Key
milestones reached for new education goals
The
international community has moved a step closer towards defining the education
agenda beyond 2015, to be part of the global post-2015 development agenda.
The
proposed overarching education goal is to
“ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030”.
The seven global education targets:
“ensure equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030”.
The seven global education targets:
·
Early childhood care and education
Target 1: By 2030, at least x% of girls and boys are ready for primary school through participation in quality early childhood care and education, including at least one year of free and compulsory pre-primary education, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
Target 1: By 2030, at least x% of girls and boys are ready for primary school through participation in quality early childhood care and education, including at least one year of free and compulsory pre-primary education, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
·
Basic education
Target 2: By 2030, all girls and boys complete free and compulsory quality basic education of at least 9 years and achieve relevant learning outcomes, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
Target 2: By 2030, all girls and boys complete free and compulsory quality basic education of at least 9 years and achieve relevant learning outcomes, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
·
Youth and adult literacy
Target 3: By 2030, all youth and at least x% of adults reach a proficiency level in literacy and numeracy sufficient to fully participate in society, with particular attention to girls and women and the most marginalized.
Target 3: By 2030, all youth and at least x% of adults reach a proficiency level in literacy and numeracy sufficient to fully participate in society, with particular attention to girls and women and the most marginalized.
·
Skills for work
Target 4: By 2030, at least x% of youth and y% of adults have the knowledge and skills for decent work and life through technical and vocational, upper secondary and tertiary education and training, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
Target 4: By 2030, at least x% of youth and y% of adults have the knowledge and skills for decent work and life through technical and vocational, upper secondary and tertiary education and training, with particular attention to gender equality and the most marginalized.
·
Skills for citizenship and sustainable
development
Target 5: By 2030, all learners acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to establish sustainable and peaceful societies, including through global citizenship education and education for sustainable development.
Target 5: By 2030, all learners acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to establish sustainable and peaceful societies, including through global citizenship education and education for sustainable development.
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Teachers
Target 6: By 2030, all governments ensure that all learners are taught by qualified, professionally-trained, motivated and well-supported teachers.
Target 6: By 2030, all governments ensure that all learners are taught by qualified, professionally-trained, motivated and well-supported teachers.
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Financing of education
Target 7: By 2030, all countries allocate at least 4-6% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or at least 15-20% of their public expenditure to education, prioritizing groups most in need; and strengthen financial cooperation for education, prioritizing countries most in need.
Target 7: By 2030, all countries allocate at least 4-6% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or at least 15-20% of their public expenditure to education, prioritizing groups most in need; and strengthen financial cooperation for education, prioritizing countries most in need.
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteThese are some great goals for the international community. Who are these goals set by? Also, did they list specific objectives that they plan on enforcing in order to achieve each goal? I see that these goals are expected by 2030. Did they state the specifics about what is being done now to reach these goals. I am very interested in viewing how they plan on achieving these goals for the future. I am especially interested in their plans to financing these educational goals. I think that finding the funds for education, especially early childhood education is the major issue for the deficiencies in early childhood care and/or assistance for families to ensure that all children recieve services before going to Kindergarten.
Tabitha Abney
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteThe target goals look good on paper, but which part of the country plans on pursuing such goals. What are the statistics based on? The other thing is why would it possibly take 15 years to set such goals. My take would be to set the target a lot closer and learn from what works and what doesn't. The teachers and target for 2030, is already in place now, with this country or contact, do the teachers not possess these target goals already? Thank you for sharing your blog.
the goals layout is very great and well organized but the question is will they really go into affect when stated? Who will be pushing to ensure that all these goals are met? DO you think it will improve their country or hurt their country education wise?
ReplyDeleteSandra,
ReplyDeleteYou gave us some good information but what international country is this far. I am also interested in knowing what are they doing now for the children in education and how are these goals going to be taken out and why so long before they go into effect. These are good goals for the future for this country. I am also glad to see that this government is ensuring that teachers be qualified and professional trained how are the teachers being put in classrooms now is there some type of qualifications now. I think qualificatioons and training plays a great impact on how children learn now. If teachers have the proper qualifications and training then their classrooms will be more equipped for children to learn.