ABSTRACT
The International Commission on Education for the 21st Century, also known as the Delors Commission after the name of its Chairperson, submitted its report to UNESCO in 1996. As the Commission stated while forwarding its report to UNESCO, the principal purpose of the report was to "contribute to invigorating a debate that is indispensable, nationally and internationally, on the future of education". While elaborating its two most important recommendations, i.e. lifelong learning and four pillars of learning, the report makes some very perceptive remarks and far-reaching recommendation on the broader meaning and purpose of education. The Commission recommends that teachers' training should at an early stage place emphasis on the four pillars of education discussed in the Report of the Commission. While analysing the main findings and recommendations of the report, it is important to bear in mind the setting in which the Commission was constituted and carried out its work.
