BRICS education agenda: Childhood care, courses on par with market demand

BRICS education agenda: Childhood care, courses on par with market demand The Declaration additionally highlighted another priority sector – the BRICS Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Cooperation Alliance (BRICS-TCA).

Key points

• 2 min read New Delhi Sep 13, 2026 04: 55 AM IST.
• The Declaration encouraged the BRICS Network University to consider traditional, indigenous and local knowledge systems as an extra International Thematic Group.
• They additionally welcomed the outcomes of the 13th BRICS Education Minister's gathering in Bhubaneshwar last month.

In practice, the Declaration encouraged the BRICS Network University to consider traditional, indigenous and local knowledge systems as an extra International Thematic Group.

For context, the BRICS nations have pressed cooperation in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), according to the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit on Saturday.

Notably, the New Delhi Declaration states, "We encourage the sharing of best practices, cooperation in Early Childhood Care and Education and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, mutual recognition of qualifications, academic and professional mobility, digital literacy, safe, ethical, human-centred use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, in education, and stronger institutional partnerships."

Taken together, the developments around BRICS education agenda: Childhood care, courses on par with market demand point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.