Efa program 2012

Governments, development agencies, civil society, non-government organizations and the media are but some of the partners working toward reaching these goals.

Gender issues and TVET. TVET for people with Disabilities. Education for All EFA The Education for All movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults. They identified six key education goals which aim to meet the learning needs of all children, youth and adults by Goal 1: Expand early childhood care and education Goal 2: Provide free and compulsory primary education for all Goal 3: Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults Goal 4: Increase adult literacy by 50 per cent Goal 5: Achieve gender parity by , gender equality by Goal 6: Improve the quality of education TVET particularly contributes to EFA goals 3 and 6 as they relate to life skills.

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Education for All August 4, Email Print. Tweet Share Share LinkedIn. Stumble Upon. Ensure that by all children, particularly girls, those in difficult circumstances, and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to and complete, free, and compulsory primary education of good quality.

Ensure that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programs. Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by , and achieve gender equality in education by , with a focus on ensuring girls' full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality.

Improve all aspects of the quality of education and ensure the excellence of all so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills. Why is EFA important? Although there has been steady progress towards achieving many EFA goals, many challenges remain: Today, an estimated million children around the world are unable to read and write, even after spending three or more years in school.

In , 58 million children were out of school ; half of these children lived in conflict-affected countries. The Bank supports EFA through multidimensional efforts to: Improve educational quality and learning outcomes Improve primary school access and equity Improve the dropout and retention rates of girls, as well as their learning outcomes Promote early childhood development Protect EFA prospects in fragile statesThe Bank helps countries achieve their education goals through finance and knowledge services in the forms of analytic work, policy advice, and technical assistance.