What: Inaugural Ceremony of AU Continental Teacher Prize and Validation of Teacher Professional Guidelines and Qualification Framework.
When: 21-23 October 2019 starting at 9:00 a.m.
Where: AU Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Who: Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union Commission
Why: The event will recognize outstanding teachers on the continent along with the technical validation of new draft instruments of the Continental Teacher Professional Standards and Guidelines, and the Continental Teacher Qualifications Framework.

The Teachers Prize will be a means for demonstrating respect for teachers and the teaching profession, by encouraging and celebrating the committed teachers in Africa. The Prize mechanism will shine a spotlight on great teachers and facilitate sharing of their remarkable stories. It will raise the status of teaching, and inspire the best possible candidates to join the teaching profession.
Background:

Teachers do one of the most important jobs in society today and must be treated with the same degree of respect as other high profile professions. Teachers can make a difference between success and failure in life, and easily determine the quality of education delivered and acquired. Lack of quality education is a major factor behind many social, political, economic and health challenges faced by the world today; as well as contributing to poverty, prejudice and conflict. The status of the Teacher in Africa is critically important to achieving Agenda 2063 vision of integration, peace and prosperity, by facilitating acquisition of not just skills and knowledge, but also requisite values and attitudes. 
The Teacher Prize is an important and valuable instrument that contributes to the success of Agenda 2063 and the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA), with the following objectives:

1. Enhance visibility and status of the Teacher in Africa at all levels – Preprimary, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary including TVET;
2. Promote Teaching as a profession at all levels; and
3. Celebrate and encourage outstanding teacher

Media representatives are therefore being invited to take part and cover the event. 
Attached the Programme of the event.

For any interview requests please contact:
Mr. Gamal Ahmed A. Karrar | Senior Communication Officer, Directorate of Information and Communication | Email: gamalk@africa-union.org | 
For further information contact
Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@africa-union.org I Web Site: www.au.int/  I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia