Magis Americas

Advancing Education and Job Training in Latin America and the Caribbean

Accreditation for Teachers: Improve Teacher Training in 14 Countries

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Impact

  • 1,500 teachers certified with basic academic skills, pedagogical guidance
  • 30,000 of their students benefiting from better teachers each year
  • 14 countries where the program will be initially implemented; later program will expand to 2 others, and be made available to public teachers

Background Information

Fe y Alegría (IFFyA) very highly values the presence of well-trained teachers in its classrooms. One of the first programs instituted by the International Federation was its "Permanent Teacher Training Program," designed to improve teacher performance and implemented in every member country. The program is kept under constant review and regular improvements are made, to ensure that it is as up-to-date as possible.

Most recently, IFFyA has decided that an in-depth renovation and expansion of the program is called for, one that will create an accredited degree program for teachers operated through Jesuit universities in Latin America.

Project Description

Partnering with the Association of Jesuit Colleges in Latin America, the current program curriculum will be developed into an accredited degree program. Building off of material already in place, IFFyA will add modules on currently un-addressed issues such as the environment, gender and human rights. They will also improve the pedagogical methods taught based on the most recent techniques developed by the universities, and will establish basic standards for the reading, writing and math modules.

Once the new curriculum has been completed, all of the modules will be formatted electronically and published on the internet. This way it will be made available to teachers in every country in Latin America, in both the Fe y Alegría network as well as within public education systems. This project is expected to take place over two years.

Cost of the Project

$150,000Total requested to develop curriculum, and to fund the training and certification of 1,500 teachers


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