The Council is a UK Parliament-based nongovernmental organisation in London, which provides a forum for activating interest in and support for education in the Commonwealth.
The Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC), a parliament based NGO, was founded over 50 years ago, at the time of the first Commonwealth Education Ministers' Conference.
Its purpose is to create an informed public opinion on the salient issues concerning education and training in the Commonwealth and to identify appropriate ways in which Britain and the European Union can best contribute to their development.