Date : Mar. 1 - Apr. 18, 2017 /
Venue : Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippines and National Skills Testing Board in Nepal /

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Overview of Philippine Quality Assured TVET System
• Theme Paper 2: Overview of the Philippine TVET Trainers Qualifications Framework
• Theme Paper 3: Training Standards Development Process
• Theme Paper 4: Competency Assessment Tools Development Process
• Theme Paper 5: Assessment Center Management
• Theme Paper 6: Potential ICT Mechanism for Skills Testing System
• Theme Paper 7: The Philippine Qualifications Framework (Skills Recognition, Assessment and Certification, Career Path and Progression Scheme)
• Theme Paper 8: Competency Assessment and Certification System in the Philippines
• Theme Paper 9: Development of Competency Assessment Tools
• Theme Paper 10: Do’s and Don’ts in Competency Assessment and Certification System
• Theme Paper 11: Evaluation and Result Publication System
• Theme Paper 12: Facilitation Skills on Competency Standard Development and Workshop
• Theme Paper 13: Monitoring and Evaluation of Competencies/Skills Testing

Practice Sessions:

• Practice on Some Appropriate ICT Tools and Software related to database management
• Practice on Test Items Development
• Demonstration of DACUM Workshop

Immersion Program to various TESDA Units:

• Competency Standards Development Unit
• Competency Assessment Tools Development Unit
• Assessment Center Management Unit (Venue and Assessor’s Management)
• Results Preparation and Publication Unit
• Database Management Unit

Visits to Assessment Centers to Witness Actual Assessment Preparation of Field Visit Report and Re-Entry Action Plan

Date : Dec. 11-15, 2016 /
Venue : Dhaka, Bangladesh /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Directorate of Technical Education, Bangladesh /

Theme Papers

• Special Lecture: Skills for Global Competitiveness
• Theme Paper 1: Building Industry Academic Linkages in TVET system
• Theme Paper 2: Innovative Models and Approaches in Industry Academic Linkages System
• Theme Paper 3: Industry-Institution linkages: Trends, Prospects and Challenges in TVET Sector
• Theme Paper 4: Employment Market Demand and Supply of Workforce

Tasks & Project Work

• Task 1: Undertake SWOT Analysis for Industry- Academic Collaborations in TVET System
• Task 2: Facilitating & Restraining Factors in Fostering Industry Academic Linkages
• Task 3: Developing Strategies for Enhancing Industry Academic Linkage System in TVET sector
• Project Task: Preparation of Action Plan for Building Industry Academic Linkages in TVET System

National Seminar: "TVET Beyond 2015: Trends & Perspectives"

Date : Dec. 5-9, 2016 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Special Program /
Collaborating Organization: UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training /

Presentations

• Inspiring Technology-Enabled Learning in TVET: Quality Context and Challenges
• Improving TVET Teacher Competencies in Technology-Pedagogy integration
• Strengthening TVET Systems through the Use of ICTs
• Instructional Design using Technology
• Open Education Resources: UNEVOC Centre's Experiences
• TVET Teacher Training Approaches in Africa using Blended Learning: the Experience of Nigeria
• Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) and Active Learning
• Content Knowledge - Making Sense of Content
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge - Active Learning Strategies
• Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge - Selecting ICT Resources

Learning from Practice

• Technology-Enabled Learning and other Uses of ICTs
• ToT for Building Teacher Competencies - Case of Madagascar
• CPSC Web-based Teaching and Learning System – Promoting Quality in CPSC Training

Tasks and Discussions

• Reflections and Sharing of Teaching Practices / Open Forum
• Crafting the Learning Outcomes/Objectives
• Hands-on Integration of ICT Resources
• Share and Care: Showcasing of Learning Plans/Syllabi
• Drafting a Training Plan

Date : Oct. 24-28, 2016 /
Venue : Kathmandu, Nepal /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal /

Theme Papers

• Special Lecture: Skills for Global Competitiveness
• Theme Paper 1: Research, Innovation and Development: a Platform for Sustainability in TVET
• Theme Paper 2: Integrating Research Culture in TVET Nepal: Policy Framework, Implementation Plan, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Theme Paper 3: Research Problem Identification and Operational Framework
• Theme Paper 4: Developing a Research Framework Design and Experiment
• Theme Paper 5: Development of Research Proposal for Conduct of TVET Researches & Research Report

Tasks & Group Project Work

• Task 1: Undertake SWOT Analysis for R&D in the TVET System
• Task 2: Literature Survey & Identifying Potential Niche Areas for Researchin TVET
• Task 3: Developing the Research Design Framework
• Project Task: Preparation of a Research Proposal in the TVET Sector

National Seminar: "TVET Beyond 2015"

Date : Oct. 17-21, 2016 /
Venue : Thimphu, Bhutan /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Department of Human Resources, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Royal Government of Bhutan /

Theme Papers

• Special Lecture: TVET Pathways to Sustainable Development: Current Concepts, Practices and Future Agenda
• Theme Paper 1: Towards a New Architecture of Sustainable TVET Delivery
• Theme Paper 2A: Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Leadership for TVET
• Theme Paper 2B: A Model of Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (EDI) at TVET Institutions: Preparing the Entrepreneurial TVET Graduate
• Theme Paper 3: Green jobs and Green Curriculum
• Theme Paper 4: Quality Assurance in TVET Pathways to Sustainable Development
• Theme Paper 5: Knowledge, Technology and Sustainable Development

Tasks & Group Project Work: Preparation of an action-based development plan for integrating sustainable development in the TVET system for Bhutan

• Task 1: Identification of major issues and challenges of sustainable development in TVET System
• Task 2: Focus Group Discussion and Presentation on Promoting Green Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the TVET System
• Task 3: Formulate action plans on realigning skills for TVET Sustainability - Developing a Green TVET Curricula

Date : September 13-17, 2016 /
Venue : CPSC, Manila, Philippines /
Program Type: Regional Program   /

Main Contents

• Special Lecture: Transforming TVET to Meet the Challenges of a Sustainable Future
• Theme Paper 1: Skills for Shortening the Distance to a Sustainable Future through ICT
• Theme Paper 2: Organizational Sustainability in TVET: What it is and why does it Matter?
• Theme Paper 3: Trends Analysis and Agenda of Issues in Enhancing Sustainability in TVET
• Theme Paper 4: Sustainability and Leadership for TVET
• Theme Paper 5: Action Planning: The way forward