Elevating the teaching profession to improve education
Carlos Vargas-Támez
Carlos leads the Secretariat of the International Task Force on Teachers at UNESCO. Teachers are important for achieving the sustainable development goals, but there is a global shortage of teachers and a need for quality, inclusive education. The Teacher Task Force has three main actions: knowledge production, advocacy, and policy learning. The Teacher Task Force works to address teacher shortages, improve working conditions, and promote teacher voices in education policymaking. Carlos wants to reimagine teaching as a collaborative effort to elevate the profession and attract more teachers globally.
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“Teachers are really [there] to make education happen, to achieve the sustainable development goals. The role that teachers play is fundamental.”
Carlos Vargas-Támez
Carlos Vargas-Támez
Carlos Vargas-Támez is a sociologist of education who specializes in global education policy. He has worked for universities, civil society, international organisations and local governments in Latin America and Europe, both implementing lifelong learning policies and analysing their intersection with equity, inclusion, and social justice. Since 2015, he has worked for UNESCO, where he has coordinated research on the social relevance and cultural pertinence of education in five continents. At present, he leads the Section of Teacher Development at UNESCO’s Headquarters and the Secretariat of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030.
Carlos Vargas-Támez