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This report summarizes the discussions and conclusions concerning major issues affecting the status of teaching personnel by the 15th Session of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on the...

This document outlines a Professional Teaching Standards Framework for teachers. The framework focuses on clarifying and specifying teaching standards aimed at enhancing equitable and quality...

The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was established by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres following the Transforming Education Summit held in 2022. It was tasked with...

This policy brief advocates a shift from traditional professional development to lifelong learning, aligning with UNESCO's 2021 social contract for education. Emphasizing collaboration, it addresses...

A global teacher shortage phenomenon is highly spreading threatening the aim of equitable and quality education for all students. This brief highlights the global impact of teacher shortages on...

REPORT INDICATORS FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHING EXPERT GROUP MEETING - 2012 International Task force on Teachers for EFA, UNESCO Teachers and Higher Education, UNESCO Institute for Statistics This report...

Teachers are recognized as key to educational quality and success in any society‘s education system. Understanding the importance of human resource policies and practices in the process of recruiting...

Addis Ababa, June 20-24, 2016 The conference was aimed at providing knowledge sharing opportunities on the status of various contract types of teachers within educational systems in sub-Saharan Africa...

Policy frameworks on contract teachers: Recruitment, Training and Professional Development and Employment conditions - July 2011 ADEA, Ministère de l’Education, de l’Alphabétisation et des Langues...

Teachers are the backbone of education systems and the key to reaching learning goals, regardless of context and situation. Within the COVID-19 crisis, they are on the front line in ensuring that...

Classification of teacher training programmes: Progress and next steps towards ISCED-T Presentation by Friedrich Huebler, Head of Section, Education Standards and Methodology at the UNESCO Institute...

Education is a fundamental human right that must be secured for all because it is inseparable from human dignity. This means that all of the countries striving to achieve Education for All (EFA) face...