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#FORTSEAC: Official opening of the regional forum on the transformation of the education system in Central Africa
The ceremony held on Thursday, May 22 in Douala, at the SAWA Hotel, was attended by illustrious personalities including the Minister of Basic Education of Cameroon, the Representatives of the Governor of the Littoral Region and the Super Mayor of the city of Douala.
If the objectives of this forum are to take stock and follow up on the commitments made in our countries, our sub-region has certainly made progress. But previous economic, security and social situations do not allow us to move forward in unison. Ladies and gentlemen experts, you will therefore have the greatest responsibility to make an objective analysis, relevant to enable our education systems to be more resilient, inclusive, equitable and above all relevant to the challenges of the 21st century.
Since yesterday, the city of Douala has been hosting the work of the Regional Forum on the Transformation of the Education System in Central Africa (FORTSEAC), in which experts from the countries of the sub-region and UNESCO are taking part, and which will lead to a Declaration of the countries of Central Africa on the issue of teachers, as well as a regional roadmap on accelerating progress towards the targets of SDG4.
With five years to go before the deadline of the SDG4-Education 2030 agenda and three years after the Summit on the Transformation of Education, this Forum offers an opportunity to take stock of the level of ownership and domestication of the commitments made by the various countries of Central Africa with a view to transforming their education systems and accelerating progress towards the targets of SDG4, with a particular focus on the catalytic role of teachers and educators.
While there is general agreement on the crucial role of teachers in improving learning outcomes, achieving SDG 4 and transforming education, it is also recognized that these education personnel continue to face four major challenges, namely: the shortage of qualified teachers; lack of professional development opportunities; the precariousness of the status and working conditions; as well as the low capacity to develop leadership, autonomy and innovation for teachers
After thanking the Government of Cameroon for its invaluable and constant support to UNESCO, magnified last September by the holding in the city of ³Û²¹´Ç³Ü²Ô»åé of the 58th edition of the International Literacy Day, Mr. Hilaire Mputu reviewed the events and deadlines that justified the holding of this forum, and the reason for the attention paid to teachers.
In a context where education systems must adapt to new and increasingly complex challenges, teachers must not only evolve as one of the levers of transformation, but they can and must also play a catalytic role in activating other levers.
