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

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Introduction

Section 1: Pre-requisites for TVET

Section 2: A National Training System

Section 3: Regional Coordination

Section 4: Manpower Planning for TVET

Section 5: Public Awareness and Attitudes

Section 6: Vocational and Career Guidance

Section 7: Programme Consolidation and Development

Section 8: Programme Articulation, Certification, Accreditation and Validation

Section 9: Teacher Training for Programme Delivery

Section 10: Infrastructure

Section 11: Implementation of the Strategy

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Foreword

The Regional Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) adopted by the Caribbean Community's Ministers of Education at their Eighth Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in May 1990 provides a cohesive framework for developing, improving and coordinating TVET across the Region. In the development of this Strategy emphasis was placed on the essential links between the education sector and other sectors and this served to reflect as well the recognition by the Region's leaders that human resource development and skills are critical elements in the development process.

The Strategy was developed in consultation with key persons in education, industry and other sectors that impact on TVET. The Secretariat is also deeply indebted to the Members of the multi-disciplinary Working Party for their inputs and the Chief Education Officers and other technical officers for their invaluable contributions to this document which promises such significant and progressive change in our approach and attitude to skills training within the Region.

At the Eighth Meeting of the SCME, Ministers pledged their support towards ensuring that the necessary provisions are made at the national level to facilitate the implementation of the regional actions set out in the Strategy. It is therefore with considerable optimism that 1 look forward both to the continued development and improvement of TVET in the Region and to the contribution of the Strategy to the overall enhancement of our human resource capability- a critical consideration in our concerted efforts to meet the challenges of the Twenty First Century.

 

May 30, 1990

Roderick Rainford
Secretary General

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