19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (19CCEM)


Conference Schedule
Published Date : March 9, 2015

 

Saturday 20 June


Delegates’ arrival and registration
Pre-Conference meeting 1a (Civil Society Small States meeting organised by Commonwealth Foundation)

 

Sunday 21 June


Delegates’ arrival and registration
Pre-Conference meeting 1b (Civil Society Small States meeting organised by Commonwealth Foundation)
Pre-Conference meeting 2 (Small States meeting organized by Commonwealth of Learning)
Reception hosted by Commonwealth of Learning (Invited guests)

 

Monday 22 June


Delegates’ arrival and registration
Opening of 19CCEM exhibition
Small States forum

  • Opening remarks & presentations
  • Case study
  • Discussion groups

Opening of Parallel Forums (Youth, Teachers & Stakeholders)
Good Practice Awards Showcase

 

Tuesday 23 June


Ministerial Caucuses

  • Caribbean/Canada
  • Asia/Pacific/Europe
  • Africa

Innovation showcase
Multi-Stakeholder dialogue
Senior Officials Meeting

  • 19CCEM Issues Paper: Quality in Education – the 3Ps of Performance, Paths and Productivity
  • Post 2015 Goals for Education
  • Higher Education: The need for advancing higher education in the Commonwealth
  • Reports and updates

19CCEM Opening ceremony

  • Welcome & opening remarks
  • Cultural presentation
  • Keynote address
  • Presentation of Good Practice Awards
  • Official photograph

Reception (hosted by Government of The Bahamas)

 

Wednesday 24 June – Ministerial Meeting


Sessions 1 & 2: Preliminaries

  • Election of Chair and approval of agenda
  • Reports from Senior Officials meeting and Small States forum
  • Presentation of 19CCEM Theme: Quality in Education – the 3Ps of Performance, Paths and Productivity

Ministerial lunch (hosted by Secretary General of the Commonwealth)
Good Practice Awards Showcase
Session 3: Post 2015 Goals for Education

  • Report from the Post-2015 Ministerial Working Group
  • Presentation: Education for the 21st Century
  • Plenary discussion

Session 4: Quality in Education

  • Quality basic education: What is required?
  • Education, skills and employment

Private sector engagement

 

Thursday 25 June


Session 5: Higher Education

  • The need for advancing higher education in the Commonwealth

Session 6: Ministerial roundtables

  • Quality in education: Enhancing the performance of teachers
  • Paths and pathways for economic growth and investment
  • ICT integration in education systems and across sectors
  • Cost and financing: The implications for quality.

Lunch (with delegates from private sector & Stakeholders Forum)
Innovation Showcase
Session 7: Reports from Ministerial roundtables
Session 8: Youth and student engagement: Performance and productivity

  • Presentations on youth engagement mechanisms

Session 9: The decade ahead

  • Plan of action and accelerated development mechanism for education in the Commonwealth

Reception (hosted by Secretary General of the Commonwealth)

 

Friday 26 June


Session 10: Commonwealth progress reports and work programmes

  • Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Commonwealth of Learning
  • Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan

Session 11: Resources

  • Launch & demonstration of Commonwealth Secretariat Education Hub
  • Innovation Showcase

Lunch (with delegates from Teachers Forum)
Session 12: Statements from parallel forums (Youth, Teachers & Stakeholders)
Session 13: 19CCEM conclusions and recommendations

  • Approval of Bahamas Communiqué
  • Venue for 20CCEM

Closing ceremony

  • Closing addresses (Commonwealth Secretariat & Minister of Education, The Bahamas)
  • Special performance

Press conference

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