Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa (TICZA)

The Teacher Internship Collaboration South Africa (TICZA) was a collective impact project working toward the improvement of education outcomes, and the collaborative response to systemic challenges to the quantity and quality of teacher education. Bertha Centre was a convening member alongside JET Education Services, Trialogue with foundational support from the Global Teachers Institute.

Teacher quality is a key determinant in improving educational outcomes and learners’ experiences. To respond to challenges in access, quantity and quality of initial teacher education, the TICZA was a multi-stakeholder effort that brings together government, academia, the private sector and implementers in order to drive innovation and continuous improvement in the delivery of teacher internship programmes through research, advocacy, collaboration and knowledge-sharing. TICZA collaborators included government departments, funders, higher education institutions, teacher internship programme implementers and other interested parties.