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

Date : Feb 10-14, 2020 /
Venue : PSSCIVE, Bhopal, India /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Educational Transformation through Leadership
• Theme Paper 2: PDCA Model for a Change Leader
• Theme Paper 3: Guiding Principles of Change Management
• Theme Paper 4: Change Management Tools to Drive Change
• Theme Paper 5: Change Management Strategies
  • Lecturette: Action Planning, The Way Forward

Group Works

• Group Work 1 : Self-assessment of Change Competency Leadership
• Group Work 3 : Application of Change Management Tools in Problem Resolution
• Group Work 4 : System Development Planning

National Conference: Re-Imagining - Technical and Vocational Education and Training for the Changing World: Perspectives and Practices

Date : Feb 18-22, 2019 /
Venue : NITTTR, Chandigarh, India /
Program Type: Regional Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers:

• Special Lecture: Organizational Excellence and Technopreneurship
• Theme Paper 1: Blue Ocean Strategy for Entrepreneurship Promotion in TVET
• Theme Paper 2: Technology Business Incubation in TVET Institutions
• Theme Paper 3: Intellectual Property Rights and Patenting
• Theme Paper 4: Appraisal of Business Plans by Banks
• Theme Paper 5: Soft Skills for Entrepreneurs
• Task: Identification of Internal and External Factors in Successful Entrepreneurs
• Field-cum-Industrial Visits: Identification of Internal and External Factors in Successful Entrepreneurs
  • Technology Business Incubation Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India
  • M/S Cheema Boilers Limited, Ropar and Interaction with the Promoter/ Entrepreneur
• Project Work: Action Planning for Intensifying Entrepreneurship in TVET Institutions

International Conference: Skilling for Self-Employment:

• Invited Talk 1: Workforce Mobility and 21st Century Skills
• Invited Talk 2: Capacity-Building for Entrepreneurs - KASH Model
• Invited Talk 3: Skilling 2.0: Reimagining Skilling, Unskilling, Re-skilling for Future Ready Self Employment: An Industry Perspective on Skilling for Self-Employment
• Country Paper Presentations: International Delegates
• Paper Presentations: National Delegates

Date : Feb 15-19, 2019 /
Venue : PSSCIVE, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India /
Program Type: Special Program /

Program Outline

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

• APACC for Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions to Ensure QMS
• Rationale and Overview of Updates on APACC Instrument and Procedures
• Updates on APACC Criteria
• Criterion 1: Governance and Management
• Criterion 2: Teaching and Learning
• Criterion 3: Human Resources
• Criterion 4: Research and Development
• Criterion 5: Image and Sustainability
• Criterion 6: Other Resources
• Criterion 7: Support to Students
• Desirable Characteristics of APACC Accreditors
• Rules in the Conduct of On-Site Visits
• Group Tasks
1. Formulating Questions per Criterion
2. Mock Audit

Date : Oct 8-10, 2018 /
Venue : Chennai, India /
Program Type: Regional Program /

The main contents of the Program are:

Thema Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Strategic Planning and Management for Sustainable Future of TVET
• Theme Paper 2: Trends and Challenges for TVET in CPSC Member Countries
• Theme Paper 3: Quality Assurance of TVET Systems through Accreditation & APACC Certification

Tasks

• Task 1: Development of Thrust Areas for Sustainable Future of TVET Institutions
• Task 2: Preparation of Sample Documents for APACC for Quality Assurance
• Project Task: Action Planning/System Development Plan for a Sustainable Future

International Conference: “Skills in TVET for Sustainability”

Date : Mar. 5-9, 2018 /
Venue : NITTTR, Chennai, India /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Program Contents

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Organizational Excellence in today’s competitive environment through Accreditation
• Theme Paper 2: Concepts and Philosophies in improving quality of TVET Systems through APACC Accreditation and Certification
• Theme Paper 3: Principles of National Accreditation and Certification Systems in India
• Theme Paper 4: The implications of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in quality management of technician programs.
• Theme Paper 5: Innovative Approaches for Stimulating Accreditation System in Technical Education in India – Case study

Tasks

• Task 1: Benefits and Issues in Implementation of Accreditation, Determine Strategies using SWOT Analysis/Gap Analysis
• Task 2: Practices on National Accreditation and Certification Systems in India
• Project Task: Action Planning - Preparation of SSR for APACC and visit of External Accrediting Team

International Seminar on “Accreditation and Gender Sensitivity in TVET Systems”

Date : Oct. 24-28, 2017 /
Venue : Kolkata, India /
Program Type: Regional Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research (NITTTR), Kolkata, India /

Main Contents

Theme Papers

• Special Lecture: Changing Labor Market Demands and Education Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region and the Trends towards the Vocationalization of Education
• Theme Paper 1: Enhancing the Responsiveness of TVET for sustainable future
• Theme Paper 2: Organizational Sustainability in TVET: What is it and Why does it Matter?
• Theme Paper 3: Quality Assurance of TVET Systems through Accreditation & APACC Certification

