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Ministerial Meetings

Education Ministers

The Commonwealth Secretariat provides support for many meetings of senior education ministers and officials helping to shape global policy on Education in key areas such as HIV/AIDS and Teacher Recruitment

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The 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (18CCEM) was held from 28 to 31 August 2012 in Port Louis, Mauritius.

The theme was 'Education in the Commonwealth: bridging the gap as we accelerate towards achieving internationally agreed goals'.

The meeting brought together a diverse range of educational stakeholders, including education ministers, senior officials, and representatives from national and international agencies, academics, teachers, NGOs, youth and the private sector.

Commonwealth ministerial meetings are one of the principal forums for Commonwealth inter-governmental consultation and decision-making. To this end, Commonwealth education ministers meet every three years to discuss issues of mutual concern and interest, to formulate policy on key developmental issues and to build consensus at a high political level within the Commonwealth. As such, the CCEM contributes to broadening the Commonwealth goals of development, democracy and human rights as set out in the Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan.

18CCEM was organised by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources, Mauritius, and the Commonwealth Secretariat.

Other planning partners included the Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth of Learning, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Commonwealth Teachers’ Group, and Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd.

The meeting also included the presentation of the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2012, which recognises exemplary practice in the field of education.

Outcomes

18CCEM Communiqué

Commonwealth voice to inform post-2015 development agenda

Commonwealth Student Association is launched

Rwanda project wins Commonwealth education award

Documents

Issues Paper (18CCEM)Issues Paper (18CCEM)

Issues Paper Synopsis (18CCEM)Issues Paper Synopsis (18CCEM)

Education in the CommonwealthEducation in the Commonwealth

Previous Meetings

  • 17CCEM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2009
  • 16CCEM Cape Town, South Africa, 2006
  • 15CCEM Edinburgh, UK, 2003
  • 14 CCEM Halifax, Canada, 2000
  • 13 CCEM Gaborone. Botswana, 1997
  • 12 CCEM Islamabad, Pakistan, 1994
  • 11CCEM Barbados, 1990
  • 10CCEM Nairobi, Kenya, 1987
  • 9CCEM Nicosia, Cyprus, 1984
  • 8CCEM Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1980
  • 7CCEM Accra, Ghana, 1977
  • 6CCEM Kingston, Jamaica, 1974
  • 5CCEM Canberra, Australia, 1971
  • 4CCEM Lagos, Nigeria, 1968
  • 3 CCEM Ottawa, Canada, 1964
  • 2CCEM New Delhi, India, 1962
  • 1CCEM Oxford, UK, 1959

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