Developing Qualification Framework in TVET

Location : CPSC Manila, Philippines /
Duration : 29 November 2009 to 5 December 2009 /
Program Type: Regional Program  /

The objectives of the Regional Program are to:

- Study the emerging issues and challenges of developing a Qualification Framework in TVET
- Elucidate different strategies for enhancing the relevance and scope of qualification framework in TVET
- Prepare an action plan to have a special vision for developing qualification framework in TVET systems using differentiated Strategy

Part 1: Regional Program

Theme: "Developing Qualification Framework in TVET"

Developing Qualification Framework in TVET: Scope and Innovative Approaches

Developing Qualification Framework : Concepts & Principles and Approaches
Regional Accreditation: Mechanism for Cross-Border Mobility of TVET Graduates
Implementing National Qualification Framework: Issues & Challenges
Part 2: International Conference

Theme: "Harnessing Qualifications Framework to Integrate Quality Assurance in TVET"

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Public-Private Partnership Approach in TVET Sector

Location : Sri Lanka /

Duration : 26 October 2009 to 30 October 2009 /

Program Type: In-Country Program  /

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

Part A

Special Lecture: From Industry Institute Interaction to Public Private Partnership: A Journey to Excellence

Module 1. Introduction to Public-Private Partnership in TVET Sector.
-Public-Private Partnership Development: Concepts, Principles
-Issues & Concerns in Public-Private Partnership in TVET Sector

Module 2. Developing Public-Private Partnership in TVET
-Emerging Models of Public-Private Partnership Development
-Developing Strategies for Enhancing Public-Private Partnership
-Best Practices & Action Model On Public-Private Partnership in Sri Lanka-Case study
-TVET for Social Sustainability

Project Work:

Emergent approaches for integrating Public-Private Partnership for TVET Sector.
Prepare an action plan to have a special vision for Enhancing Public-Private Partnership in TVET Sector.

Part B :

National Seminar on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in TVET: Trends and Perspectives (27 October 2009)

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Monitoring and Evaluation of TVET Programs

Location : Dhaka, Bangladesh /
Duration : 29 September 2009 to 8 October 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

Special Lecture: Applying Quality Management System in TVET for Excellence

Module 1. TQM and M & E: Concepts and Processes

Concepts and Processes of TQM and M & E
Program and Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 2. Application of QMS Tools

The Basic Tools
The Advanced Tools
The Techniques of M & E Activities
Module 3. Training Program Evaluation

Types Training Evaluation
Evaluation Process and Stakeholders
Framework and Techniques in Data Collection
Evaluation of Training Process
Module 4. M & E Planning and Implementation System

The Logical Frame Matrix Structure
Guidelines in Conducting M & E
Implementing an Evaluation Strategy
Module 5. Evaluation Reports

Institutional/Program Analysis
Report Format
Report Writing
Tasks: Structured Learning Exercises: Leveling of M & E Experience

Task 1. Problem Solving Using Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Skills
Task 2. Case Study
Task 3. Meta-planning Exercise and Presentation
Task 4. Evaluating a TVET Program/Project
Task 5. Live M & E Experience

Action Plan: Developing an Evaluation Report

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Enhancing Public-Private Community Partnership in TVET

Location : SIVAT, Rep. of Korea /
Duration : 7 September 2009 to 18 September 2009 /
Program Type: Regional Program  /

Module 1. Introduction to Public-Private Community Partnership in TVET System.
- Public-Private Community Partnership Development: Concepts, Principles & Approaches
- Issues & Concerns in Public-Private Community Partnership in TVET System

Module 2. Developing Public-Private Community Partnership in TVET
- Emerging Models of Public-Private Community Partnership Development
- Developing Strategies for Enhancing Public-Private Community Partnership

Module 3. PPCP through Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Case Study on Corporate Social Responsibility
- ICT through PPCP-Korean Experience

Project Work: Emergent approaches for integrating Public-Private Community Partnership for TVET System.
Prepare an action plan to have a special vision for Enhancing Public-Private Community Partnership in TVET System.

