About CCfE
The Commonwealth Consortium for Education was established by a group of education-related Commonwealth NGOs, to coordinate their efforts on behalf of Commonwealth education, to stimulate more coherence in their work and to provide a collective mechanism for interaction with ministries and official Commonwealth organisations.
Objectives:
To promote the development of education throughout the Commonwealth
To provide analysis to support the formulation of policies on Commonwealth educational cooperation
To assist Commonwealth inter-governmental agencies to draw on CSO resources and expertise
To develop and disseminate models of good practice in education
To constitute a forum which will promote co-operation by members
History & Structure
CCfE links a wide range of pan-Commonwealth civil-society organisations (CSOs) in education, responding to Commonwealth Governments’ encouragement of the formation of civil-society sectoral groups. It was founded in 2001 and formally constituted in 2003 as a group of civil-society bodies committed to education in the Commonwealth. It is a voluntary association with no paid staff. Officers (Chair, Alternate Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications Officer) work through an Executive Committee. The Consortium received formal accreditation to the Commonwealth in December 2004.
Officers
Chairperson:
Professor Colin Power, Australia
Alternate Chair:
Mark Robinson, CHEC
Secretary:
Beth Kreling, CEC
Treasurer:
Dr Joanna Newman, ACU
Communications Secretary:
Helen Jones, CBWN
Hon President:
Peter Williams
Advocacy
Regular contact with policy makers and submissions to Commonwealth ministerial meetings.
Conferences & Workshops
Convening policy-oriented events to explore key education topics.
Publications
Quarterly education calendar, directory of Commonwealth organisations and programmes, reports and briefings.
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CCfE and the Commonwealth
The Consortium is accredited to the Commonwealth and has been awarded Observer status at each Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) since 2003. It also receives accredited status at Heads of Government meetings (CHOGMs). Reciprocally the Secretariat, Foundation and Commonwealth of Learning receive ‘Special Membership’ by CCfE’s constitution.
The Consortium participates actively in consultations organised by the intergovernmental bodies and has been represented on official working groups and advisory committees planning, monitoring and in some cases implementing Commonwealth activities, including the Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol, the Commonwealth post-2015 Education Framework, the Commonwealth Education Hub and CCEMs/Stakeholder Forums.