Date : April 25 - 29, 2016 /
Venue : Politeknik Port Dickson, Malaysia /
Program Type: In-country Program   /
Collaborating Organization: Department of Polytechnic Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia   /

Main Contents

Special Lecture: Organizational Excellence in Today’s Competitive Environment Through Accreditation & APACC in TVET

Lectures:

• APACC Instrument, Indicators and Elements
• Preparation of the SSR

Theme Paper 1. Aim for Gold

• Planning details of the DPE for APACC accreditation
• Sharing of Experiences of Malaysian Polytechnics on APACC Accreditaion

Simulation- Role Playing : Mock Audit and Campus Tour

Theme Paper 2: Action Planning: The Way Forward

• System Development Plan (Action Plan)

Date : February 22-26, 2016 /
Venue : Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Kathmandu, Nepal /
Program Type: In-country Program   /
Collaborating Organization: Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) and Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Nepal   /

Main Contents

Special Lecture: Greening TVET as ESD Strategy: Current Concepts, Practices and Future Agenda

Module 1: TVET for Sustainable Development: Concepts and Processes

• Advancing TVET for Sustainable Development
• Concepts and Principles of Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Development: Models & Approaches
• Preparing TVET Educators for Sustainable Development

Module 2: Eco-entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development

• Concepts of Eco- Entrepreneurship
• Promoting Green Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in TVET
• Models and approaches for Green Entrepreneurship

Module 3: Quality Assurance in TVET for Sustainable Development

• Overview of Quality Assurance
• Approaches and Techniques for Quality Assurance in TVET
• Use APACC tool for Quality Assurance in TVET

Tasks & Project Work:

• Task 1: Identification of major issues and challenges of sustainable development in TVET System and Presentation
• Task 2: Focus Group Discussion and Presentation on Promoting Green Entrepreneurship in TVET System

Project Work: Action Plan on Promoting TVET for Sustainable Development Programme

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 : Jan. 18-22, 2016 /
Venue : TESDA, Taguig City, Philippines /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Republic of the Philippines /

Main Contents:

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, begins 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 program are:

Orientation: e-TESDA / TESDA Online Program

Special Lecture: Strengthening TVET Systems through the Integration of ICT

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Innovations in ICT for Teaching and Learning
• Theme Paper 2: Instructional Design for Developing Teaching and Learning System
• Theme Paper 3: Digital Photography and Videography for Teaching and Learning
• Theme Paper 4: Content Development with Rapid E-Learning Software
• Theme Paper 5: Learning Management System using MOODLE
• Special Presentation: Smart Learning Systems for Smart Work Centers toward Ubiquitous World

Tasks and Project Work

• Task 1: Selection of Content/Topic for Web-Based Learning Resource
• Task 2: Designing Instructional Blueprint for the Online Course
• Task 3: Preparing the Script for the Online Course
• Task 4: Creating Rich Media Content for Teaching and Learning
• Task 5: Rapid E-Learning Development
• Task 6: Customizing Learning Management Systems
• Project Work: Develop Web-Based Teaching and Learning Resources for one (1) lesson each, for eight (8) courseware

Date : Jan. 11 - Feb. 5, 2016 /
Venue : CPSC, Philippines /
Program Type: Customized Program /
Collaborating Organization: Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea /

Main Contents:

Special Lectures

• Special Lecture 1: Exploring Life Skills: Making your Hard Skills Stand
• Special Lecture 2: Teamwork Culture for Productivity and Competitiveness

Expert Lectures

• Expert Lecture 1: The Four C’s of Communication in the Workplace
• Expert Lecture 2: Cross Cultural Understanding

Learning Exercise: Imagineering Exercise

Immersion at Colombo Plan Staff College

Immersion at Clean Air Asia / United Towers Philippines / World Youth Alliance / Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Fisheries Center

Date : Dec. 13-17, 2015 /
Venue : Dhaka, Bangladesh /
Program Type: In-Country Program /
Collaborating Organization: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Ministry of Education, People's Republic of Bangladesh /

Main Contents:

The delivery of the program design follows a spiral learning approach, begins 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 program are:

Special Lecture: Strengthening TVET Systems through the Integration of ICT

Theme Papers

• Theme Paper 1: Instructional Design for Developing Teaching and Learning System
• Theme Paper 2: Image Editing with Adobe Photoshop
• Theme Paper 3: Rapid E-Learning Development using Adobe Presenter
• Theme Paper 4: Learning Management System using Moodle

Tasks and Project Work

• Task 1: Selection of Content/Topic for Web-Based Learning Resource
• Task 2: Image Editing using Adobe Photoshop
• Task 3: Rapid E-Learning Development using Adobe Presenter
• Task 4: LMS Development using MOODLE
• Project Task: Develop Proto-Type web-based teaching and learning resources

National Seminar

National Seminar on "Information and Communication Technology Applications in Education and Training"