Teacher Task Force Regional Policy Learning Webinar 1: Costing Teacher Policies in the Arab Region

Please note that this event is restricted to the members of the Teacher Task Force Arab States Regional Group and UNESCO RCQE.

In the framework of its Arab States Regional Group activities, the Teacher Task Force (TTF) is organizing a webinar on “Regional Policy Learning Webinar 1: Costing Teacher Policies in the Arab Region” in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Center of Quality and Excellence in Education.  

Taking place virtually on Thursday, July 31, 2025, the webinar will address the topic of teacher policy costing in preparation for the official launch of the Costing Module of the UNESCO & Teacher Task Force Teacher Policy Development Guide (TPDG). TTF members from the Arab States region will have the opportunity to provide insight regarding the financing of the teaching profession and present practical country examples. 

Webinar objectives:

• Introduce key concepts and methodologies in teacher policy costing, ahead of the launch of the TPDG Costing Module; 

• Share preliminary findings and recommendations from the upcoming UNESCO & Teacher Task Force background paper on teacher financing; 

• Highlight country experiences from Libya, Jordan, Lebanon and Mauritania to provide practical insights and lessons; 

• Facilitate regional dialogue on cost-sensitive and financially sustainable teacher policies; 

• Build momentum toward national capacity-building and the integration of costing into policy development, in the lead-up to the 2025 World Summit on Teachers in Chile. 

Key speakers for the event include:

• Carlos Vargas, Chief of the Teacher development section, UNESCO and Head of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat 

• Abdul Rahman Almedaires, Director of UNESCO | UNESCO RCQE, KSA 

• Ibrahim Alhussein, Director of Educational Excellence Department (Teacher Policies in Arab Countries: Investing in Quality and Foreseeing the Future), UNESCO RCQE, KSA 

• Mohammad Momani, Director, Educational Supervision and Training Department (Cost Analysis of teachers' training), Jordan 

• Mohamed Ibrahim Gomaa, Director, General Centre for Training and Education Development (Estimating the Costs of Teacher Policy in Libya), Libya 

• Hana Addam, Beirut office, on teacher workforce planning and reform in Lebanon (salaries reform in Lebanon) 

• Elhadj Rabani, Nouakchott Office, to discuss the simulation modelling in Mauritania 

The webinar will bring together ministers, international organizations and TTF members from the Arab region for high-level dialogue on the importance of integrating costing into teacher policy development.  

If you are a TTF member from the TTF Arab States Regional Group and have not yet received your invitation for the event, please contact Mirna Eskif at m.eskif@unesco.org.