International Conference on "HRD in TVET" (September 16-18, 2009)

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Capacity Building Programme for SLIATE Non-Academic Staff

Location : CPSC Manila, Philippines /
Duration : 3 August 2009 to 14 August 2009 /
Program Type: Customized Program  /

The main course contents are as follows:

Special Lecture: Applying QMS for TVET Excellence
Module 1. Management and Leadership: Principles and Applications in Education and Training Institutions

Management and Leadership Concepts and its Applications in Educational Administration
-Educational Management and Leadership for Human Capital Development
-Presentation Software Revisited

Module 2.Total Quality Management Systems
-Total Quality Management: Origins, Evolution & key Concepts, Principles Applied in TVET System
-Introduction to Project Management Software
-Regional Accreditation: Mechanism for Cross-Border Mobility of TVET Graduates -Evaluation of Training Programs

Module 3.Human Capital Development and Management
-Talent Management in TVET
-Developing Attitudes for Personal Proficiency
-Strategic Approach to Work-Life Balance
-Managing Change and Developing Change Leaders

Tasks
Task 1. Formulating an Organization Process Model
Task 2. 5S Exercise
Task 3. Case Study in Evaluation
Task 4. Preparing a Project Gannt Chart
Task 5. Case Study in Talent Management in IT
Task 6. Critical Thinking Exercises: Creating Work-Life Balance
Task 7. Case Study in HRD
Task 8. The Challenge to Change

RE-ENTRY ACTION PLAN:

Strategic Human Resource Management for SLIATE

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Coping with Emerging Challenges in Pursuit of TVET Excellence

Location : Bangkok, Thailand /
Duration : 29 June 2009 to 5 July 2009 /
Program Type: Regional Program  /

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

Special Lecture:1 Dr. Rupert Maclean, Director, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Special Lecture:2 Dr. Shyamal Majumdar

Module 1. Introduction and Scope of TVET Excellence
TVET Excellence : Concepts & Principles and Approaches
Promoting Entrepreneurship Education in TVET System

Module 2. Innovative Approaches for TVET Excellence
Quality Assurance in TVET System
Public-Private Community Partnership for TVET Excellence
International Seminar on â

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Competency-Based Curriculum Development

Location : Technical and Technological College /
Duration : 2 June 2009 to 6 June 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

Special Lecture:
- The New Paradigm Shift in TVET in 21st Century
- Emerging Challenges of TVET in Mongolia

Module 1. Introduction to Competency-Based Curriculum Development for TVET system
- Basic components of Competency-Based Curriculum Development
- Competency Mapping

Module 2. Developing Competency-Based Curriculum Development in TVET
- DACUM an Approach for Competency Development
- Instructional Competencies Perspectives on Teaching and Formulating Objectives

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Monitoring and Evaluation of TVET Programs

Location : Male, Maldives /
Duration : 31 May 2009 to 11 June 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

Module 1.  TQM and M & E:  Concepts and Processes
- Concepts and Processes of TQM
- TQM Models
- Concepts and Processes of M & E
- Program and Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Module 2.  Application of QMS Tools
- The Basic Tools
- The Advanced Tools
- The Techniques of M & E Activities

Module 3.  Training Program Evaluation
- Types of Training Evaluation
- Evaluation Process  and Stakeholders
- Framework and Techniques in Data Collection
- Evaluation of Training Process

Module 4.  M & E  Planning and Implementation System
- The Logical Frame Matrix Structure
- Guidelines in Conducting M & E
- Implementing an Evaluation Strategy

Module 5.  Evaluation Reports
- Institutional/Program Analysis
- Report Format
- Report Writing

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Blue Ocean Strategy for HRD System

Location : Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Conference Hall, Olakha, Simtokha, Thimphu, Bhutan /
Duration : 11 May 2009 to 15 May 2009 /
Program Type: Regional  Program  /

Special Lecture: Change Management through Blue Ocean Strategy for TVET in Asia-Pacific Countries

Module 1. Reorientation of TVET for Labor Market through Blue Ocean Strategy
- Red oceans and blue oceans
- Value innovation
- Four actions framework

Module 2. Applying Blue Ocean Strategy in Green Entrepreneurship
- Green and Green-Green business
- Perspectives on green entrepreneurs
- Environmental entrepreneurship

Module 3. Knowledge Management and Learning Organization: An Enabler for Building and Executing Blue Ocean Strategy
- Explicit and tacit knowledge
- Knowledge life cycle
- Knowledge conversion

Module 4. Project Work: Devising an action plan for designing, introducing and implementing BOS for a selected area of business

Group Tasks.
Task 1: Management Game - Doing a SWOT Analysis
Task 2: Blue Ocean Strategy for Value Innovation
Task 3: Developing a Competency Profile for a Blue Ocean Strategist
Task 4: Becoming a Green Entrepreneur
Task 5: Practices of Knowledge Management

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Knowledge Management System for Teaching and Learning

Location : The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands /
Duration : 14 April 2009 to 19 April 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

Special Lecture: New Paradigms for Technical Teachers’ Training

Module 1. Conceptual Foundations of Knowledge
- Knowledge and information
- Explicit knowledge
- Tacit knowledge

