Date : Dec. 15-19, 2014 /
Venue : University of Vocational Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Business Development and Research, Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET), Colombo, Sri Lanka /

The delivery of the program design shall follow a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

The main contents of the in-country program are:

Theme Papers:

• Theme Paper 1: Management concepts and paradigms of improving Institutional Managements in TVET systems
• Theme Paper 2: Strategic Planning and Management Process for Institutional Management of TVET Systems
• Theme Paper 3: Emerging Trends in ICT integrated Teaching and Learning Environment for TVET
• Theme Paper 4: Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions through APACC process for Quality Assurance
• Theme Paper 5: Developing and Ensuring Effective Implementation of Action Plan for Institutional Management

Tasks:

• Task 1: Assess Quality of Institutional Function, Stakeholder Identification, Organizational Vision and Mission Identification
• Task 2: Critical Issues Identification & SWOT Analysis
• Task 3: Crafting the Strategic Vision, creating a Mission statement, Constructing Goals and Composing the SMART Objectives & Presentation
• Task 4: Preparation of Documents for APACC for Quality Assurance
• Task 5: Project Task:Action Planning for Institutional Management in TVET Systems

National Seminar

Emerging Trends for Institutional Management in TVET Systems

Date : Nov. 24-28, 2014 /
Venue : Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC), Ministry of Education, Thailand /

The delivery of the program follows a learning approach, beginning with an introduction to the image, corporate image, followed by a corporate building process, image management and strategy, and finally a self-directed learning approach through institution image action plan.

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Corporate Image:
• What and Why? Image, its components and importance
• Measurement of Corporate Image
• Theme Paper 2: Building Corporate Image for TVET
• Corporate Image and Public Relations
• Mechanism, Process of Corporate Image Building, and Promotion
• Theme Paper 3: Management of TVET Corporate Image
• Strategy, Planning and Management of Institution Image
• Maintenance of Corporate Image, Identity and Reputation
• Theme Paper 4: Action Planning of Institution Image Building and Promotion
• Strategic Planning of Institution Image Building
• Developing an Action Plan

Project Work: Preparation of Institution Image Building Action Plan

Another important part of the program is the conduct of the National Seminar on TVET Image Building: Stakeholders’ Perspective which will be participated in by In-Country Program participants, media, advertising agencies, public relations officers in both public and private sectors and other interested participants.

Date : Nov. 17-21, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Indonesia. /

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Teamwork Building for Enhanced Productivity and Effectiveness
• Theme Paper 2: Educational Excellence through Accreditation, and Quality Management
• Theme Paper 3: Developing a Strategic Planning Framework for Educational Organizations
• Theme Paper 4: Educational Transformation through Leadership
• Theme Paper 5: Challenges in Education towards the Realization of ASEAN Community 2015

Tasks

• Task 1: Analysis of Team Role Composition
• Task 2: Assess Quality of Institutional Functions for Performance and Excellence
• Task 3: SWOT Analysis on your Institution
• Task 4A: Identify your Standing on Leadership Scale
• Task 4B: Leadership Style Survey
• Task 5: Action

Date : Nov. 10-14, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: State Institute for Islamic Studies – IAIN Mataram, Indonesia. /

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Teamwork Building for Enhanced Productivity and Effectiveness
• Theme Paper 2: Educational Excellence through Accreditation, and Quality Management
• Theme Paper 3: Developing a Strategic Planning Framework for Educational Organizations
• Theme Paper 4: Educational Transformation through Leadership
• Theme Paper 5: Challenges in Education towards the Realization of ASEAN Community 2015

Tasks

• Task 1: Analysis of Team Role Composition
• Task 2: Assess Quality of Institutional Functions for Performance and Excellence
• Task 3: SWOT Analysis on your Institution
• Task 4A: Identify your Standing on Leadership Scale
• Task 4B: Leadership Style Survey
• Task 5: Action

Date : Nov. 3-4, 2014 /
Venue : UTHM, Johor, Malaysia /
Program Type: Regional Program /
Collaborating Organization: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia /

In order to achieve the above objectives, the following topics will be covered:

1. APACC for Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions in Asia Pacific Region

• General Orientation on APACC
• Conducting and hosting an on-site visit
• Roles and responsibilities of APACC Accreditors
• Code of Conduct for APACC Accreditors

