1) International Coaching Council - this organizations offers Master Coaching Courses/Certificate. Although this organization is not specific to Early Childhood, it is relevant to my Community of Practice and coaching. There is a membership for this global organization and a directory for members to connect with each other. http://www.international-coaching-council.com
2) World Organization for Early Childhood Education - this organization defends and promotes the rights of the child to education and care worldwide and supports activities which improve accessibility to high quality education and care (World Organization for Early Childhood Education, 2013). There will also be a conference in June in Croatia for the members and non-members of OMEP. http://worldomep.org/en/
3) Global Partnership for Education - this organization is a multi-stakeholder partnership and funding platform that aims to strengthen education systems in developing countries in order to dramatically increase the number of children who are in school and learning (Global Partnership for Education, 2017). There are children worldwide who are unable to receive quality education, especially those in developing countries. This organization is bound to increase the number of children who have access to quality early childhood education.
Job Opportunity
Senior Education Specialist - Learning Assessment Systems
Here are some requirements for the position:
• Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in a social science discipline (education, economics, public policy, psychology, or a related discipline).
• At least 8 years of experience in country level education sector reform and planning, with specialized expertise in the area of learning and assessments. 10 or more years of experience is preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a developing country, with successful experience in implementing learning assessments or supporting national teams to strengthen learning assessment systems. Experience can include working on large scale assessments, national examinations, and/or classroom-based assessments.
• Good understanding of the challenges developing countries face in designing, implementing, and sustaining efforts to monitor learning and use learning data to improve learning.
• Good knowledge of the institutional environment, including familiarity with global initiatives to monitor learning and key actors working in this space.
References
Global Partnership for Education. (2017). About us. Retrieved from
http://www.globalpartnership.org/about-us
World Organization for Early Childhood Education. (2013). About OMEP. Retrieved from
http://worldomep.org/en/about-omep-2/
Hello Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I like the organizations you have selected and their job opportunities.It is great that the ones you research included those available job details. Great Research and a Wonderful Post !
Hi Chrissy
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed you post because they were all new organization to me. It is funny how their are so many organizations that help families, communities and most importantly early childhood but we sometimes never hear of them. I was happy to learn about these organizations. Good post and thanks for the information. Wishing you luck in your job opportunities.
Hi Chrissy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these organizations I really enjoyed reading about the Global Partnership for Education, this organization sounds really interesting that I will continue to do some research for myself. Thanks again.
Thank you for sharing these organizations. I actually took notes of the ones I didn't know about. This world can be made a whole different way if we pull together to make a difference.
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