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🤝 Partnerships are key to advancing #TVET and #skillsdevelopment across Africa. In partnership with African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, and collaborating with organizations like the International Labour Organization, Skills Initiative for Africa, the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB), UNESCO-UNEVOC, and TrustAfrica, we’re reshaping the narrative around vocational education and putting youth at the center of the #AfricaSkillsRevolution. 🔗 Learn how these partnerships are making a difference: https://lnkd.in/eESGgd_7

Promoting a culture of reading in Africa is essential for fostering ,critical thinking, creativity and lifelong learning. Under Agenda 2063, the African Union's Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25) aims to ensure inclusive, equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, fostering skills and sustaining human capital, to achieve the #AfricaWeWant #Africaday Read the CESA 16-25 here - https://ow.ly/94Y050RUX0a

Today, IRIAD - The Electoral Hub commemorates Africa Day 2024. This year's theme, "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa," is a timely reminder of the crucial role education plays in shaping our continent's future. It is a reminder that stakeholders - governments, civil society organizations, private sector entities, and individuals - should prioritize investments in education that foster inclusive access for all, lifelong learning opportunities, quality teaching and learning, as well as relevant curricula for the modern era. Let's take action. Through collaborative efforts, we can build resilient educational systems that equip people to thrive in the 21st century. #EducateAfrica2024 #InclusiveQualityLearning #AfricaEducationTransformation #BuildResilientEducationaSystems

Today, IRIAD - The Electoral Hub commemorates Africa Day 2024. This year's theme, "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa," is a timely reminder of the crucial role education plays in shaping our continent's future. It is a reminder that stakeholders - governments, civil society organizations, private sector entities, and individuals - should prioritize investments in education that foster inclusive access for all, lifelong learning opportunities, quality teaching and learning, as well as relevant curricula for the modern era. Let's take action. Through collaborative efforts, we can build resilient educational systems that equip people to thrive in the 21st century. #EducateAfrica2024 #InclusiveQualityLearning #AfricaEducationTransformation #BuildResilientEducationaSystems

Happening Tomorrow: Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition on Education and Skills Development The Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition on #Education and #Skills Development (ARC-EDS) is an initiative of the ESDEV Foundation Africa organised in partnership with the @AccraTechnicalUniversity . The conference aims to proffer solutions to the pressing challenges of #unemployment and skills #development for #employability among Africa’s growing #youth #population.

📢 Africa’s Learning Crisis is Unacceptable! Did you know that 9 out of 10 children under 10 in Africa can't read or solve basic math problems? This is no longer news—it’s a crisis we must tackle head-on. At ADEA, we’re rallying voices to make foundational learning a key priority on Africa's development agenda. Our message is simple: leaders must commit resources to scale proven FL solutions. Tomorrow, we take this critical message to the United Nations General Assembly alongside our partners, VVOB, the Hempel Foundation, Human Capital Africa, Teaching at the Right Level Africa and the African Union. We’ll showcase what works and secure accountable commitments from political leaders. A special panel moderated by Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili will feature insights from: Dr. Conrad Sackey - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Sierra Leone Prof. Mariatou KONE - Minister of National Education and Literacy Cote d'Ivoire Dr. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum - Minister of Education, Ghana Hon. Madalitso Wirima Kambauwa - Minister of Education Malawi Let’s push for a brighter future for Africa’s children. Will you add your voice? #FoundationalLearning #UNGA #EducationForAll #AfricaRising #ADEA #HumanCapitalAfrica #VVOB #AfricanUnion

This year's theme for Africa day is 'Educate an African fit for the 21st century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa.' It is everyone's job to ensure that our educational systems are aligned with the ever-changing digital world we live in. Let us not be ignorant, but rather keep up with the 21st century educational systems. Every African child has the ability to prosper if they are provided with the skills and knowledge required to navigate the digital world. This is consistent with the AU's Agenda 2063, which places education at the heart of creating a successful Africa based on inclusivity and sustainable development. As such, it contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG #4, which addresses quality education. #africaday #iamanafrican #agenda2063 #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #educationinafrica #africanunion

Africa's moment in shaping the future

Celebrating Africa Day 2024 with @cmssouthafrica 1. With the African Union 2024 theme for Africa Day in mind, what role does @cmssouthafrica play towards building Africans fit for the 21st Century within the legal profession? An African legal professional fit for the 21st Century recognises the importance of innovation, resilience, and cultural awareness as key principles required to play a meaningful role in the global market. At CMS we strive to develop our professionals in their specialised fields of practice to exude these principles as a way of practicing law. This is done by opening the doors which provide access to global markets and clients, facilitating discussions regarding key trends in law and ensuring that our services reflect the needs of the corporate society in which we operate. 2. How can African nations adapt their education systems to ensure lifelong learning opportunities that cater to the evolving needs of individuals in the 21st century workforce? African nations need to be bold and unapologetic about adapting the current education systems with the African child at heart. The curriculum must mirror the societies that we live in and the great empires from which we are born. The vision of building a workforce which is empowered, authentic and dynamic starts with how we educate our children. African nations must recognise the limitless opportunities which exist in Africa and become fanatic about developing our countries for the greater good of Africans. 3. What constitutes “relevant learning in Africa”? Relevant learning in Africa to me is a call to ensure our educational systems in Africa cater to our specific circumstances and aspirations. Our diverse local cultures, languages and experiences must be included in educational materials. To know where we are going, we must remember where we come from. Africa’s history has for too long been distorted, vandalised and taught to us from outside perspectives. Indigenous knowledge systems and practices need to be integrated into our curriculums right from early childhood development centres to higher education institutions. As family members and members of society we are responsible for ensuring that we do our part by providing access to books by Africa authors, supporting and developing skills to address local challenges as well as providing education that is accessible to all. #cms #cmslaw #africaday #africaday2024 #africa #legalprofession #relevantlearning #youngafricantalent #transformtheordinary

We can't afford just to be talking (Rhetoric) anymore; it's time to re-calibrate the future of education we all desire in Africa. We need an education system that is inclusive, innovative, Afrocentric, people-centric, and futuristic. We can't build a super Africa if the inequality in access to quality education remains high. It's time to shift from a consuming continent to a producing powerhouse. 🌍 The Annual Transnational Future of Education in Africa is a platform that brings together institutions, educators, policymakers, students, NGOs/CSOs, parents, and students from across the continent and the diaspora. Together, we'll discuss the opportunities and challenges facing our educational sector in Africa. Remember, no nation can grow beyond the quality of her education. #FutureOfEducation #SuperAfrica #EducationForAll #InclusiveEducation #Afrocentric #InnovationInEducation Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities, AFTRA Ashoka Association of African Universities Association of Colleges MultiChoice Namibia Conservation Namibia The World Bank African Union EduSkills Foundation Oxfam