BRICS Education Agenda: Childhood Care, Courses on Par with Market Demand

Source: The Indian Express | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 23:25:08 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS Declaration identified the BRICS Technical and Vocational Education and Training Cooperation Alliance as a priority sector for multilateral cooperation.
• The Declaration recognized the BRICS-TCA's role in promoting project cooperation, information exchange, resource sharing, and joint development of technical and vocational education.
• BRICS reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening skill development systems, digital literacy, and workforce preparedness across member states.
• The Declaration supported aligning training programmes with evolving market demands and sustainable development priorities through TVET-industry linkages.
• BRICS countries expressed support for continued cooperation through existing education mechanisms, including the BRICS Network University.
• India's initiative to circulate BRICS Guiding Principles on academic collaboration on traditional and indigenous knowledge systems was welcomed.
• The Declaration encouraged improving institutional governance, education quality and accessibility, and exchange and scholarship programmes, including in STEM and TVET-industry linkage.