IIEP Publications

Teacher career reforms: Learning from experience

How can governments transform teaching into an attractive career choice for today’s youth? Countries all over the world are grappling with the related challenges of poor working conditions and dwindling retention rates. Teacher career reforms are a powerful lever. Many governments are looking for ways to diversify teacher career structures and to widen career advancement opportunities to attract and retain high-performing teachers. Appropriate policies and the management of teacher careers are critical to achieving quality teaching and learning and to addressing teacher scarcity.