2. Interpretation and Workshop on APACC criteria based on the improved APACC instrument

• Criterion 1: Governance and Management
• Criterion 2: Teaching and Learning
• Criterion 3: Faculty and Staff
• Criterion 4: Research and Development
• Criterion 5: Extension, Consultancy and Linkages
• Criterion 6: Resources
• Criterion 7: Support to Students

Date : Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), Sri Lanka /

Course Contents

Special Lecture: Emerging Trends and Challenges in TVET

Module 1: Management and Leadership: Principles and Applications in Organizations

• Management and Leadership Concepts and its Applications in Organizations/Institutions
• Talent management Principles and practices
• Total Quality Management: Origin, Evolution and Key Concepts
• APACC Accreditation System: An Overview
• Practices of ICT for Organizational Management
• Current Status and Challenges in Implementing Educational Management Information System (EMIS) in TVET Systems
• Teamwork Building for Enhanced Productivity and Competitiveness

Module 2: Strengthening TVET – Industry Linkages

• TVET -Industry Linkages in the Perspective of Dynamic Workplace
• International Practices for Public-Private Partnership in(TVET) Education
• Development of Action Plan for TVET-Industry Linkages and the related M&E Framework

Tasks and Project

• Task 1: Case Study on Talent Management
• Task 2: Issues, Concerns and Challenges in Fostering TVET-Industry Linkages in the Local Context
• Task 3: Developing Strategies for Enhancing PPP in Education Sector
• Task 4: Assess the practices of Use of ICT for Education and Management
• Task 5A: Identify your Standing on Leadership Scale
• Task 5B: Leadership Style Survey
• Task 6: Analysis of SWOT and Potential Indicators for Implementing EMIS in TVET Systems
• Task 7: Assessment of Institution through Criteria for Educational Excellence
• Task 8: Assessment of Teaching and Learning Methods Being Practiced in a TVET Institution
• Task 9: Analysis of Team Role Composition
• Project Task: Action Plan Development

Date : October 14-15, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Special Program /
Collaborating Organization: CPSC through the Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission /

In order to achieve the above objectives, the following topics will be covered:

1. APACC for Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions in Asia Pacific Region

• General Orientation on APACC
• Conducting and hosting an on-site visit
• Roles and responsibilities of APACC Accreditors
• Code of Conduct for APACC Accreditors

2. Interpretation and Workshop on APACC criteria based on the improved APACC instrument

• Criterion 1: Governance and Management
• Criterion 2: Teaching and Learning
• Criterion 3: Faculty and Staff
• Criterion 4: Research and Development
• Criterion 5: Extension, Consultancy and Linkages
• Criterion 6: Resources
• Criterion 7: Support to Students

Date : October 7-11, 2014 /
Venue : Thimphu, Bhutan /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Department of Human Resources, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Government of Bhutan /

The delivery of the program design shall follow a spiral learning approach, beginning with an overview of core concepts and followed by progressively deeper application of the concepts and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

• Popularizing TVET: Status, Strategies and Mechanisms
• Models for Improving Access, Equity and Employability
• Gender Mainstreaming Mechanisms in TVET
• Developing an Action Plan to Popularize TVET

Theme Paper 1: Popularizing TVET: An overview

• Current Status and Observed Impediments
• The Emerging Promise for Employability and Gainful Returns
• Strategies, Mechanisms and Models for Popularizing TVET

Theme Paper 2: Models for Improving Access, Equity and Employability

• Segments of Marginalized Population, Gender Specific and Minorities
• Models for Access, Equity and Employability

Theme Paper 3: Gender Mainstreaming in TVET

• TVET and Female Participation
• Avenues for Female Contribution
• Strategies for Gender Mainstreaming in TVET

Project Work

• Action Plan for Building Image of TVET

National Seminar

Current Initiatives and Practices in Building TVET Image in Bhutan
10 October 2014, NRDCL Hall, Thimphu, Bhutan

Date : September 15-19, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: CPSC in collaboration with State Institute for Islamic Studies – IAIN Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. /

Course Contents

Special Lecture: New Paradigm of Education in Modern Era

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Analysis of Needs for Curriculum Development and Training
• Theme Paper 2: Current Practices in Curriculum Development in Higher Education
• Theme Paper 3: Pedagogic and Instructional Practices in Current Educational System
• Theme Paper 4: Training and Development for Continuous Professional Development

Tasks

• Task 1: Training Needs Analysis
• Task 2: Curriculum Analysis
• Task 3: Evaluating your Teaching-Learning System
• Task 4: Developing Action Plan

