Teachers are at the frontlines of education and are the single most important ingredient in young people\u2019s learning. Investing in one teacher\u2019s training and development can impact thousands of young people, particularly in disadvantaged communities. Resource-strapped institutions struggle to offer teachers opportunities for structured professional development and leadership. Building a cadre of highly trained teaching professionals can unlock a virtuous cycle in education development \u2013 one that can help African nations achieve their vision of becoming advanced, knowledge-based economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This virtuous cycle starts with high performing students entering teacher training colleges and other pre-service programs. When top students receive excellent training and become teachers, the quality of learning increases and efficiencies are gained as fewer children drop out or repeat grades. The best teachers are promoted to positions of leadership within schools so they can motivate and nurture their peers. This elevates the status of teachers, and inspires more talented students to enter the profession, continuing the virtuous cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063 sets out a bold vision to fully develop the continent\u2019s human capital as its \u201cmost precious resource\u201d through sustained investments in education from early childhood through university. These investments are aimed at building advanced, knowledge-based economies driving prosperity across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the key ingredient in education with the greatest impact on a child\u2019s learning, teachers are at the core for achieving Africa\u2019s vision. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of education \u2013 and teachers — in helping young people acquire the skills they need to prepare for a fast-changing world of work. Further, teachers deliver not only skills and knowledge, but compassion, and have been a crucial element in supporting young people\u2019s socio-emotional development through challenging times. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teachers are at the frontlines of education and are the single most important ingredient in young people\u2019s learning. Investing in one teacher\u2019s training and development can impact thousands of young…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}