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 SecretariatInternational Task Force on Teachers for EFA

UNESCO, Paris

BACKGROUNDFrom PACTED as an Event to 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

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 policiesDevelop the capacity to plan, implement, monitor &

evaluateGenerate and efficiently use the necessary financial

resourcesAll the above are to be informed by evidence (data, research)

PACTED = a regional illustration of the above

The Task Force’s contribution to PACTED

1. Serves as secretariat for PACTED Partners2. Partners consultation (Ouagadougou, Feb 2012)

3. Prepared PACTED M&E Framework4. Organized PACTED Roadmap dissemination and

implementation workshop (Paris, Sep 2012 & Windhoek, Nov 2012) see reports

5. Mobilized partnerships (Thailand and India) for PACTED

6. Include support to PACTED in its strategic plan for 2013-2016

PACTED ACHIEVEMENTS:OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAP

1. Linking the Roadmap with the AU 2nd Decade plan of Action

2. Developing an M & E framework 3. Making the roadmap result-oriented4. Development of a dissemination plan5. Integrating a need for resource mobilization 6. Setting up a coordination team7. Proposing a lead agency for each objective 8. Proposal for piloting the roadmap

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)

OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAP

LEAD AGENCIES FOR ROADMAP OBJECTIVESRoadmap Obectives

1. Define standard-setting characteristics for teachers in Africa (UNESCO)

2. Greater use of distance learning to improve access to teacher training (African Council for Distance Education – ACDE)

3. Improved performance in science, mathematics and technology; (Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA)

Lead agencies

4. Standardization of teacher recruitment and mobility;(ComSec and IICBA)

5. Use of the General History of Africa in education; (UNESCO & AUC)

6. Filling of policy gaps regarding the teaching profession (IICBA & ADEA)

OPERATIONALIZING THE ROADMAP

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIESCHALLENGES

1. 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

OPPORTUNITIES

1. PACTED back-to-back to COMEDAF; Pilot countries; Task Force focal points2. Sensitization and training scheduled for RECs officers by coordinating team3. Call for Member States’ commitment; South-South partnership (Thailand & India )4. ADEA WG on Communication ; Task Force Webpage on PACTED5. EI & Task Force proposal for a roundtable (Ministers & Teacher Unions

PROPOSAL FOR THE WAY FORWARD

1. The meeting to Endorse :a. the Coordination mechanisms

b. proposed pilot agenda

2. The meeting to recommand realistic resource mobilization plan for PACTED up to 2015

3. Lead agencies to prepare workplan (see proposed TORs)

4. Inclusion on a High-level Regional roundtable on social dialogue in next PACTED agenda

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