1. The Role of Education as a Driver of Personal and Social Development
2. Needs, Trends and Approaches in Secondary Education
3. Challenges and Prospects
Education as a Driver of DevelopmentApproaches, Experience and Prospects for
Expanded Learning Opportunities
Karin Jahr de GuerreroGerman Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development
Education involves the development of …
1.) The Role of Education as a Driver of Personal, Social and Economic Development
social and cultural competencies
competencies and skills to cope with life
cognitive skillspersonal competencies
Tools and techniques in education management:
• Guidance on education policy and capacity development
• Decentralisation in education systems• Quality management• Curricula development• Teacher training• Peace education• Financial management
2.) Needs, Trends and Approaches in
Post-Primary Education
What comes after primary school?
36% increase of enrolment in primary schools
1.3 billion young people
Pressure on post-primaryeducation
Conflicts? Crises?
- Education matters -
Some specifics of post-primary education:
• Application of practical learning methods• Increased participation of students• Higher learning requirements• Specialist teachers• Acquisition of life skills • Entrepreneurship education
Making young people fit for …
L I F E
Crucial Issues of Post-Primary Education= Subthemes of the Biennale
• Towards 9-10 years Education For All: promising policies and strategies
• Skills development and the world of work: challenges for education and training
• Building knowledge and competencies for Africa's development: articulating upper secondary with higher education
3.) Challenges and Prospects
• Learn from innovative approaches and disseminate them
• Use networks effectively and disseminate best practices
• Demonstrate change with useful monitoring systems
• Cooperation between government, civil society and the private sector
• Capacity development to strengthening individuals, institutions and organisations