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Pre-forum session: ECE teachers and facilitators

Issues and recommendations

Mexico, 14-17 March 2016

8th Policy Dialogue Forum of the Teacher Task Force for Education 2030

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Introduction

• We welcome the organization of a dedicated session on ECE teachers for the first time at TTF Forum. ECE teachers are important actors with fundamental role of laying strong foundation for wellbeing, learning and development

• We focused our discussion on ECE teachers (educators, facilitators, pedagogues…) in organized programmes with educational components

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Main policy issues (1/4)• Qualifications, status and training:

—What qualifications to establish for ECE teachers?

—Lack of standards for teacher education and preparation

—Unqualified and under-qualified but experienced teachers (how to bring them into the profession, upgrade skills and status?)

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Main policy issues (2/4)• Qualifications, status and training (cont’d):

—Low social status of ECE teachers—Limited professionalization of ECE teachers—Professional status very important but not often

addressed

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Main policy issues (3/4)• Equity and inclusion:

—Less privileged children are attended by lower qualified/trained teachers

—Difficulty for having highly qualified teachers—Teacher profile/competencies – should there be

one single profile? How flexible should it be? —Gender disparities in the ECE workforce

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Main policy issues (4/4)• Governance and funding:

—Challenge of instituting coordinated and coherent approach to policy and programme due to multiple sectors involved (e.g. education, health, gender/family, welfare/protection; public-private)

—Challenge of securing sufficient funding for equitable access to quality ECE

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Recommendations to TTF1. To consider establishing an ECE group within TTF that

can:— promote networking and partnership, sharing of learning and experiences,— launch collaboration between national, regional organizations; civil

society, research organizations, private sector, inter-governmental and international organizations (e.g. ILO, UNESCO, World Bank, GPE, UNICEF)

2. Through this possible ECE group, to look into modalities to disseminate/use the ILO guidelines on ECE personnel, Education 2030 and other relevant international frameworks and guidelines to:— provide useful guidance to states on how to improve teaching and

learning conditions in ECE,— address such issues as equity, appropriate curricula, free preprimary

access, teacher training, professional standards, financing and governance.

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Recommendations to TTF

3. To carry out a study on attracting men and youth into ECE work

4. To set up a platform to promote South-South and South-North collaboration and learning on ECE teaching and learning, teacher development and management.

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Thank youMerci