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About CEART - What it isThe Recommendations
The ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers was adopted on 5 October 1966 at a conference held in Paris at the UNESCO headquarters and organised in close cooperation with the ILO. The Recommendation was the result of several years of preparatory work by the two organisations, studying virtually all aspects of the teaching profession. Although it has remained unamended, the Recommendation is still considered a valid instrument to promote good teaching practices. The UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1997, also following years of preparatory work by UNESCO and the ILO. This standard is a set of recommended practices covering all higher education teaching personnel. It is designed to complement the 1966 Recommendation CEART
The 1966 conference also expressed the hope that close co-operation between the ILO and UNESCO would take place to implement the Recommendation. The Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (CEART) is the result of that co-operation. CEART's task is to examine reports on the application of the Recommendation submitted by governments, by national organizations representing teachers and their employers, by the ILO and UNESCO, and by relevant intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations. It then communicates its findings to the ILO Governing Body, the International Labour Conference and the UNESCO Executive Board, so that they may take appropriate action and authorize transmission to member States of both organizations. Since 2000, CEART organizes special information sessions with selected intergovernmental organizations, employers’ and teachers' organisations to broaden its understanding, findings and recommendations on key issues concerned with education and teaching. Another aspect of CEART's work is examination of allegations from national and international teachers' organisations on the non-observance of the Recommendations’ provisions in ILO and UNESCO member States. After consideration of the content of the allegation, CEART issues its findings and recommendations for the resolution of the problems or conflict. In recent Sessions, CEART has examined a wide variety of issues facing the teaching profession in countries such as Australia, Ethiopia, Japan and Senegal. |
