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T he Cambridge University Press & to collaborate on a new school-leaver qualification designed for refugees and displaced young people. The new G12++ qualification has been developed to support learners whose education has been disrupted by conflict, displacement or exclusion from formal schooling. It aims to provide a recognised pathway into higher education, vocational training and employment, giving young people a way to prove what they know and what they are capable of. Assessment and NGO Alsama Project recently signed an agreement The agreement was signed during the Education World Forum, in the presence of senior representatives from UNESCO and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Cambridge and Alsama Project are now looking to engage with funders, policymakers, universities, employers and other partners, including in the UAE, to help scale the qualification across the Middle East and worldwide. For the UAE, the initiative carries particular relevance. The country and its philanthropic organisations have a long tradition of supporting global education, humanitarian work and refugee communities across the region. Cambridge and Alsama Project hope to build on that legacy by working with UAE-based partners who can help expand the reach and recognition of G12++. As Jane Mann, Managing Director, Partnership for Education, Cambridge, explains, education is often one of the first casualties in times of conflict. “The global education crisis caused by forced displacement will only grow as climate change and conflict uproot more young people,” she says.
The G12++ roadmap: From a student-led
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