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Regional Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Caribbean Community Secretariat Competency - based
Curriculum Design
TVET Council, Barbados - Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
Barbados, 19 to 23 November 2001
Section 2 A National Training System
Major Action: Establish a National Training Agency
| The whole system (for TVET) in each country is fragmented
by separate administrative arragements, operates at many levels and
areas, incorporates fundamentally different delivery systems, uses
a wide variety of teaching-training institutions, and has established
many different examinations and qualifications.
CARICOM Survey P. 46 |
Rationale
An effective and well-managed National Training System is essential for the effective delivery of TVET. The System comprises two essential complementary training sub-systems: Institutional and In-plant.
Institutional training is usually coordinated by various Ministries, the University, professional bodies and other related organisations. In-plant training is coordinated by Industry. To avoid omissions or overlaps in training programmes and to achieve continuum, the overall coordination and management of a National Training System will involve functional linkages among various Ministries, organisations and other systems that impact on TVET. The co-ordination and management of ibis system could be achieved through the establishment of a National Training Agency. These linkages are shown in Figure 1 -A Model of a National Training System. The various linkages will allow for the flow of information to the National Training Agency in order to facilitate decision-making and co-ordinating and monitoring activities.
Composition
The National Training Agency should comprise representatives from the Ministry of Education, training institutions, industry, public and private sectors, trade unions and the community.
The National Training Agency could be developed out of existing systems for administering TVET. For ex- ample, boards established for technical institutions could co-opt other persons to obtain the composition recommended for carrying out the functions of the National Training Agency. The technical Secretariat that would service the National Training Agency could perform its functions by drawing on the part-time assignments of permanent staff from other agencies in the education/ training continuum.
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The lack of coordination at the International, Regional, National and Local levels has created problems with administration and introduced inefficiencies in the system. There is a real need for mechanisms to be put in place to coordinate TVET activities at all levels of the system. CARICOM, OECS and organisations such as UWI, GAST and CATVET can assist in the coordination at the Regional level. National Councils for TVET would assist in the planning and co-ordination of these activities at the National level and interact with Regional Agencies and Bilateral and International Aid Agencies. CARICOM Survey E-9 |
Functions
The coordination and management of TVET will be the main function of the National Training Agency. Through sub-committees and the use of technical persons the National Training Agency can coordinate and monitor these essential activities:
-identifying training needs;
-establishing and monitoring training standards, and monitoring the delivery of training;
-testing and certification;
-harmonizing activities in education and training systems at both formal and non-formal levels;
-monitoring manpower demand and supply;
-monitoring the gathering of occupational information;
-evaluating the training system in terms of efficiency and effectiveness;
-publishing materials;
-monitoring and advising on curricula activities;
-advising on use of available resources;
-coordinating and executing promotional and motivational programmes;
-monitoring vocational and career guidance;
-monitoring teacher/instructor training;
-orienting training programmes in keeping with the Labour Market Information System.
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