EduGlobeNet International continues to work hard towards establishing itself as a small, yet important player in Mekong countries. Bilateral talks between senior Ministry of Education officials and EGNI’s leadership have lead to a better understanding of our capacities in the area of Teacher Training for the whole region. EGNI’s unique approach (see details in other entries on this site) to development continues to be a high point in the support we bring to colleagues in the developing world. We are now poised to become a solid force in support of local growth for a variety of education authorities. More specifically, issues of gender equity, literacy, and equity of access to public education are predominant in our Southeast Asia agenda for action. Most Asian countries in this early 21st century prepare to follow in and benefit from the brilliant economic drive initiated by the powerful Chinese economy.

Emerging countries have all understood and accepted that they will successfully meet that new challenge only with support from and involvement of a new literate, educated citizenry. We at EGNI are very proud to be of significant assistance, helping Mekong countries reach goals laid out in the UN’s 2015 platform.

Wider Search for Associate Consultants

EGNI recently adopted a new policy that will now allow us to recruit professional associates on a more global scale. Typically, our regular associates also offer their professional services to other independent groups but usually give us priority in their choice of assignments. That allows EGNI maximum flexibility and ease of intervention in a wide range of education projects at home and abroad because it significantly reduces our operational overhead. In fact, we are always looking for high calibre professionals in the education field;

 individuals that would like to apply their skills either at home on special short term projects, but mostly overseas in the developing world. Professional associate must have at least the M.A./M.Ed. level and preferably hold a Ph.D. in areas associated with education. Dealing with issues of equity, wider access to public education, and building capacity in student performance assessment, language acquisition & literacy, also requires solid professional experience either at the system level or with a larger ministry unit. EGNI has always insisted that all our member consultants have had classroom experience both at home and in the developing world so that they can effectively “feel” for the colleagues they come in contact with during our missions abroad.

EGNI’s Latest Training Modules

EGNI recognizes that strong literacy and numeracy skills are the foundation for success in school and life. Every student should be able to read, write, do math and comprehend at a high level by the age of 12 as the necessary foundation for later educational and social choices. This objective is a top priority of EGNI’s Teacher & Administrator Training Modules TEAMS© and ELMS©. We are proud to offer superior quality training to more colleague educators in the developing world so that in turn, they can help more elementary school students reach their greatest potential. EGNI has always been convinced that he teacher is the key to a child’s success in learning to read. Direct instruction in reading and writing provided routinely in the primary grades (Grades 1–3) and junior grades (Grades 4–6) goes a long way towards full literacy and numeracy proficiency. Also, if students are to succeed in content-area subjects such as science, mathematics, geography, health and physical education, the arts, and literature, teachers must provide them with direct instruction about strategies that they can use to construct meaning while reading and writing. The wide range of successful literacy strategies EGNI introduces with TEAMS© and ELMS© can be readily applied by primary teachers and later adapted by content-area teachers to provide students with meaningful literacy experiences that will strengthen students’ ability to succeed in all subject areas. We believe that literacy instruction must be embedded across the curriculum. All teachers of all subjects, from Kindergarten to Grade 12, are teachers of literacy.