Entrepreneurship for TVET Professionals

Date: September 11-15, 2022 /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers


  • Theme Paper 1: Blue Ocean Strategy for Entrepreneurship Promotion in TVET
  • Theme Paper 2: Environmental Scanning and Business Opportunity Identification
  • Theme Paper 3: Innovation and Technology Business Incubation
  • Theme Paper 4: Social, Rural and Women Entrepreneurship
  • Theme Paper 5: Formulation of Business Plan
  • Theme Paper 6: Financing Schemes for Industry/Business setup by TVET Professionals
  • Theme Paper 7: Management of Micro, Small and Medium (MSME) Enterprises
  • Theme Paper 8: Industry-Academia Linkages for Entrepreneurship Development

Tasks and Project Work


  • Task 1: Self Analysis for Becoming Entrepreneur
  • Task 2: Identification of Internal and External Factors in Successful Bangladesh Entrepreneurs
  • Task 3: Identification of Internal and External Factors in Successful International Entrepreneurs
  • Task 4: Case Study of Business Incubator in a Technical Institution in Bangladesh
  • Task 5: Experience sharing of Entrepreneurship Activities in TVET institutions of Bangladesh, Suggestions and the Road Ahead
  • Project Work: Action Planning for Intensifying Entrepreneurship in TVET Institutions of Bangladesh

Crafting a Culture of Quality Assured TVET in Nepal and Institution-Industry Collaboration for Employability

Date: August 22-26, 2022 /
Program Type: Customized Program /

Main Contents

Special Lecture: 21st Century Skills: Skills and Enablers for TVET 4.0


Topics


  1. Institution-Industry Linkage
  2. Benefits from Institution-Industry Collaboration
  3. Models of Effective Institution-Industry Collaboration
  4. Quality Assurance and Accreditation in TVET
  5. Tracer Study in TVET
  6. Action Planning

Theme Papers


  • Theme Paper 1: Institution-Industry Linkage: A Real Need of the Time and Benefits Derived
  • Theme Paper 2: Models of Effective Institution-Industry Collaboration
  • Theme Paper 3: Quality Assurance and Accreditation in TVET for Continuous Improvement and Attaining Status of Excellence
  • Theme Paper 4: Research in TVET
  • Theme Paper 5: System Development through Action Planning

Individual Work: Self-Assessment for Leadership Competence


Group Work


  • Group Work 1. Gap Analysis/ SWOT Analysis: Overview of the Current TVET Landscape
  • Group Work 2. Developing a Draft Tracer Study Instrument
  • Group Work 3. System Development Planning: Action Plan the Way Forward

Developing Modern TVET Curriculum

Date: May 30 - June 3, 2022 /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Special Lecture: Skills Development for the Post-COVID Digital Economy. This special lecture will contribute to ongoing discussions on how the pandemic and emerging technologies are transforming job markets, determining new skills sets requirements and driving the digital economy.


Theme Papers


  • Theme Paper 1: Understanding Competency-Based Training. The first theme paper provides an overall understanding of key CBT concepts and practices. Definitions of competence, qualifications, and qualifications framework as well as CBT processes and structures will be discussed.
  • Theme Paper 2: Identifying Priority Occupations. The second theme paper discusses this first stage of CBT and its two steps: skills needs assessment and training needs analysis. Skills needs assessment identifies the differences between the skills required – by whom, for what job, for which product or service market, in what quantity, and when – and the training available – for which population, at what cost, for what job and for which product or service market. Training needs analysis refer to the technical and vocational skills gaps that need to be addressed to employment in the labour market.
  • Theme Paper 3: Identifying competencies. The third theme paper explains the three-step process of identifying the competencies and competency standards that will later be used by learners and training providers. The steps include: (a) identifying competencies using occupational analysis; (b) verifying the occupational profile; and (c) developing competency standards.
  • Theme Paper 4: Designing CBT Programmes. The fourth theme paper illustrates the actual processes of designing CBT programmes. The paper describes the procedures of developing curriculum and learning tools as well as the designing CBT for workplace-based learning
  • Theme Paper 5: Developing a Curriculum Framework. The fifth theme paper explains how competency standards are transformed into a curriculum framework. The framework consists of the module design with learning outcomes and content, teaching and learning strategies, assessment criteria and modes of assessment. The paper also details the translation of the curriculum framework into learner guides that will form the basis of training delivery. Instructions on designing job sheets and session plans will also be tackled in this paper.

