List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
| ADEA | Association for the Development of Education in Africa |
| AITSL | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership |
| CEART | Joint ILO/UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel |
| CMEC | Council of Ministers of Education (Canada) |
| CPD | Continuing/Continual professional development |
| CPTD | Continuing professional teacher development |
| CTPDS | Continuing Teacher Professional Development System |
| DBE | Department of Basic Education (South Africa) and DHET Department of Higher Education and Training (South Africa) |
| DoE | Department of Education |
| ECE | Early Childhood Education |
| EFA | Education for All campaign/framework/goals |
| EI | Education International |
| EIP | Evidence-informed policy |
| EMIS | Education Management Information Systems |
| ENHANSE | Enabling HIV and AIDS, TB and Social Sector Environment Project (Nigeria) |
| ESD | Education for Sustainable Development |
| FTI | Fast Track Initiative |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GEQAF | General Education Quality Analysis Framework |
| GPE | Global Partnership for Education |
| HIV and AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IIEP | UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| INEE | Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies |
| INSET | In-service teacher education and training |
| IPET | Initial professional education of teachers |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ITT | Initial teacher training |
| MCTE | Ministerial Committee on Teacher Education (South Africa) |
| MoE | Ministry of Education |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MTEF | Medium-Term Expenditure Framework |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NPFTED | National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development (South Africa) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OREALC/UNESCO | Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe, UNESCO Regional Bureau of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| PCPD | Post-conflict and post-disaster |
| PTA | Parent teacher association |
| PTR | Pupil–teacher ratio |
| QTS | Qualified teacher status |
| RTE | Right to Education Act (India) |
| SABER | Systems Approach for Better Results in Education |
| SACE | South African Council for Educators |
| SACMEQ | Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality |
| SEAMEO | Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation |
| SSA | School self-assessment |
| TALIS | OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TEMP | Teacher Education Master Plan (Tanzania) |
| TESSA | Teacher Education for Sub-Saharan Africa |
| TMIS | Teacher Management Information System |
| TSC | Teachers Service Commission |
| TVET | Technical and vocational education and training |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UIS | UNESCO Institute for Statistics |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| UPE | Universal primary education |
| UK | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| USA | United States of America |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VSO | Voluntary Service Overseas |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
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