AFRICAN UNION HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ADOPT THE CONTINENTAL EDUCATION STRATEGY FOR AFRICA (CESA 2016-2025)

[Limbani Nsapato]

Dear Colleagues,

Please take note of the message below and the attached files in French
and English concerning the new continental strategy for Africa
developed by the African Union.

Regards,
Limbani

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Dear all,

Warm greetings from HRST Commissioner’s Office!

I am pleased to inform you that all the recommendations, encompassed
in the Specialized Technical Committee Education, Science and
Technology, Report, have been adopted as Decisions by the Heads of
State and Government at the 26th session of the AU Summit held from
30th to 31st January 2016 in Addis Ababa. I will forward to you in
due course the said Decisions.
Moreover, please hereby kindly find attached for your information and
consideration, the Press Release in English and French with regards to
the adoption of CESA 16-25.

Below are also some useful links in relation with our Decisions.

http://paa-africa.org/2016/02/brazilian-school-feeding-programmes-are-adopted-as-a-model-by-the-african-union/

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20160205113242926

I thank you and all my best regards!




Chancelle Claudette Bilampassi


Special Assistant | Human Resources, Science and Technology Department
| African Union Commission

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AFRICAN UNION HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ADOPTS THE CONTINENTAL
EDUCATION STRATEGY FOR AFRICA (CESA 2016-2025) AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR
TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM
Addis Ababa 31 January 2016- The African Union Heads of State and
Government during their Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Session on 31 January
2016 in Addis Ababa adopted the Continental Education Strategy for
Africa (CESA 2016-2025) as the framework for transformative education
and training system in Africa; in relation with objective 4 of the
sustainable development goals. They immediately called upon the Member
States, RECs, Partners, Private Sector, and NEPAD to popularize and
raise awareness on CESA 2016-2025 and develop implementation plans,
and mobilize domestic resources for its implementation; and to
collaborate with the Commission towards the implementation of the
CESA.
In the bid to “create” a new African citizen who will be an
effective change agent for the continent’s sustainable
development as envisioned by the AU and its 2063 Agenda, the
African Union Commission has developed this strategy driven by
the desire to set up a “qualitative system of education and
training to provide the African continent with efficient human
resources adapted to African core values and therefore capable to
achieve the vision and ambitions of the African Union.” Those
responsible for its implementation will be assigned to “reorient
Africa’s education and training systems to meet the knowledge,
competencies, skills, innovation and creativity required to
nurture African core values and promote sustainable development at the
national, sub-regional and continental levels.”
The adoption of the strategy, although significant has no meaning if
steps are not taken to implement it. The Heads of State and Government
in their decision have also requested the Commission in collaboration
with UNESCO to coordinate educational partnership and support for the
implementation of the process of harmonization of education in Africa.
They have further requested the Member States and partners to promote
alignment of TVET Skills Portability initiatives with on-going work on
harmonization and quality assurance in higher education.
The implementation of CESA will be guided by six principles and seven
pillars. They will all be instrumental to the Continental Strategy in
pursing the following twelve Strategic Objectives:


1. Revitalize the teaching profession to ensure quality and
relevance at all levels of education
2. Build, rehabilitate and support education infrastructure
and develop policies that ensure a permanent stress free and
conducive learning environment for all, so as to expand access to
quality education at all levels including informal and
non-formal settings
3. Harness the capacity of ICT to improve access, quality and
management of education and training systems
4. Ensure acquisition of requisite knowledge and skills as
well as improved completion rates at all levels and groups
through harmonization processes across all levels for national
and regional integration
5. Accelerate processes leading to gender parity and equity
6. Launch comprehensive and effective literacy programmes across the
continent to eradicate the scourge of illiteracy
7. Strengthen the science and math curricula in youth training and
disseminate scientific knowledge and culture in society
8. Expand TVET opportunities at both secondary and tertiary
levels and strengthen linkages between the world of work and
education and training systems
9. Revitalize and expand tertiary education, research and innovation
to address continental challenges and promote global competitiveness
10. Promote peace education and conflict prevention and
resolution at all levels of education and for all age groups
11. Improve management of education system as well build and enhance
capacity for data collection, management, analysis, communication, and
use
12. Set up a coalition of stakeholders to facilitate and support
activities resulting from the implementation of CESA 16-25.
Dr Martial de Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human resources Science
and Technology expressed the strong wish of a successful
implementation of the CESA.

For further information please feel free to contact Claudette
Chancelle Bilampassi, Special Assistant, Human Resources, Science and
Technology, African Union commission:
Bilam...@africa-union.org<mailto:Bilam...@africa-union.org>

For further information:
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