We are lacking 10.3 million teachers

Posted on | January 7, 2010 | No Comments

eLearning helps achieving Education for All and raise the quality of education. MKFC Stockholm College funds Teacher Training in Somalia (13 teachers), Pakistan (13 teachers), Tanzania/Ghana (10 teachers) and are soon about to start in Burkina Faso, Palestine, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.

Globally, 10.3 million teachers − 1.3 million teachers each year − need to be recruited over eight years (2007-2015) just to provide universal primary education by 2015 according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The greatest challenge is in sub-Saharan Africa.

UNESCO emphasizes not only the number of teachers but also the importance of quality. Great demands are made of teachers today. In our rapidly changing and interdependent world, teachers not only have to ensure that students acquire solid skills in basic subjects, but also that they become responsible local and global citizens, at ease with new technologies and able to make informed decisions about health, the environment and other challenges. Teachers play a leading role in giving students the knowledge, attitudes and values that help them understand the world and become agents of change

Source: UNESCO

MKFC Stockholm College Teacher training is based on United Nations value-neutral curriculum. The training is integrated into the teacher’s authentic school work and environment. The training material, tutoring and collaboration is online and the participants study whenever it suits them depending on their work times, private life and other commitments. Participation in different Net Communities extends the classroom and learning environment for the school, the management, the teachers and the pupils.

In the training, teachers are studying central theories connected to learning with global examples and integrate them directly into their school. By integrating topics from children’s local situation and environment it reinforces the children’s curiosity for the local participation and communication in international Net Communities creates an interest and understanding of the world and global issues. All parts of the Teacher Training Program and its subjects permeate by children’s rights, transparency, democracy, accessibility, environment, sustainable development, gender, administration and conditions and awareness. All this together creates an inclusive education system where ICT is a major contributing factor for achieving Education for All.

Build the future: invest in teachers now!

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