Date : September 7 - 11, 2014 /
Venue : Dhaka, Bangladesh /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Directorate of Technical Education, People's Republic of Bangladesh /

Special Lecture: APACC Accreditation as a Means of Assuring Good Institutional Management
Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Management concepts and paradigms of improving Institutional Managements in TVET systems
• Theme Paper 2: Demand Supply Gap Analysis of Skilled Workforce
• Theme Paper 3: Emerging Trends in ICT integrated Teaching and Learning Environment for TVET
• Theme Paper 4: Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions through APACC process for Quality Assurance.
• Theme Paper 5: Developing and Ensuring Effective Implementation of Action Plan for Institutional Management

Tasks and Project Work

• Task 1: Assess Quality of Institutional Function, Stakeholder Identification, Organizational Vision and Mission Identification
• Task 2: Critical Issues Identification & SWOT Analysis
• Task 3: Crafting the Strategic Vision, creating a Mission statement, Constructing Goals and Composing the SMART Objectives & Presentation
• Task 4: Preparation of Documents for APACC for Qualty Assurance
• Project Task : Action Planning for Institutional Management in TVET Systems

Date : September 1-5, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: CPSC in collaboration with State Institute for Islamic Studies – IAIN Raden Fatah, Palembang, and Mataram, Indonesia. /

Special Lecture: Challenges in Education towards the Realization of ASEAN Community 2015

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Developing a Strategic Planning Framework for Educational Organizations
• Theme Paper 2: Educational Excellence through Accreditation, Quality Management and Strategic HR
• Theme Paper 3: Educational Transformation through Leadership
• Theme Paper 4: Teamwork Building for Enhanced Productivity and Competitiveness

Tasks

• Task 1: SWOT Analysis for your Institution
• Task 2: Assess Quality of Institutional Functions using Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Criteria for Performance Excellence
• Task 3: Identify your Standing on Leadership Scale/ Leadership Style Survey
• Task 4: Action Planning

Date : August 18-22, 2014 /
Venue : Hotel Midah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia /
Program Type: In-country Program   /
Collaborating Organization: Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) and Department of Polytechnic Education (DPE), Ministry of Education, Malaysia   /

Special Lecture
Transforming TVET in Meeting Challenges of the Green Economy

Theme Papers

• Sustainable Development in TVET: Perspectives & Current Practices
• Integrating SD into TVET: Practices, Issues and Challenges
• Government Policies, Regulations and Concepts, Practices and Future Agenda
• Greening TVET as ESD Strategy: Emerging Green Economy and the TVET Response
• Green Energy Index for Malaysia
• Criterion 6: Resources
• Action Planning for Greening TVET

Another important part of the program is the conduct of the International Seminar on “Green Growth: Policy Interventions, Industrial & Academic Response in Malaysia” which will have a higher participation including the resource persons from local clean and green technology industries and Policy and regulatory agencies under the Government of Malaysia and other interested participants and enthusiasts.

Date : August 04-13, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: CPSC in collaboration with RMUTL and Ateneo Center for English Language Teaching (ACELT) /

Special Lecture

• Special Lecture 1: Challenges in Education Towards the Realization of ASEAN Community 2015
• Special Lecture 2: Teamwork Culture for Productivity and Competitiveness
• Special Lecture 3: Cross-Cultural Understanding

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language
• Theme Paper 2: Teaching Methodologies in EFL/TESOL
• Theme Paper 3: Designing Lessons in EFL/TESOL
• Theme Paper 4: Assessing Learning Outcomes of EFL/TESOL Students

Tasks

• Task on Theme Paper 1
• Task on Theme Paper 2
• Task on Theme Paper 3
• Task on Theme Paper 4

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Date : June 2-6, 2014 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: CPSC in collaboration with State Institute for Islamic Studies – IAIN North Sumatra /

Special Lecture: Challenges in Education towards the Realization of ASEAN Community 2015

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Developing a Strategic Planning Framework for Educational Organizations
• Theme Paper 2: Educational Excellence through Accreditation, Quality Management and Strategic HR
• Theme Paper 3: Educational Transformation through Leadership
• Theme Paper 4: Teamwork Building for Enhanced Productivity and Competitiveness

Tasks

• Task 1: SWOT Analysis for your Institution
• Task 2: Assess Quality of Institutional Functions using Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Criteria for Performance Excellence
• Task 3: Identify your Standing on Leadership Scale/ Leadership Style Survey
• Task 4: Action Planning