CONTINENTAL EDUCATION STRATEGY FOR AFRICA 2016 – 2025 CESA 16-25 CONTINENTAL EDUCATION STRATEGY FOR AFRICA 2016 – 2025 CESA 16-25 Summary ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 7 1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................... 10 2. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: State of Affairs and Perspectives ................................ 13 2.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2. Overview of Sub-Sectors .............................................................................................................................. 13 2.2.1- Pre-primary .................................................................................................................................. 14 2.2.2- Primary Education ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.3- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ...................................................... 16 2.2.4- Secondary Education ................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.5- Tertiary Education ....................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.6- Informal and non-formal Education and training ...................................................................... 19 3. STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.1. AU Vision ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.2. Mission of CESA 16-25 ................................................................................................................................. 21 3.1.1. Guiding principles ........................................................................................................................ 21 3.2.2. Pillars ............................................................................................................................................ 21 3.3. Strategic Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 22 OS1- Revitalize the teaching profession ..................................................................................................... 22 OS2- Build and rehabilitate infrastructure .................................................................................................... 22 OS3- Harness the capacity of ICT ................................................................................................................ 23 OS4- Ensure acquisition of requisite knowledge and skills ....................................................................... 23 OS5- Accelerate processes leading to gender parity and equity .............................................................. 24 OS6- Launch comprehensive and effective literacy campaigns ............................................................... 24 OS7- Strengthen the science and math curricula ....................................................................................... 24 OS8- Expand TVET opportunities ............................................................................................................... 25 OS9-Revitalize and expand tertiary education ........................................................................................... 25 OS10-Promote peace education and conflict prevention and resolution ................................................ 26 OS11-Improve the management of education system as well as the statistic tool ................................ 26 OS12. Set up a coalition of all education stakeholders .............................................................................. 26 4. COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY ............................................................................................................. 27 4.1. The objectives of the CESA 16-25 ............................................................................................................... 27 4.2. Requisite Actions ........................................................................................................................................... 27 5. GOVERNANCE .................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.1 Continental ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Regional .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 National ........................................................................................................................................................... 28 6. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ......................................................................................................... 29 6.1. Principles of intervention ............................................................................................................................... 30 6.2. Institutional arrangements ............................................................................................................................ 31 6.2.1 Continental institutions: AU ........................................................................................................ 31 6.2.2 Regional Economic Communities (RECs) ............................................................................... 31 6.2.3 Member States ............................................................................................................................ 31 6.2.4 Private sector ............................................................................................................................... 32 6.2.5 Initiatives from continental partners ........................................................................................... 32 6.2.6 Report of Annual Continental Activities (RACA) ...................................................................... 32 7. FUNDING MECHANISMS (Resource Mobilization) ..................................................................................... 33 7.1. Strategic and investment plans .................................................................................................................... 33 7.2. National Mobilization of Resources .............................................................................................................. 33 7.3. Mobilization of Public-Private Partnership ................................................................................................... 33 7.4. Contribution of development partners and the Diaspora ........................................................................... 34 8. CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 ACRONYMS AAU Association of African Universities ACCESS Africa Comprehensive Continental Education Strategy ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa AfDB African Development Bank ANAFE African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education ANSEFA African Network Campaign on Education for All APN African Peace building Network AQRM African Quality Rating Mechanism AUC African Union Commission AUF Association of French-speaking Universities AWARD African Women in Agricultural Research and Development CAMES Higher Education Council for Africa and Madagascar CAP Common African Position CESA 16-25 Continental Education Strategy DP Development Partner ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EFA Education for All ESD Education for sustainable development EST Education, Science, and Technology FAWE Forum for African Women Educationalists GCE Global citizenship education GER Gross Enrolment Ratio GDP General Domestic Product GMR Global Monitoring Report ICT Information and Communication Technology M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MDG Millennium Development Goals NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development