UNESCO APPROACHES AND PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET)

Delivered by:

Dr. Rupert Maclean
Director, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Internacional Centre
German

 

RELEVANCE OF THE DELOR REPORT (1996)

• Learning to know
  
  
• Learning to be
  
  
• Learning to do
  
  
• Learning to live together

(Delors et. al. Learning: The Treasure Within, 1996, UNESCO Paris)

 

THE DAKAR FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION ON EFA (2000)

EFA goal 3 : which refers “(to) Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes”; and,

EFA goal 6: which refers to “Improving all aspects of the quality of education, and ensuring excellence for all so that recognised and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills”

RELEVANCE OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (2000)

• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  
  
• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
  
  
• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
  
  
• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
  
  
• Goal 5: Improve maternal health
  
  
• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  
  
• Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
  
  
• Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

 

VISION OF THE UNESCO-UNEVOC INTERNATIONAL CENTRE (1)

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre acts as part of the United Nations mandate to promote peace, justice and poverty alleviation, of UNESCO’s focus on “Education for All”, and of its international programme on technical and vocational education and training.

 

VISION OF THE UNESCO-UNEVOC INTERNATIONAL CENTRE (2)

The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre assists Member States develop policies and practices for education for the world of work, to achieve:

• access for all
  
  
• high quality, relevance and effectiveness
  
  
• learning opportunities throughout life.

KEY ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THE UNESCO-UNEVOC INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

• Strengthening and upgrading TVET systems
  
  
• Improving access to TVET
  
  
• Achieving quality assurance
  
  
• Improving relevance
  
  
• Improving efficiency; both internal and external

Emphasis On (1):

• Least developed and developing countries
  
  
• Countries in transition
  
  
• Countries in a post-conflict situation

 

Emphasis On (2): Meeting the needs of the most vulnerable groups in societies, such as:

• Youth and young people
  
  
• Girls and women
  
  
• Lower socio-economic groups
  
  
• Those living in remote areas
  
  
• The disabled and handicapped

 

OVERVIEW: TOOLS USED BY THE UNESCO-UNEVOC INTERNATIONAL CENTER TO CAHIEVE ITS AIMS

1. Networking
   
   
2. Knowledge-Sharing and Publications
   
   
3. Advisory Services
   
   
4. Training and Human Resource Development
   
   
5. Inter-agency Collaboration and Partnerships
   

 

TOOLS USED:

1. Networking:
   
   
   • UNEVOC network
     
     
   • E-Forum
     
     
   • E-Circular
     
     
   • Inter-agency Consultative Group on TVET (from 2005)
     
     
2. Knowledge-Sharing and Publications:
   
   
   • UNESCO-UNEVOC Bulletin and UNEVOC Forum
     
     
   • UNEVOC Brochure and Flyers
     
     
   • UNEVOC International Handbook and Book Series on TVET
     
     
   • Annotated bibliographies on innovations and best practices in TVET
     
     
   • Discussion papers on TVET
     
     
   • The UNESCO-UNEVOC Website (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org)
     
     
   • Clearing-house function
     
     
3. Advisory services to help Member States strengthen and upgrade their systems of TVET:
   
   

   
   Current Sub-Regional Initiatives (1)

   
   

   
   Current Sub-Regional Initiatives (2)

   • Southern Africa
     
     
   • West Africa
     
     
   • Arab States
     
     
   • Central Asian Republics
     
     
   • South and South East Asia
     
     
   • Pacific countries
     
     
   • Eastern Europe (commenced in 2004)
     
     
   • Latin America and the Caribbean (commenced in 2004
     
     
     Project Proposals for Southern Africa
     
     
   • Enhancing Access to Effective Technical and Vocational Education and Training:  A Feasibility Study
     
     
   • Development of a Quality Assurance Programme
     
     
   • Professional Staff Development Programme for TVET
     
     
   • Development of an Information and Communication Technologies Programme
     
     
   • Development of a Training Programme for the Unemployed and for the Informal Sector
     
     
   • Development of a Regional Qualifications Framework
     
     
   • HIV/AIDS in TVET Staff Development
     
     
4. Training and Human Resource Development to support the Network of UNEVOC Centres:
   
   
   • Mobile Training Teams
     
     
   • Attachments
     
     
   • Fellowships
     
     
   • Internships
     
     
   • Small Grants scheme
     
     
   • Workshops, seminars and conferences
     
     
5. Inter-agency Collaboration and Partnerships to achieve synergies
   
   
   • UNESCO Paris, Field Offices and Institutes world-wide
     
     
   • International Labour Office (ILO): Geneva, Turin, CINTERFOR etc.
     
     
   • European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin
     
     
   • European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), Thessaloniki, Greece
     
     
   • European Commission
     
     
   • World Health Organisation (WHO)
     
     
   • Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
     
     
   • Development Banks e.g. Asian Development Bank
     
     
   • World Bank
     
     
   • UNICEF, etc.

 

 

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