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Vocational education
Apprenticeships in US / Can lead to good jobs
Instead of racking up debt while going to college, apprentices start earning money within their first year in the classroom Continue reading
Australia / From vocational education to university: it depends
A report found this was not because such courses were inappropriate for vocational graduates but because they were dominated by universities that did not embrace them Continue reading
UK / Shouldn’t waste the potential of so many of its citizens writes The Guardian
Recent research on adult skill levels in 24 rich nations sparked a rush of headlines on the inadequacy of our education system. England came 15th in literacy and 17th in numeracy in the global league table, based on a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report also revealed that people … Continue reading
South Africa’s National Skills Conference / A Collision
A friend who attended last week’s National Skills Conference at Birchwood confirmed my prediction that delegate gossip would centre on two separate task team reports on the future of skills development in South Africa. As such, they probably went back to their rooms and had nightmares of a catastrophic mid-air collision that left the national … Continue reading
Tunisia and Germany / A joint declaration of intent on employability
Tunisia and Germany, Friday, signed a joint declaration of intent on the employability of graduates of vocational training centres. No details ware available for the moment. Source: via Tunisia, Germany sign joint declaration of intent on employability.
Rwanda / Germany Boosts TVET
Rwanda and Germany yesterday signed three financing agreements worth Rwf15 billion to support Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Continue reading
China / A vocational school with no worries about her graduates
A slowing Chinese economy has fueled concern among many colleges for students’ job prospects, but the principal of Chengdu Modern Vocational School has no such worries about her graduates Continue reading
Thailand / Lessons learned from Germany’s dual system
IN RECENT YEARS, Thai young people have grown less and less interested in studying at vocational schools. This is despite it being an educational model tailored to support students’ training for occupational competency in various business sectors Continue reading
UK’s Skills Gap / Traditional degrees will not fill it, says CBI
The UK risks failing to close its “chronic skills gaps” by continuing to focus teenagers on the university “default route”, say business leaders. A growing demand for degree-level technical skills will not be met by traditional university courses alone, argues a CBI report. Instead more young people should take shorter or part-time degrees and advanced … Continue reading
China / To develop vocational education for farmers :70 percent have a primary and junior middle school education
The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Monday that it will accelerate the development of vocational education for professional farmers in order to safeguard food security and promote agricultural modernization Continue reading
India / Vocational courses pay off , mindset must change
India – The higher education set-up can never absorb all school-leaving students and there is no point pushing them all for a “useless BA and BSc degree. Better focus on vocational education Continue reading
Ireland / Education and Training Boards replace VECs
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has today announced the establishment of 16 new Education and Training Boards (ETBs), that will replace the 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs). Minister Quinn said: “Today marks a new era for education and training in Ireland. The new ETBs will strengthen locally managed education and enhance … Continue reading
Nigeria / Vocation and Technical Education, a Key to Improvement
Many able bodied and highly qualified Nigerian who could not secure gainful employment have remained economically dependent on their parents. This is because they lack the necessary occupational skills to be self employed and to effectively function in today’s world of work Continue reading
Careers advice in Australia / 60 per cent of students would aspire to positions that only 20 per cent attain
CONFUSED schoolchildren are falling victim to a “patchy” careers advice system which inflates their expectations only to have them dashed 10 years later Continue reading
Sri Lankan / 25 New technical universities will provide job-oriented courses
The Sri Lankan government plans to set up 25 technical universities and university colleges across the island, to cater to students who fail to gain entry to state universities Continue reading
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