Learning Hub
The GCE Learning Hub is the official platform for learning, collaboration and serves as a repository for knowledge and learning resources generated from the work and experiences of GCE membership, partners, and other education stakeholders.
The Learning Hub is a freely available online platform for GCE members, partners, and other stakeholders to engage, collaborate, and share knowledge and experiences on critical topics and issues related to GCE’s strategic goals and realisation of the right to education for all.
E-Learning Centre
GCE offers self-paced online courses for civil society organisations, activists, and the public on various topics relating to advocacy for the right to education for all.
Please visit our publicly accessible e-learning centre to register or join as a guest and engage with our currently available courses at no cost.
Learning Communities
Learning Communities are one of GCE's practical knowledge exchange and learning spaces, originally derived from Communities of Practice (CoP) to provide virtual platforms for learning, collaboration and sharing experiences and ideas on key topics central to GCE's thematic priorities. Our Learning Communities bring together diverse stakeholders within and beyond the GCE membership who share the interest and passion to connect continuously. The Learning Communities are established to serve the following purpose:
- To provide multi-stakeholder and multi-purpose platforms where members of different constituencies with diverse expertise engage, collaborate, and share ideas and innovative practices around common topics.
- To promote thematic discussions and sharing of information, knowledge, and resources on GCE's key advocacy and campaigning priorities.
- To respond to the emerging thematic learning needs and advocacy moments.
More specifically, the Learning Community
- Provide a co-learning space.
- Facilitate dialogues.
- Capture and share existing knowledge and resources.
- Encourage collaboration.
- Mobilise for joint actions.
- Generate innovation.
Currently, GCE coordinates five Learning Communities, which include: i. Education in Emergencies (EiE), ii. Education Financing (EdFin), iii. Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Education (IEEC), iv. Youth and, v. Gender.
Education Financing (EdFin) Learning Community
The EdFin Learning Community aims to bring together individuals, organisations, coalitions, and networks within and beyond the GCE membership with common interests and expertise on a wide range of issues related to education financing. The Learning Community engages its members in periodic discussions, capacity building and advocacy interventions around financial barriers, challenges that public education systems face, and the opportunities that contribute to the advancement of free, inclusive, quality education. The key education financing thematic topics explored within this community include but are not limited to:
- Investments in education systems from early childhood to adult learning.
- Education budgets, including in times of austerity and debt crises.
- Financial investment in education and humanitarian aid for education in emergencies.
- Tax justice.
- Privatisation and commercialisation of education.
- Accountability for education investments and aid, including debt.
Membership and participation in the EdFin Learning Community is open to individuals and representatives of coalitions, networks and organisations interested in and passionate about promoting better financing of public education systems. As a member of the community, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills with practitioners, civil society organisations, GCE members, external stakeholders, and experts from around the world. If your organisation or entity and individuals are interested in joining the EdFin Learning Community, please submit an expression of interest through the button below.
Education in Emergencies (EiE) Learning Community
The EiE Learning Community aims to bring together individuals, organisations, coalitions, and networks within and beyond the GCE membership with common interests and expertise on various issues related to education in emergencies. The Learning Community focuses on facilitating shared learning, capacity building and joint advocacy interventions within the thematic priority of education in emergencies. The engagements in the EiE Learning Community are centred around four key pillars critical to GCE's advocacy and campaign priorities on education in emergencies. These include;
- Crisis-sensitive and inclusive education planning and budgeting.
- School safety, security, and protection (psychosocial support and socio-emotional learning).
- Space/voice of students, parents, teachers and civil society in emergency response plans.
- Education for refugees, IDPs, returnees, asylum seekers, migrants and stateless people.
However, should community members wish and suggest exploring other topics that may not be directly linked to those indicated, these will be considered for integration in the plans developed each year.
Membership and participation in the EiE Learning Community is open to individuals and representatives of coalitions, networks and organisations interested in and passionate about promoting better financing of public education systems. As a member of the community, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills with practitioners, civil society organisations, GCE members, external stakeholders, and experts from around the world. If your organisation or entity and individuals are interested in joining the EiE Learning Community, please submit an expression of interest through the button below.
Gender Learning Community
The Gender Learning Community provides a virtual platform to cultivate and strengthen the GCE movement's common understanding of gender and the capacity to mainstream gender through targeted gender-conscious learning and knowledge generating to inform joint advocacy actions and influence gender frameworks in education policy. The engagements in the Gender Learning Community are centred around key pillars critical to GCE's advocacy and campaign priorities on gender, including but not limited to.
- Gender equality and non-discrimination.
- Gender-responsive education in the state of emergencies and crisis.
- Gender-responsive education financing.
Membership and participation in the Gender Learning Community is open to individuals and representatives of coalitions, networks and organisations interested in and passionate about acting against gender inequalities and discrimination. As a member of the community, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills with practitioners, civil society organisations, GCE members, external stakeholders, and experts from around the world. If your organisation or entity and individuals are interested in joining the Gender Learning Community, please submit an expression of interest through the button below.
Inclusive Education and Early Childhood (IEEC) Learning Community
The Inclusive Education and Early Childhood (IEEC) Learning Community focuses on facilitating regular opportunities to share information, best practices, and shared knowledge that advances joint advocacy on inclusive education so that all children and youth, including those with disabilities, can access quality education. The key sub-thematic topics explored within this community include but are not limited to:
- Disability inclusion.
- Inclusion of historically excluded populations and groups.
- Transformative early childhood care and education.
Membership and participation in the IEEC Learning Community is open to individuals and representatives of coalitions, networks and organisations interested in and passionate about advocacy for disability, inclusive education, and early childhood education. As a member of the community, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills with practitioners, civil society organisations, GCE members, external stakeholders, and experts from around the world. If your organisation or entity and individuals are interested in joining the IEEC Learning Community, please submit an expression of interest through the button below.
Youth Learning Community
The Youth Learning Community serves as a space for sharing, learning, reflecting and coordinating synergies on a wide range of issues related to youth and students' engagement in education policy and decision-making spaces. The Learning Community focuses on capacity building and facilitating joint youth-led advocacy interventions in coordination with youth organisations, constituencies of coalitions and networks globally within and beyond the GCE network. The engagements in the Youth Learning Community are based on the following education issues that are pertinent to GCE's youth advocacy and campaign priorities:
- Climate change and greening education
- Inclusive education
- Gender equality
- Financing of education
- Education Technology
Membership and participation in the Youth Learning Community is open to individuals and representatives of coalitions, networks and organisations interested in and passionate about advocating for the inclusion of youth and students in education policy planning, implantation and monitoring. As a member of the community, you will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills with practitioners, civil society organisations, GCE members, external stakeholders, and experts from around the world. If your organisation or entity and individuals are interested in joining the Youth Learning Community, please submit an expression of interest through the button below.
