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Europe / Rethinking Education strategy
The youth unemployment rate is close to 23% across the European Union – yet at the same time there are more than 2 million vacancies that cannot be filled. Europe needs a radical rethink on how education and training systems can deliver the skills needed by the labour market. The challenge could not be tougher … Continue reading
South Africa / Designing Diploma in Vocational Education
In September the Department of Higher Education and Training released the (last draft) Policy on Professional Qualifications for FET College Lecturers for public comments. The School of Open Learning, supported by the VVOB in this project, immediately organised a workshop to map out the way forward in the design and development of two FET lecturers’ … Continue reading
Vocational educational / Not an option for losers
If the perception that vocational education is an “option for losers” persists, unemployment and social instability will continue to escalate. This argument emerged as a major focus in the first day of the World Innovation Summit for Education (Wise) held in Doha, Qatar this week. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development launched … Continue reading
Arab Youth / Lack of soft skills robs of jobs experts say
The gap between what young people are taught and what potential employers require is fuelling regional youth unemployment. About 20 per cent of the most educated in the UAE population have no jobs, and in some countries such as Saudi Arabia the figure is double that. “When we talk about the readiness of graduates for … Continue reading
Egypt / New EU support for job creation and vocational training for young people
The European Commission has approved new programmes for Egypt, to support job creation for unskilled workers, and to enhance the efficiency of the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) system to better respond to the demands of the labour market and to the country’s new socio-economic needs. The new support for job creation will provide … Continue reading
Australia and New Zealand / Partnership for jobs training
New Zealand and Australia are aiming to jointly develop tertiary and vocational education to meet the needs of employers on both sides of the Tasman, New Zealand Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce said Wednesday. Joyce said he would be the first New Zealand Minister to attend Australia’s Ministerial Standing Council on Tertiary … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment | More severe in countries in which vocational preparation takes place in full-time schools
“Young graduates and early school leavers entering the labour market are a population at risk. They are exposed to above-average turnover rates between different jobs and face an increased risk of unemployment. “ write Marc Piopiunik and Paul Ryan in Improving the transition between education/training and the labour market: What can we learn from various … Continue reading
The Queensland Skills and Training Taskforce’s final report – Skills focus returns to ‘must have’ sectors
TAFE training in “need to have” job areas of mining, construction and tourism will receive public funding while training for “nice to have” jobs such as fitness instruction will be slashed under a plan to reorganise Queensland’s vocational-education sector. The Queensland Skills and Training Taskforce’s final report on the future of the state’s vocational-education sector, … Continue reading
Canada – Apprenticeship – Vocational Education in the Age of a Global Workforce
With collision repair facilities often turning to overseas recruitment, a knowledge of the situation as it exists is more important than ever before. The latest issue of the Canadian Apprenticeship Journal provides timely insights into international apprenticeship training systems. “Vocational Education in the Age of a Global Workforce” brings together foreign authors from low- and … Continue reading
China – More than 30m students in vocational schools
China has more than 30 million students studying in vocational schools, as well as 72.65 million people who have graduated from such schools over the last 10 years, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Education. According to a report on the development of vocational education, the employment rate for graduates of secondary … Continue reading
UK – Vocational Education – Skills Gap: Economic Recovery Depends on Balance Between Academic and Vocational Ed
“Big companies believe the UK’s economic recovery may depend on improving the balance between academic and vocational education” writes James Taylor in We need more investment in practical skills, say employers on managementtoday.co.uk. “87% of the large firms questioned by education services provider Pearson said the UK economic recovery was at risk without more investment … Continue reading
Tanzania – Technical education doesn’t make graduates create jobs but makes them job seekers
Stakeholders in technical education have challenged the syllabus used in technical colleges, saying it doesn’t make graduates create jobs, but makes them job seekers. They raised their voices here recently when speaking at a forum geared to forge links between technical and vocational education on one hand and on the other, training institutions and industry. … Continue reading
Nigeria – Vocational and Technical Education and The Skills Gap
Lack of technical education translates to an annual loss of almost a billion naira to the economy The lack of skilled manpower in Nigeria is aptly portrayed by the experience of Kazeem Adesina, a youth corps member deployed to a construction firm. “I considered myself lucky because I studied Civil Engineering and was posted to … Continue reading
Pakistan – For vocational education in rural areas
Vocational and technical education can be promoted in Pakistan by making it a part of curriculum and had vocational education institutions These views were expressed by the participants in Jang Economic Session on law and order and economic situation and role of vocational education. The participants were Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) chairman Faisal Ijaz … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment – UK – Are vocational qualifications a better option than university ?
“In this economic climate, with such high rates of graduate unemployment, should school leavers give far greater consideration to vocational qualifications?” asks Jane Scott Paul in Are vocational qualifications a better option than university? on guardian.co.uk. “Sadly though, youth unemployment is hardly limited to unqualified school leavers: it now extends to many of Britain’s brightest … Continue reading
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