Why we must reimagine capacity building to strengthen education after COVID-19

  • Date: 02-Mar-2021
  • Source: World Economic Forum
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:Middle East
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Why we must reimagine capacity building to strengthen education after COVID-19

The efforts to sustain global education during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest ways to reimagine education systems for a post-pandemic world;

To enable this reimagination, policy-makers must be capable of devising and acting upon measures and engaging a wide range of stakeholders;

It is crucial that the capacity of these policy-makers and stakeholders is built as education systems are reformed.



In the past year, COVID-19 has tested education sectors around the world in unprecedented ways. From the massive spread of online learning to the emergence of alternative providers, the remarkable efforts to cope with the pandemic have opened an invitation to reimagine school education in a post-COVID-19 world.

This reimagination depends on whether stakeholders - at all levels and across all sectors - can clearly picture the promises and pitfalls of new and existing approaches to counter the challenges, such as learning loss or the digital divide, which have been imposed or exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.



It also requires policy-makers to be capable of devising and acting upon measures that actively tap into strengths while carefully mitigating limitations. They must also mobilize and coordinate the endeavours of a diverse range of stakeholders. Accordingly, no reenvisioning of education would be