Global Education Meeting sets course for education for the next 4 years
The ILO contributed to the Brussels Declaration, which was adopted at the UNESCO convened Global Education Meeting. It calls for strengthened collective action to ensure quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
5 December 2018
Several representatives from ILO participated to the Global Education Meeting, which was held in Brussels from 3 to 5 December 2018. The meeting was convened by UNESCO with the support of the Government of Belgium. Her Majesty the Queen Mathilde of Belgium opened the Ministerial segment.
Ministers, representatives of multilateral organizations, the private sector, civil society, teachers and youth reviewed progress towards the global education targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Their joint Brussels Declaration calls for strengthened collective action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all”.
The delegates reaffirmed the fundamental role of education, training, lifelong learning, higher education and research as key drivers for sustainable development. They stressed the need for education and training systems that support the development of knowledge, skills and competencies, from early childhood to adulthood, and committed to engage in decent work in rapidly changing labour markets.
The Brussels Declaration further calls for continuous professional development and decent working conditions for teachers, educators, trainers and school leaders. It underlines the important role of higher education and technical and vocational training and the importance of skills acquired through non-formal and informal education and learning.
Ministers, representatives of multilateral organizations, the private sector, civil society, teachers and youth reviewed progress towards the global education targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Their joint Brussels Declaration calls for strengthened collective action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all”.
The delegates reaffirmed the fundamental role of education, training, lifelong learning, higher education and research as key drivers for sustainable development. They stressed the need for education and training systems that support the development of knowledge, skills and competencies, from early childhood to adulthood, and committed to engage in decent work in rapidly changing labour markets.
The Brussels Declaration further calls for continuous professional development and decent working conditions for teachers, educators, trainers and school leaders. It underlines the important role of higher education and technical and vocational training and the importance of skills acquired through non-formal and informal education and learning.