Number of qualified teachers and other education support personnel that need to be recruited

As interpreted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in its General Comment No. 14 (para. 79), in order to ensure better quality education for all children States have to recruit a sufficient number of qualified teachers and other education support personnel in different education settings. This indicator examines the number of qualified teachers and other education support personnel to be recruited for addressing teacher shortages.

Existence of laws and/or policies that guarantee the diversity of teachers and education support personnel

A multiethnic, multicultural, and linguistically representative teaching workforce is desirable to ensure equal and quality inclusive education for children belonging to diverse origins. In order to ensure equal access and quality outcomes for children of minority, multi-ethnic, migrant, indigenous or different home-language backgrounds, recruitment policies and strategies include employment of teachers from diverse origins.

Coverage of the right to education in national policies

In some countries, the key dimensions of the right to education may not be explicitly enumerated in legal provisions, but they can be addressed through policies that are not legally binding.  These policies could have been revised and adopted at different periods depending on the changing context. Additionally, some levels of education, such as early childhood care and education, may not be covered in the legislation, but they could be integrated as part of either education policies or separate policies that focus on the 'care' and 'education' of young children.

Percentage of trained teachers

Teacher training is crucial for ensuring the acceptability of education and fostering quality education. The Recommendations of the United Nations Secretary–General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession emphasise that ‘Teacher training should prepare teachers to provide a learner-centred quality education that is holistic, transformative, inclusive, effective and relevant, including through mother-language based education, where appropriate.

Percentage of teachers and other education support personnel having social security benefits

Social security benefits cover all measures that provide benefits, whether in cash or kind, to secure protection, from (a) lack of work-related income (or insufficient income) caused by sickness, disability, maternity, employment injury, unemployment, old age, or death of a family member; (b) lack of access or unaffordable access to health care; (c) insufficient family support, particularly for children and adult dependants; and (d) general poverty and social exclusion.

Existence of laws and/or policies that set standards for the qualifications, training and recruitment of teachers

This indicator provides information about the existence of standards for the qualification, training and recruitment of teachers at a given level of education which provide indications regarding the quality of education.

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