Vocational training in the context of oil and gas developments: Best practice and lessons learnt
The aim of this report is to analyse existing evidence and examples of vocational training and work force development programmes leading to the creation of equitable, sustainable and appropriate employment for local people, this is done in the context of the growing oil and gas industry in Africa. While a lot has been said about the significant efforts made by many countries to improve their national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) policies introducing radical reforms based on the evidence emerging from successful TVET systems (such as the German dual system or the Singaporean model); there is still a lot to learn about the teaching and learning challenges faced by the practitioners working in this field.
Therefore this report proposes to look at the challenges grounded in the distinct nature of vocational pedagogy; the lessons learnt in terms of jobs creation by the oil and gas industry and local content; specific issues around functional literacy, numeracy and business skills; opportunities behind the use of technology; ways of tackling gender inequalities and possible alternatives to formal education such as traditional apprenticeships.