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In the lead-up to the Transforming Education Summit 2022 two public consultations are being organized as part of the Action Track 3 on “Teachers, teaching and the teaching profession”.

The first global consultation held on 24 May involved a discussion of the draft issues paper and focused on teacher shortages, working conditions and teacher preparation and training and development of teacher leadership.    

The second consultation will dive deeper into these topics and focus on two questions:

1. What national, regional and international practices have successfully tackled these challenges? Which ones can be scaled up to recommend as global initiatives?
2. Which existing or future possible initiatives, partnerships and coalitions can be developed to bring the transformation we seek?

Action Track 3 of the Transforming Education Summit on “Teachers, teaching and the teaching profession” will address the following key issues: (a) addressing teacher shortages; (b) improving working and professional conditions for teachers; (c) improving teacher preparation and training and (d) foster teacher leadership. It will identify successful policy interventions, compile a catalogue of good practices to inspire, and, crucially, to mobilize the global education community to make concrete commitments and to take action, building where possible on existing initiatives, partnerships and coalitions.

It is being led by representatives of two member states (Nigeria and Romania) and the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 which has been officially designated as the co-lead stakeholder. The work of the Action Track is being supported by the UN Support team, comprised of the International Labor Organisation (anchor), and UNESCO (alternate), UNICEF, UNHCR, UNRWA and the World Bank.

In the lead-up to the Transforming Education Summit 2022,  the first public consultation focused on the discussion paper prepared as part of the Action Track 3 on “Teachers, teaching and the teaching profession”.

Replay the consultation here.

The second consultation, on 14 June, will focus on the promising practices and potential new initiatives.

Action Track 3 is being led by representatives of two member states (Nigeria and Romania) and the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 has been officially designated as the co-lead stakeholder. The work of the Action Track is being supported by the UN Support team, comprised of the International Labor Organisation (anchor), and UNESCO (alternate), UNICEF, UNHCR, UNRWA and the World Bank.

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This teacher consultation is organized by Education International in collaboration with UNESCO’s Sections on Teacher Development and for Global Citizenship and Peace Education and the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (TTF). The objective of the event is to gather the views and perspectives of teachers on how to update the 1974 Recommendation.  

The 1974 Recommendation is a normative instrument which aims to support the design and implementation of effective educational policies and programmes that contribute to the building of a just, sustainable, healthy and peaceful society.

Given the multitude of contemporary threats to global peace and human survival - such as climate change, pandemics, infectious diseases, the spread of violent and hateful ideologies, conspiracy theories, persistent inequalities, discrimination and xenophobia – the UNESCO is updating the 1974 Recommendation to better reflect the complexity of today’s global landscape and ensure the instrument is fit for purpose in our current context.

For more information, the agenda, and to view the guiding questions in order to prepare for the discussion, see the event concept note here.

Please note that there will be simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish and French.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Jennifer.ulrick@ei-ie.org.