In view of addressing this shortage, ensuring the professional development of adult educators and improving the relevance and quality of adult education, Egypt collaborated with the UNESCO Cairo office, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and DVV International to roll out Curriculum globALE in the country.

Published in 2021 by DVV international, UIL and the German Institute for Adult Education, Curriculum globALE is a competency framework for adult educators that improves the standard of adult learning and education programmes and helps the world achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Curriculum also builds on existing experiences and is applicable on a transnational and global scale.

Dr Mohamed Yehia Nasef, President of the Adult Education Authority in Egypt explained, “Curriculum globALE is a vital instrument to be implemented in Egypt for the training of teaching staff working in adult education. For a successful implementation, this instrument needs to be contextualized and enriched with Egyptian knowledge and cultural practices.”

Accordingly, UNESCO Cairo Office, DVV International and UIL kicked-off the process by organising a workshop on 7 and 9 December 2022 to develop a roadmap for the contextualization and implementation of Curriculum globALE in Egypt. The workshop brought together representatives of civil society organizations and government senior officials, including the Ministry of Social Solidarity, the National Authority for Adult Education, teacher training associations as well as Egyptian higher education institutions, research Centres and professional associations.

This activity paved the way to proceed with the contextualization process in early 2023.