Policy initiatives

Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies

Developing Policy Guidance on Teacher Compensation in Fragile States, Situations of Displacement and Post-Conflict Return

Teachers are difficult to recruit and retain, in large part due to low, erratic or non-existent salaries. This initiative aims to develop guidelines for governments, local communities, operational agencies, and donors to ensure that teachers are paid regular, equitable salaries in situations of displacement, early reconstruction, and fragile states. The overall goal is to improve access to and quality of education for children and youth in such situations.
www.ineesite.org

ILO/UNESCO Recommendations Concerning the Status of Teachers

These recommendations, adopted in 1966, relate to teacher preparation, ongoing education, working conditions and career development, particularly salaries and social security. They also outline teachers' rights and responsibilities and highlight the challenges in addressing the global shortage. The Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel reviews progress and discusses new challenges for teacher policy. It also hears allegations from teachers' organisations on non-observance in member states.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001260/126086e.pdf
www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/techmeet/ceart/

Initiative on Teacher Training in sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA) 2006-2015

TTISSA assists in restructuring national teacher policies and teacher education programmes and makes recommendations for actions. It aims to increase the number of teachers and improve the quality of teaching, working with governments in an initial 17 countries.
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