WHAT UNESCO JAKARTA OFFICE DOES FOR

EDUCATION 2030 FOR ACTION

Education is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission
to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive
sustainable development. UNESCO Jakarta’s
Education Unit supports its five Cluster
Countries, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste in
achieving Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), in particular, SDG 4 and SDG 5.

(Areas of Action) Outcomes Target Group

Early Childhood Care Strengthening the National Education Policies Children until
and Education-ECCE & Strategies and Education Sector Plans to primary school entry
advance access to equitable and quality ECCE and key stakeholders
of their care and
education
Teachers and ICT Strengthening the National Teachers Training Education
System and technical capacities to increase professionals
numbers of qualified teachers including teachers,
curriculum
developers and
teacher trainers
Technical and Advancing equitable and responsive the Youth and adults
Vocational Education National TVET System to equip the labor force
and Training-TVET with relevant skills for decent work,
entrepreneurship and lifelong learning

Inclusive Education-IE Strengthening the National Policies & Children with

Strategies and Implementation for learning disabilities and those
opportunities to expand inclusion in education people with learning
for vulnerable population challenges

Education for Strengthened the National Capacities enabling All learners

Sustainable learners to promote sustainable development,
Development (ESD), engage with the world as responsible global
Global Citizenship citizens and prevent a threat driven by
Education (GCED)and distorted interpretations of culture, hatred and
Preventing Violent ignorance
Extremism or PVE
Multi- ESD at TVET Building the National & Regional Capacities in a School teachers and
sectoral Peaceful and Sustainable Future through students)
Education
IE, Mga Guro Better Life for Out-of-School Girls to Fight Out-of-school girls
at ICT, TVET, Against Poverty and Injustice in the Philippines
ESD, GCED,
at PVE
ESD at TVET Strengthening the National Capacities in Curriculum
Institutional Changes for Action-oriented Developers and
Tourism Vocation ESD through South-South Teachers Educators
 Cooperation

WHAT UNESCO AND MEMBER STATES CAN DO FOR EDUCATION 2030 FOR ACTION TOGETHER
Brunei In line with the long-term development vision of Wawasan Brunei 2035, UNESCO
Darussalam Jakarta Office will continue working closely with the Ministry of Education and the
National Commission for UNESCO in Brunei Darussalam for Quality Education
especially focusing on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for
entrepreneurship & lifelong learning and Teachers and ICTs)
Indonesia The Government of Indonesia’s interests in creating jobs with advanced trainings
for young populations indicating the median age by 28 years old and around 43%
of population between 22 years old and 54 years old, TVET together with Teachers
and ICT is one of the areas of action with a greater partnership between the
Government and UNESCO Jakarta Office. In addition, UNESCO Associated Schools
Network (ASP net) would an another asset for Climate Change Education for
Sustainable Development (CCESD) for a strong Indonesia-UNESCO Jakarta Office’s
Partnership in consideration of its highest numbers amongst UNESCO
Membership States worldwide)
Malaysia Under the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025, Early Childhood Care and
Education (ECCE), Global Citizenship Education, and CCESD are the strong areas of
actions in consideration of the Government’s series of regional contributions to
these education fields and international workshops and events. In particular,
UNESCO expects to continue to support the Government’s interest and effort on
South-South Cooperation as indicated in the previous Climate Change Education
Project for Asia Pacific Small Islands Developing States with the Malaysian Trust-
in-Fund)
Philippines To advance Education Sector Planning to support Education Reform for K-12
together with Inclusive Education for Out-of-School Children integrated by gender
perspectives, UNESCO will continue a tighten cooperation with the Department of
Education (DepEd). Noticeably, ECCE is another area of action in need for a greater
a tri-partied partnership amongst DepEd, the National Council for Early Childhood
Care and Development, and UNESCO Jakarta Office in consideration of the
Government’s strong willingness to support the vulnerable groups for quality
education from the early age across the country)
Timor-Leste UNESCO Jakarta Office supports whole Education Sector in consideration of the
Government’s challenges with a lack of financial and human resources to achieve
SDG 4, Quality Education, under the National Education Strategic Plan 2011-2030
which is the comprehensive analysis of the situation of education in the country.
In particular, UNESCO Jakarta Office will continue supports school teachers
through development of curriculum, training modules, teaching & learning
materials for all areas of actions such as for ECCE, Teachers and ICT, Inclusive
Education, ESD, GCED, PVE and TVET based on the previously acknowledged
achievements of Math and Science Education Project for Basic Education)