Presently, Mozambique faces high rates of school drop-out and failure due to a general lack of quality education. Alongside this, the Government expects to reach the target of Education for All by the year 2015. ADPP has joined this Government’s effort by establishing Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs), also known as ...

“Schools for the Teachers of the Future” (EPFs).

The first EPF was established in 1993 as a way to contribute to the teacher training program carried out by the Government of Mozambique. An agreement with the Ministry of Education was signed for the implementation of 12 EPFs. To date, 11 EPFs have been established - one in each province – except Nampula province which has two EPFs.

The objective of the EPF is to train teachers for primary schools in the rural areas. The training is designed to create a new generation of teachers who will take child centered education to the rural areas and in this way contribute to its development.

This influences change in the new generation of teachers for the rural areas by not only developing the schools but also the community. The teacher training is based on participative methods through a system called DMM (Modern Determination of Methods). This method places the student in the center within his/her own training and make use of a computer system in which the whole curriculum is digitalized. The program, the curriculum and the DMM work in harmony to qualify and train teachers to improve conditions in rural areas. This involves not only teaching in schools and building the character of future generations, but also training and organizing future teachers to contribute to the fight against poverty within rural communities.

To ensure a high quality of education of the Teachers of the Future, ADPP has established the Higher Institute for Education and Technology/One World University (ISET/OWU) which is devoted to higher level instructor training for education, economics and management, rural and environmental development and information technologies. The Institute for Higher Education and Technology (ISET), known as One World University, presently offers two bachelor level courses: “Trainers of Teacher Training” and “Fighting Shoulder to Shoulder with the Poor”. ISET/OWU has been accredited to perform academic courses and bachelor and master level degrees with national qualifications and certifications.