Barbara Tournier Presentation to 9th International Policy Dialogue Forum 5-7 December 2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia

1. Exploring the
organisation and
management of teacher
careers
An IIEP-UNESCO research project

2. Teachersare
precious

3. “Looking ahead, governments need to be thinking
strategically. The less attractive the teaching profession
becomes, the greater the risk of recruiting a generation of candidates
with poor qualifications, less confidence and a lower willingness to
innovate. The long-term effects of a poor cadre of teachers are
difficult to reverse.”
EFA Global Monitoring Report team, 2015

4. Improved status of the
profession
motivation, job satisfaction,
teacher retention, student
learning

5. Focus on the organisation and management of
teacher careers

6. Steps in the research project
Exploratory
study
Mapping
exercise
Case
studies

7. Countries in the mapping exercise

8. Insights from the mapping exercise
Rich diversity in possible combinations of design options
A number of pre-requisites need to be considered before
introducing teacher career reform
Specific considerations in the design of career strucutres

9. More information
www.iiep.unesco.org/en/our-expertise/teacher-careers
Contact: b.tournier@iiep.unesco.org

11. Singapore (video): Diversifying Teacher
careers through streams

12. Objectives of the research
Make available information on the
organisation and management of
teacher careers
Assess implementation challenges
Assess perceived effects on teacher
motivation, retention and attraction

13. Mapping exercise
• Colombia
• Ethiopia
• Lithuania
• Mexico
• Peru
• Scotland
• South Africa
• Thailand

14. Exploratory study
• Typology of career models
• Importance of
encouraging autonomous
motivation
• Career ladders: a
promising model