Norwegian launch of the Global Report on Teachers and the Recommendations from the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

Teachers play a key role in ensuring students thrive and succeed in their learning journeys. However, a global teacher shortage poses a significant threat to the quality of education, with millions of children unable to acquire event basic skills. While teaching remains one of the most rewarding professions, currently challenges seem to be pushing qualified educators out of classrooms and discouraging young people from entering the teaching profession.

The International Task Force on Teachers, in collaboration with UNESCO and ILO, recently released the first Global Report on Teachers, addressing the critical issues that need to be tackled to reverse this worrying trend. Additionally, the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession published key recommendations to strengthen the profession.

We invite you to join us for a webinar hosted by Norad, where these pivotal reports will be presented, followed by insights from the President of the Union of Education Norway.

Tentative program:

• 13:00 Presentation of the Global Teacher Report. - Carlos Vargas, Head of the Teacher Section, UNESCO
• 13:30 Presentation of the report from the UNSG’s High Level Panel on the Teaching Profession. - Oliver Liang, Head of the Public and Private Services Unit, ILO
• 14:00 Reflection on the findings of the reports. - Geir Røsvoll, President, Union of Education Norway
• 14:15 Questions and answers
• 14:55 Key take-aways - Thomas Poulsen, Head of Education and Research, Norad

The session will be moderated by Gerd-Hanne Fosen, Education Policy Director, Norad

Click here to register for the webinar.

Related links:

• Global Report on Teachers
• Recommendations of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession