The Study Tour on Teacher Education to the Peoples' Republic of China by Senior Teacher Education/Policy Personnel from fifteen First Phase TTISSA Countries was organized by INRULED and IICBA. A group of 17 African participants spent 7days to participate in different activities and visit various teacher education institutes in the mid of November 2009 in China.

 

 

 

 

The participants of the study tour are high-level teacher education/policy personnel from the ministry of education of the fifteen TTISSA countries. They are in charge of policy issues and therefore are able to represent the cross section of the education levels of the countries they represent, both formal and non-formal. The belief is that these colleagues will utilize the information, best practice stories and consultations with Chinese colleagues to inform teacher policy formulation and implementation in their respective countries. They are also expected to use the opportunity to network among themselves so as to assist in the integration effort of the African Union Commission in their respective RECs.

 

The study tour enhanced the awareness on the part of the African delegation on the issues that need to be addressed in teacher policy formulation and implementation based on the Chinese experience; increased understanding of the teacher education/policy issues of African countries by our Chinese counterparts. Through the study tour, participants also accumulated best practice stories on the organization of teacher education in P. R. China for possible application in Africa; and created strong linkages between colleagues in P. R. China and Africa for sustained dialogue on issues of concern.