Group Work


  • Group Work 1. Brainstorming on the Implications of the Digital Economy Megatrends to Skills Demand and Supply
  • Group Work 2. Developing a DACUM Chart
  • Group Work 3. Writing a Unit of Competency
  • Group Work 4a. Writing Program Design
  • Group Work 4b. Writing Learning Outcomes
  • Group Work 4c. Developing Learning Tools
  • Group Work 5: Presenting the Curriculum Framework

Prologue to Accreditation: APACC International Accreditors’ Refresher Training Program

Date: March 28 - April 1, 2022 /
Program Type: Online Program /

Main Contents

  • Overview of APACC and Status Report
  • Desirable Characteristics of APACC Team and Rules in Institutional Evaluation
  • Updates on APACC Criteria
    • Criterion I: Governance and Management
    • Criterion II: Teaching and Learning
    • Criterion III: Human Resources
    • Criterion IV: Research and Development
    • Criterion V: Image and Sustainability
    • Criterion VI: Other Resources
    • Criterion VII: Support to Students
  • Roles and Responsibilities of APACC Team before, during, and after institutional evaluation
  • Parts of Evaluation Report and Tips in Report Writing

Project Management in TVET

Date: March 21-25, 2022 /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers


  • Special Lecture: Revisiting Global Trends and Challenges in TVET: Reflections for Project Identification
  • Theme Paper 1: Basics of Project Management
  • Theme Paper 2: Identifying and Conceptualizing Projects
  • Theme Paper 3: Developing the Project Proposal
  • Theme Paper 4: Project Implementation and Monitoring
  • Project Evaluation and Closure

Refresher Training on the 2020 APACC Manual: Charting The Quality Future of PCC TVET Institutions

Date: March 14-17, 2022 /
Program Type: Online In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers


  • Overview and Rationale of Updates on APACC Instrument and Procedures
  • Orientation on the new APACC Criteria
    • Criterion I: Governance and Management
    • Criterion II: Teaching and Learning
    • Criterion III: Human Resources
    • Criterion IV: Research and Development
    • Criterion V: Image and Sustainability
    • Criterion VI: Other Resources
    • Criterion VII: Support to Students
  • Roles and Responsibilities of Internal APACC Team before, during, and after institutional evaluation
  • Parts of Evaluation Report and Tips in Report Writing
  • Preparation for reaccreditation
  • Developing an Institutional System Development Plan

Accreditation and Certification in Achieving Quality-Assured TVET

Date: February 7-11, 2022 /
Program Type: Online Special Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers


  • Theme Paper 1: Overview of TVET Quality Assurance System
  • Theme Paper 2: Program Accreditation as Quality Assurance for TVET Programs
  • Theme Paper 3: Accreditation Criteria and Teaching-Learning Processes
  • Theme Paper 4: Institutional Accreditation as Quality Assurance for TVET Institutions Operations and Work Procedure
  • Theme Paper 5: Course wise and Program wise outcomes
  • Theme Paper 6: Attainment of COs and POs
  • Special Presentation: APACC Accreditation as External Quality Assurance
  • Theme Paper 7: The Role of the Skills National Assessment and Certification System as Quality Assurance
  • Theme Paper 8: Students, Faculty and Facilities
  • Theme Paper 9: Establishing Quality Assurance System in the TVET Institutes.

Group Work Activities


  • G/IWA 1: Answer Online Quiz
  • G/IWA 2: Answer Self-Assessment Checklist to determine the level of Quality Assurance System in Delivering Programs
  • G/IWA 3: Answer Online Quiz
  • G/IWA 4: Determine the TVI readiness to undergo APACC Institutional accreditation
  • G/IWA 5: Answer Online Quiz
  • G/IWA 6: Develop Action Plan
  • Self-assessment report and accreditation visit