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Implementing Vocational Courses in Secondary Schools in Himachal Pradesh India

2 December 2015
The vocational education program implemented in India’s State of Himachal Pradesh aims to link education to employability, make education relevant to stakeholders, and prepare students for the world of work. This presentation shares the strengths, benefits, and challenges of Himachal Pradesh’s…

Sustainable Pathways in the Vocationalization of Senior Schooling

2 December 2015
Vocational and education training (VET) are delivered in schools to address the low-level qualifications of youth and rising long-term unemployment. The VET programs offered by Bendigo Senior Secondary College located in Australia’s State of Victoria embed workplace learning, form strategic…

Human Capital Development in South and Southeast Asia: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges

1 December 2015
Educational and skills challenges constrain the development of human capital in South and Southeast Asia as the region catches up with the rest of the world. The introduction of technical and vocational education and training programs helps prepare new entrants to the workforce by providing quality…

Quality Assurance - Raising the Bar: Quality and Responsiveness

1 December 2015
Quality in the context of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) refers to the level of excellence in training delivered by public and private training and assessment providers. With quality assurance defined as a set of activities to ensure that educational services satisfy…

Raising the Bar: Quality and Responsiveness Institute Approach, Nepal

1 December 2015
Though national quality standards are not in place, the Government of Nepal is committed to raising the bar of quality of its technical schools. Two approaches for consideration entail using an institute approach to quality improvement and adopting quality standards for technical and vocational…

Quality and Responsiveness: The Australian Experience

1 December 2015
Behind Australia’s well-developed vocational education and training (VET) system are the three quality assurance pillars comprising of national standards, national framework for qualifications, and the national VET regulator. Quality principles are also applied at the regional level to improve…

ICT in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Regional Overview

1 December 2015
ICT-related developments on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) are increasingly becoming a megatrend in the Asia and Pacific region. Given ICT in TVET’s own share of achievements and challenges, certain conditions must be met to enable successful use as illustrated by the…

ICT-Enhanced Innovative Pedagogy in Technical and Vocational Education and Training

1 December 2015
The level of ICT implementation on pedagogical practices vary across countries in the Asia and Pacific region. Hybrid personal learning environments, blended-learning methods, and century-blended learning models are some of the latest trends in technology-enhanced learning. Today’s teachers should…

Mobilizing and Allocating Resources and the Development of Public-Private Partnerships

1 December 2015
Private sector resources are essential to the growth and sustainability of quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in the Asia and Pacific region, and not simply about getting more money. Creating the right environment for sustainable financing will help achieve TVET…

New Zealand’s Industry Training and Apprenticeship System: a Public-Private Partnership in Action

1 December 2015
Industry training is funded as an industry-government partnership in New Zealand, with government funding contingent on an industry cash contribution of at least 30 percent. Maintaining this level of industry contribution is a critical test of support for industry training organizations and to…