Tasks

• Task 1: Enhancing image & sustainability of TVET Systems
• Task 2: Preparation of sample documents for APACC for quality assurance
• Project Task: Action Planning/ System Development Plan for a Sustainable Future

International Conference: "Skills in TVET for Sustainability"

Date : Mar. 14-18, 2017 /
Venue : Chandigarh, India /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organizations: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, India /

The main contents of the program are:

Special Lecture: Changing Labor Market Demands and Education Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region and the Trends towards the Vocationalization of Education

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Emerging Pedagogies and instructional processes
• Theme Paper 2: Learning outcomes
• Theme Paper 3: Instructional Media and Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning
• Theme Paper 4: Motivating Students
• Theme Paper 5: Student evaluation

Project Task: Micro Teaching – Simulated Teaching Practice

National Seminar: "Technical & Vocational Education & Training in India: Challenges & Opportunities"

Date : Feb. 15-20, 2016 /
Venue : NITTTR Chandigarh, India /
Program Type: Regional Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, India and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand /

Main Contents:

There are altogether three sections of this regional program, which are described below:

Section 1: Program on "Skills Development for Poverty Alleviation"

• TVET Skills Development for Poverty Alleviation: Project Development & Road Map
• Ministry of HRD, Government of India Schemes on Skills Development and Poverty Alleviation
• Stimulating Social Entrepreneurship for Poverty Alleviation
• Innovative Practices and Use of ICT for Poverty Alleviation
• Can Skill Development Alone Help Alleviate Poverty?
• Task 1: Identification of Employable TVET Skills
• Task 2: Identification of areas for Social Entrepreneurship in Service Sector
• Action Planning for Skills for Poverty Alleviation activities

Section 2: International Conference on "Sustainable Skill Development: Challenges and Future Perspectives"

• Paper Presentations on various themes
• Country report presentation on Skill Development Practices- Challenges Faced

Section 3: Special Program on "Young Business Leaders Program on Socially Responsible Business (SRB)"

• Dimensions, Importance & Relevance of SRB: Four Pillars of SRB
  • Socially Responsible Business Environment and Culture
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Human Rights and Labor Legislations
  • Socially Responsible Business Investments
• Why Business should be Socially Responsible and Role of Stakeholders- Government, Public & Private Sectors
• Social Entrepreneurship in TVET: a Move Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
• Country report presentation on Socially Responsible Business Practices
• Group Work on Drafting of Chandigarh Charter followed by its Adoption

Expected Output

• Emergent approaches for integrating TVET Skills for Poverty alleviation
• Chandigarh Charter on Socially Responsible Business

Date : Oct. 26-30, 2015 /
Venue : Chennai, India /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Chennai /

Main Contents:

Theme Papers

Special Lecture: Trends, Issues and Challenges in Entrepreneurial Education in TVET

Theme Papers:

• Theme Paper 1: Challenges and Opportunities of Regional Accreditation of TVET Institutions in the Colombo Plan Region
• Theme Paper 2: Concepts and Philosophies in Building TVET Excellence through Accreditation (APACC) and Certification
• Theme Paper 3: National Accreditation and Certification Systems and Practices (NBA) in India
• Theme Paper 4: Self-assessment report (SAR – PEO &PO) for Accreditation
• Theme Paper 5: Innovative Approaches for Stimulating Accreditation System in Technical Education in India – Case study of a University

Tasks:

• Task 1: Benefits and Issues in Implementation of Accreditation, Determine strategies using SWOT analysis /Gap Analysis using APACC Criteria
• Task 2: Preparation of Self-assessment report (SAR – PEO &PO) for Accreditation
• Task 3 : Preparation of documents for National Accreditation and Certification Systems and Practices (NBA) in India for TVET - A Case Study
• Project Task : Action Planning for Reorienting TVET System for Quality and Excellence through APACC Accreditation of TVET Systems

International Seminar: Enhancing Quality of Technical Education through Accreditation

Date : Jan. 9-13, 2015 /
Venue : NITTTR Chandigarh, India /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India /

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: Blue Ocean Strategy- Concepts, Principles and Components
• Theme Paper 2: Blue Ocean Strategies for Technical Entrepreneurship Development
• Theme Paper 3: Integrating Persons With Disabilities(PWDs) and Inclusive Rural Development as BOS in TVET System
• Theme Paper 4: Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions through APACC process for Quality Assurance as BOS
• Theme Paper 5: Industry Institute Convergence as BOS in TVET-National and International Case Studies
• Theme Paper 6: New Avenues for TVET graduates through ICT & Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS)

Tasks:

• Task 1: Assess Quality of Institutional Functions
• Task 2: Stakeholder Identification, Organizational Vision and Mission Identification
• Task 3: Application of BOS for Technopreneurship
• Task 4: Critical Issues Identification & SWOT Analysis for BOS

Project Task: Preparation of Action Plan for implementation of Blue Ocean Strategy in the TVET Institutions

National Seminar

Another important part of the program is the conduct of the half day National Seminar on “Issues, Challenges and Future Directions in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector” which will be participated by In-Country Program participants, TVET administrators, policy makers, academic professionals, researchers and curriculum developer and other interested participants.