Enhancing Education Sector Approaches to Addressing Learner and Teacher Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Needs
3 April 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Webinar
Dear ASPBAE Members, Partners and Friends,
Warm greetings from ASPBAE!
We are writing to share with you this upcoming Webinar on “Enhancing Education Sector Approaches to Addressing Learner and Teacher Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Needs” that is being organized by the UNESCO Learning and Education 2030+ Networking Group (LE2030+) Asia-Pacific Thematic Working Group on School Health, Nutrition, and Well-being.
🗓️3 April 2025 | ⏰10:00 - 11:30 AM Bangkok Time (GMT +7)
🔗Register here! | 💬English Language
With ASPBAE serving as the event moderator, this webinar will feature the launch of the new Review and Assessment of MHPSS in the Education Sector (RAMES) tool. This tool is designed to support Ministries of Education in evaluating their readiness and response to MHPSS needs, informing policies, and strengthening multisectoral collaboration for student and teacher well-being.
The event discussion will include insights from experts, policymakers, and practitioners across the region as follows:
● Presentation of the RAMES tool by UNESCO Bangkok and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO);
● Discussions on integrating MHPSS into education systems from policymakers, teachers, counselors, and youth advocate and;
● Learning exchange on effective MHPSS programming and multisectoral collaboration.
This webinar is open to government officials, educators, researchers, CSOs, youth networks, and other stakeholders working on school health and well-being. Please see HERE for more details of the event.
Colleagues who are working on or advocating for mental health and well-being in education are encouraged to participate. Thank you and we look forward to your active participation!
Warm regards,
ASPBAE Secretariat
Cost
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In this context, lifelong learning offers a key framework for supporting more flexible and inclusive pathways to skills development, employment and entrepreneurship. However, its implementation remains challenged by fragmented systems and limited coordination across education, training and labour sectors.
This webinar will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, private-sector actors and youth representatives to explore how lifelong learning can support more inclusive and flexible pathways for youth empowerment and socio-economic participation in African contexts.
Objectives
- Analyze NEET dynamics in Africa and their implications for youth inclusion
- Explore how lifelong learning can support flexible pathways for empowerment and employment
- Share innovative policies and practices for youth inclusion
- Identify strategic directions for more inclusive lifelong learning systems
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- Presenters: Geoffrey Sixbert Nchimbi, Principal, Newala Folk Development College | Mwajuma Mohamed, Lecturer, Institute of Adult Education
- Date: 11 June 2026
- Time: 14:00 -15:30 (SAST) / 12:00 – 13:30 (UTC)
English / French
