The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), says about 12.6 million primary teachers are required globally if the 2020 goal of universal primary education is to be achieved.<\/p>\n
The organization said this on the occasion of the 2015 World Teachers\u2019 Day, celebrated every 5th October. This year\u2019s celebration is on the theme \u201cEmpowering teachers, building sustainable societies\u201d.<\/p>\n
A statement on UNESCO\u2019s website said \u201cIt is recognized that teachers are not only a means to implementing education goals; they are the key to sustainability and national capacity in achieving learning and creating societies based on knowledge, values and ethics. However, they continue to face challenges brought about by staff shortages, poor training and low status. We will ensure that teachers and educators are empowered, adequately recruited, well-trained, professionally qualified, motivated and supported within well-resourced, efficient and effectively governed systems\u201d.<\/p>\n
Incheon Declaration, WEF 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n The UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates that to achieve the goal of universal primary education by 2020, countries will need to recruit a total of 12.6 million primary teachers.<\/p>\n World Teachers\u2019 Day on October 5, highlights the fact that teachers must be empowered as a critical step towards quality education and sustainable societies<\/p>\n The Incheon Declaration at the World Education Forum (WEF) in May 2015 clearly recognized the importance of empowerment. At the forum 1600 participants from 160 countries committed to \u201censure that teachers and educators are empowered, adequately recruited, well-trained, professionally qualified, motivated and supported within well-resourced, efficient and effectively governed systems\u201d.<\/p>\n The Oslo Summit, \u201cEducation for Development\u201d, held in July 2015, highlighted the need for further investment in teacher education. The proposed Sustainable Development Goals to be adopted at the UN Summit in September 2015 include a specific objective under Goal 4 to by 2030 \u201csubstantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and Small Island developing States\u201d. The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), says about 12.6 million primary teachers are required globally if the 2020 goal of universal primary education is to be achieved. The organization said this on the occasion of the 2015 World Teachers\u2019 Day, celebrated every 5th October. This year\u2019s celebration is on the theme […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":157314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[16],"yoast_head":"\n
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