ACETL , Ação Conjunta para a Educação em Timor-Leste (Joint Action for Education in Timor-Leste) , is the country’s Local Education Group: the standing platform for dialogue and coordination between the Government, development partners and civil society on education.
What ACETL Does
- Coordinates development partner support behind the Ministry’s priorities, so that assistance is well targeted and avoids duplication
- Reviews progress on the National Education Strategic Plan and Sustainable Development Goal 4
- Guided the development of the 2024 Partnership Compact with the Global Partnership for Education
- Advocates for gender-responsive, resilient education policies, programmes and budgets that guarantee the right to education of all Timorese
Who Takes Part
ACETL is chaired by the Ministry of Education and brings together development partners , including the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Education, UNICEF, UNESCO, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Japan, KOICA and the European Union , together with civil society organisations working in education.
Meetings and News
The Ministry regularly convenes ACETL meetings with development partners to review sector progress and agree joint priorities. Reports from recent meetings are published in the Conferences section.