Fair Trade for Teachers Transferability of Teacher Qualifications in the Commonwealth

by Keevy, James; Jansen, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781849290142
• ISBN10: 1849290148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Summary

International teacher migration poses a wide range of challenges to the recognition and transferability of teacher qualifications across borders. Of primary concern is ensuring that highly trained teachers are able to move freely between countries without their professional qualifications and skills being discounted. This study enhances recognition of teacher qualifications across borders and between the member countries of the Commonwealth. The comparability table developed for the study enables clear analysis of primary and secondary teacher qualifications offered in 35 Commonwealth countries, in an accessible and easy-to-read format. Country-by-country comparability tables are included as an annex to the study, and are also available separately in Commonwealth Teacher Qualifications Comparability Table978 1 84929 015 9. The study was prepared for the Commonwealth Secretariat by the South African Qualifications Authority. Please note that Fair Trade for Teachersincludes a copy of the Commonwealth Teacher Qualifications Comparability Tableas an insert in the back pocket of the main book.

Author Biography

Dr James Keevy is the Director of International Liaison at the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) where he is responsible for the organisation's work on international research and comparability. Professor Jonathan Jansen is Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State, South Africa, a position to which he was appointed in 2009 following his tenure as Dean of Education at the University of Pretoria.