International Africa (EIA), in collaboration with UNESCO IICBA, the African Union and UNICEF held an event in Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire under the theme ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage’. The event took place on 5th October 2023 to...
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In commemoration of Word Teachers’ Day, Education International (EI) held a webinar to highlight the fundamental importance of teachers in education and emphasize the need for them to be well-trained, well-supported, and well-remunerated. This year’s celebration is under the theme, ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The...
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Several events were organised in different parts of Africa on World Teachers’ Day (WTD), October 5th, acknowledging the crucial role of teachers who provide the youth of the continent quality education and a peaceful, sustainable future. African Governments must invest in teachers, motivate, and support them.
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By Susan Hopgood, President,Education International
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World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on October 5th every year. This year’s event is marked by increased global concern about the scale and impact of the teacher shortage around the world. According to UNESCO, the world needs 69 million more teachers by 2030 to achieve universal basic education yet current...
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On this World Teachers Day (WTD), under the theme ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reserve the teacher shortage’, we celebrate the vital role that teachers play in shaping the world we desire. This theme, designed by UNESCO, ILO, and Education International (EI),...
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Education International is concerned by the disruption of legitimate union activities and meetings of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) by the police, including a TTU Council meeting on 25 September. The intimidation and intervention in the internal affairs of the union by government authorities is a serious violation of international...
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Following the completion of seven workshops, three tutorials and two networking events, on the 26th and 27th of September 2023, Education International in partnership with SNEPPCI brought together all individuals involved in the Teacher-led Learning Circle for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project in Côte d’Ivoire to exchange on, as well as...
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Education unions in Africa demand increased funding for public education systems and teachers, as they prepare the upcoming regional conference, and show full solidarity with teachers and education support personnel across the continent. These are the key messages conveyed by the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) during its 20...
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The 25th of September marks the first day of the 2023-2024 school year in Cote d’Ivoire. For the last seven years, the day has been one filled with ceremonies for students, teachers, and parents. This is because since 2016, the Ministry of Education has held official ceremonies in each of...
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