REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION
OF POA IN THE SADC REGION
PRESENTATION TO COMEDAF V BUREAU AND
STEERING COMMITTEE
18-19 July 2013, Addis Ababa
OUTLINE
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Introduction
Progress on implementation of Activities
Meeting of SADC Ministers of responsible
for Higher Education and Training.
Regional consultation on Pan Africa
University Project.
Curriculum Development, Gender and
Culture.
Teacher Education
Introduction
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The SADC Region continues to implement the
priorities of PoA
The SADC Secretariat continues:
Facilitate implementation of regional level activities:
monitor the implementation of PoA at regional level
Facilitate technical and policy dialogue at regional level
Reporting to relevant policy structures in the Region
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Report covers progress of implementation since
COMEDAF V in April 2012.
Progress on implementation of
Activities
Meeting of Ministers responsible for Higher and
Training:
An Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Ministers responsible
for Higher Education and Training was held on the
June 2012 in the Republic of South Africa.
Discussed the status and challenges of higher
education.
Agreed on key priorities to inform the development of
a Regional Higher Education Strategic Framework
for improving higher education in the Region.
Approved Regional Open and Distance Policy
Framework
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of
Ministers Cont.
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Decision cont:
Approved the establishment of the Technical
Committee on Higher Education, Research and
Development.
Mandated the Technical Committee to develop
Regional Higher Education Strategic Framework and
finalise the Study on Cost Barriers on Access to
Higher Education and student Mobility.
Consultation on Pan African
University Project
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The SADC Secretariat consulted Member States through
writing to them in 2011 and 2012 respectively following
Ministers Meetings.
We have so far received an offer from Mauritius in
March 2013 offering to host the PAU Institute on Space
Science.
A final decision will be made in September 2013 during
the Ministers of Education and Training to be held in
September 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique.
Curriculum Development,
Gender and Culture .
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Workshops were held for Curriculum Development in
May and June in 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa and
Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania.
The workshops discussed among other issues main
treaming Education for Sustainable Development(ESD)
and culture in school curriculum, curriculum reform, and
Capacity Building.
SADC Secretariat has developed a Draft Gender Module
in Open and Distance Learning to be reviewed by
stakeholders in September 2013.
The SADC Secretariat is in a process of developing
regional guidelines for engendering curricula.
Teacher Education
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Convened a teacher education policy workshop in
collaboration with IICBA in July 2012. Member States
were trained
– on how to use the Teacher Diagnostic Guide which is a
comprehensive analytical tool on teacher diagnosis to provide a
comprehensive teacher situation in a country. The information
from the diagnosis will help in developing an evidence teacher
policy.
– on the steps for development of a teacher policy.
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Convened workshops on mainstreaming education for
sustainable development in teacher education.
Long term and Short term training in ODL in teacher
education commenced.
Monitoring PoA
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Developed a Draft 2013 progress report on
implementation of PoA with assistance of ADEA
Working Group on Policy Support and Management .
Had a validation meeting to review the Draft Report in
May 2013.
Member States recommended that national data instead
of UNESCO Institute of Statics be used. Member States
undertook to provide national data. Report being revised
for presentation to Ministers in September 2013.
2013-14 Activities
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Mainstreaming of gender and culture into curriculum
Facilitation of access and student mobility in Higher
Education in the Region
Assessment of the implementation SADC Norms and
Standards,
Development of regional guidelines for accrediting and
establishing ODL institutions.
Development of regional guidelines for quality assurance
in ODL.
2013-14 Activities
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Training of ODL Practitoners in Teacher
Education and Secondary Education
Comparative analysis of skills
development policies in the region.
Development of regional guidelines for
prior learning.
Monitoring the PoA.
Calendar of Events
Event
Dates
Location
Launch of the ODL shortterm training in Teacher
Education
22-26 July 2013
Tanzania
Meeting of Technical
Committee on Higher
Education and Training,
Research and Development
August 2013
To be confirmed
Stakeholders Consultative
2-6 September 2013
Meeting on the Drafts Youth
Empowerment and
Developments and the Draft
Youth Employment
Strategic Frameworks
Johannesburg, South Africa
SADC Ministers of
Education and Training
Maputo, Mozambique
16-20 September 2013