The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Irma Eloff, recently met with the the Chief of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) at UNESCO, Dr Edem Adubra, in Paris.

The International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) is a multi-stakeholder partnership that seeks to promote sufficient, qualified and motivated teachers to achieve the Education for All (EFA) goals.  As part of the UNESCO Education Sector, the Task Force fosters partnerships in education to increase the capacity of countries to offer quality education for all.

As the lead facilitator of the African Deans of Education Forum (ADEF), which was established in Nairobi three years ago, Prof Eloff indicated the need to improve the quality of teacher education in Africa.  She also emphasised the importance of teacher mobility in Africa – bearing in mind the challenges of teacher-supply-and-demand between countries. 

Prof Eloff and Dr Adubra will continue the discussions at the next ADEF meeting in Mauritius in July 2015.  The ADEF meeting will convene at the start of the biennially DETA conference (http://www.deta.up.ac.za/).   The commitment to Education for All as captured in the annual Global Monitoring Report that tracks the achievements of countries and the international community towards the six Education for All goals, will serve as a departure point  for the discussions.  More details can be found at:  http://www.deta.up.ac.za/adef.htm