Reinforcing non-formal education capacities in Mali

Within the framework of its CapEFA Programme UNESCO provides focused support to the government of Mali to reinforce the country’s capacities in the training of educators (formation des enseignants) with a view to achieving the EFA goals.
To review activities undertaken so far to achieve a unified policy for the training of educators  and to plan additional steps, a reorientation workshop was organized by UNESCO on 10–12 February in Bamako. It brought together all relevant governmental actors and representatives of the units involved from the UNESCO family, including HQ, UNESCO-BREDA, IIEP, IICBA and UIL. Werner Mauch, Programme Manager of UIL’s Adult Learning and Education Programme offered advice on how to reinforce existing non-formal education provision with a focus on continuing education concepts and practice. More...