Policy on tertiary education, technical vocational education and training, and lifelong learning in Trinidad and Tobago

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															Policy on tertiary education, technical vocational education and training, and lifelong learning in Trinidad and Tobago
													

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Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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governments

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Access to training

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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.

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Skills policies and strategies

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Skills and employment policies should be viewed together. The full value of one policy set is realized when it supports the objectives of the other. For investments in education and training to yield maximum benefit to workers, enterprises, and economies, countries’ capacities for coordination is critical in three areas: connecting basic education to technical training and then to market entry; ensuring continuous communication between employers and training providers so that training meets the needs and aspirations of workers and enterprises, and integrating skills development policies with industrial, investment, trade, technology, environmental, rural and local development policies.

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work.

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12 May 2015

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The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has developed a framework for sustainable development based on seven interconnected pillars as the cornerstone of this strategy. One of these pillars is to develop ‘A More Diversified, Knowledge Intensive Economy – Building on the Native Genius of the People.’ To meet this goal and, as a part of Trinidad and Tobago’s response to rapid changes in both the global and local economic environment, there is need for significant changes in the landscape of tertiary education, technical and vocational education and training, and lifelong learning. This policy paper is the culmination of the efforts of several ministerial and professional educators concerned with tertiary education and training development in Trinidad and Tobago.

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