Module 2. Basic Concepts and Application of Knowledge Management in TVET
- Components of knowledge management
- Knowledge management models
- A Model of Knowledge Management for TVET System

Module 3. Knowledge Management through e-learning Systems
- e-teaching and learning systems
- Implementation of e-teaching and learning systems
- Maintenance of e-teaching and learning systems

Module 4. Project Work: Formulation of an action plan for designing, introducing and implementing a knowledge management system

Group Tasks.
Task 1: Practices of Knowledge Management in TVET Institutions
Task 2: Management Game: SWOT Analysis and Identification of Knowledge Processes and Systems
Task 3: Skills Audit
Task 4: Developing a Competency Profile for a Chief Knowledge Officer
Task 5: TVET Institutions as Learning Organizations
Task 6: Proposal for Knowledge Management through ICT

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Career Guidance and Counseling for TVET

Location : Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Nepal /
Duration : 23 March 2009 to 27 March 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally a self-directed learning approach through action planning.
Special Lecture: The Paradigm Shift: TVET & Employment in 21st Century

Module 1. Career Guidance and Counseling

    - Basic components of Guidance and Counseling programme

    - Career Planning

Module 2. Methodologies and Techniques in Guidance and Counseling


   - Promoting Self- Employment/ Entrepreneurial opportunities for TVET graduates.

   - Strategies and Approaches in Career Vocational Guidance

Panel Discussion on:

Topic: Meeting the Challenges of Career Guidance and Counseling. (Panelists from: Industry, Education and Practicing Counselor)

Project Work:

Preparation of action Plan: Establishing Career Guidance and Counseling services in TVET institutions of Nepal.

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Web-Based Teaching and Learning Systems in Education and Training

Location : NITTTR Chennai, India /
Duration : 9 March 2009 to 20 March 2009 /
Program Type: Regional Program  /

Special Lecture: Best Practices of using ICT in Asia and the Pacific Region

Module 1. Basic concepts of ICT-based Education and Training

   - Integrating Multimedia & ICT in Teaching & Learning System
   - Managing E-Learning Project Life Cycles
   - Designing of E-Learning Contents for Technical Education
   - Using the Science of Learning to Maximize Teaching and Learning Opportunities
   - New Paradigms in TVET in Knowledge Era

Module 2. Utilizing Authoring Tools to Create Instructional Building Blocks

   - Video Conferencing & Satellite-based Online Program
   - Rapid E-Learning Development using Adobe Captivate
   - Introduction to Learning Management Systems
   - Integrating E-Learning with Moodle

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Competency-Based Training and Assessment

Location :Bangkok, Thailand /
Duration :23 February 2009 to 27 February 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

Special Lecture - Emerging Trends, Issues and Challenges in TVET in Asia Pacific Region and the Need for Skills Development and Standardization

Module 1: Conceptual Foundations of Competency and Competency-Based Training

   - Conceptual Foundations of Competency
   - Competency-Based Training
   - Competency Standards

Module 2: Occupational Analysis: DACUM and Other Techniques

    - Occupational Analysis
    - DACUM Approach and Duty-Task Sheet

Module 3: Competency-Based Assessment: Meaning, Principles, Criteria, Methodology, Process and Certification

    - Competency-Based Assessment
    - Criteria for Assessment
    - Assessment Process

Project Work - Preparing a Sample Design of a CBT and CBA Package for a Selected Occupation in Industry and Services

Cluster Group Tasks

Task 1: Developing a Duty-Task List and Task Analysis Sheet for a Selected Occupation in Industry and   Services
Task 2: Developing Competency Standards for a Selected Occupation in Industry and Services
Task 3: Developing Assessment Materials for a Selected Occupation in Industry and Services

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Web-Based Teaching and Learning Systems in Education and Training

Location : NITTTR Chandigarh, India /
Duration : 9 February 2009 to 20 February 2009 /
Program Type: In-Country Program  /

Special Lecture: Best Practices of using ICT in Asia and the Pacific Region

Module 1. Basic concepts of ICT-based Education and Training

    - Integrating Multimedia & ICT in Teaching & Learning System
    - Managing E-Learning Project Life Cycles
    - Modeling ICT Development in Education

Module 2. Utilizing Authoring Tools to Create Instructional Building Blocks

    - Creating Images using Tools
    - Introduction to Animation
    - Generating Flash animations for Training
    - Creating Storyboards
    - Rapid E-Learning Development using Adobe Captivate

Module 3. Using Web Tools for Delivery of Integrated Learning Content

    - E-learning to M-Learning to U-Learning in Education and Training
    - Using Web Server for hosting E-Learning
    - Introduction to Learning Management Systems
    - Integrating E-Learning with Moodle

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