Meeting of Experts on Policy Guidelines on the Promotion of Decent Work for Early Childhood Education Personnel

The purpose of the Meeting of Experts is to consider, with a view to adopting, draft policy guidelines on early childhood education personnel. The Meeting follows on from a Global Dialogue Forum on Conditions of Personnel in Early Childhood Education held in Geneva from 22 to 23 February 2012. It is hoped that such guidelines will provide a useful tool for constituents and education policy makers to develop high quality early childhood education programmes based on qualified and effective early childhood education workers.

Because of the relevance of this Meeting to the development of early childhood education programmes, we would like to encourage governments to appoint experts who are knowledgeable about the development of such programmes, in particular the recruitment, training and management of early childhood education personnel.