Webinar series: Design and delivery of online Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET) in the face of the pandemic
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Bilateral organizations
The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.
ILO
The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org
Access to training
Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.
This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.
The ILO and the Australian Embassy collaborate and offer a series of webinars to share know-hows and lessons learned so that Indonesian TVET could successfully meet the challenges posed by the outbreak and contribute to eventual economic recovery.
Each webinar is targeting 70 – 100 participants who are TVET policymakers, TVET institutions and practitioners. This includes relevant government officials (Ministries of Manpower, Education, Planning, Communication and Coordinating for Economic Affair, Human Development), Public Vocational Training Centre (BLK) and Polytechnics, representatives of employers (APINDO and KADIN), industrial sectors and trade union, development partners as well as online learning providers.
The series of webinar plan will be organized between mid-June and mid-August 2020 and will cover 10 topics among them:
• Introduction to online TVET: Types of distance learning (online and offline), advantages and disadvantages of online learning, research findings, country examples (Australia).
• Online TVET system: Basic design of online TVET system, system requirements and cost.
• Design of online TVET programme: What are differences between traditional TVET and online TVET programmes?
• Online learning material development: Design and production of learning material suitable for online TVET, production centre, production costs.
• Pedagogical and soft skills for online teaching: Pedagogical skills for online teaching, motivating learners, attracting attention of learners, monitoring progress, assessment, teacher training.
• Design of user-friendly online TVET portal and security
• Assessment and certification: Assessment of skills from distance.
• Standard of distance learning: Guidelines and standards for online TVET providers.
• Addressing digital divide: Approaches to address digital literacy gaps and unequal accessibility to online learning opportunities.
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Access to training
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Asia and the Pacific
