BEST EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND TRENDS IN

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The Information below is a summary on Best practices gathered from input in about 20 c
Countries included from Europe, North America, South Asia, East Asia and Middle East.
Its purpose is to list and compare practices from various countries to serve as a menu fo
This is a partial listing of the information in the martrix and full matrix can be provided
Column Headings in full Matrix Also Include: Implementaion Modes, Impact on Sustainab
Risks, Cost impact, Countries which utilized these best practices, Key Performance Indic

Best Practices and Trends

1. Strategic National
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Linking and pacing Educational

Development to the Stages of National
Economic Development (three Stage
Singapore model, five stage Malaysian
model)

TVET programs targeted and coordinated to

support National development goals

Integration and coordination with other

Ministries who are involved in education

Increased TVET training vs. academic

especially at secondary and tertiary levels

Merging TVET Institutions/Providers

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Overall Gove
Multi-Stakeholder governing mechanism

Demand Driven Educational System

Updating and Alignment of vision/mission

statements with new models

Updating mandates/laws for Institutional

governance

Encourage Private sector to participate in

Voc schools

Planning and De

Planning and Development Unit enhanced

capabilities and activities

Philosophy of Continuous Development

Change Management Training

School Management

Decentralization of Autonomy for Schools

Institute Business Planning

ISO Certification of Schools

Accreditation System for Schools

Using ICT for info better management and

support

Demand Driven

3. Business Mod

TVET Employer Fund

PPP programs

Building Alliances with public and private

organizations and industry

Improved Planning Development unit

4. Training Mod
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School Plan
Centers of Excellence to develop key
sectors

Utilization of Cluster and Satellite schools

Bench marking to Intl Standards

Implementation of NQF & NVQF

Industry based representation at school

level

Teacher Preparation

Professionalization of the teaching

workforce

Professionalization of
Managers/Administrators

Instructors are required to have industrial

experience (periodic)

Industry Professionals Providing Training (i.e.

teaching the schools)

Well designed Teaching resources and

support materials with the curriculum

Curriculum and

Regular upgrading of curriculum

Modular Curriculum

Open Entry and Open Exit Programs

Blended Learning & e-learning instructional

delivery systems

Educational Platforms

Use of ICT in Education

Competency Based Training

Recognition of Prior Learning

Industry based certification

Updating Ped

Shift to Student Centric training

Shift to Life Long Learning

Life Skills Training - ICT literacy

Increasing Soft Skill Training component in

the instructional delivery

Preparing students to be Global Mobile

Workers

Entrepreneurship Training

Green Training aspects incorporated into the

curriculum

Workplace based training and

Apprenticeship Programs

ATIONAL PRACTICES AND TRENDS IN TVET

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rth America, South Asia, East Asia and Middle East.
ractices from various countries to serve as a menu for improvement.
ation in the martrix and full matrix can be provided by email.
Include: Implementaion Modes, Impact on Sustainability, Obstacles,
utilized these best practices, Key Performance Indicators.

Purpose
Educational Impact
1. Strategic National Planning
So that Education development
High -Ed Development would develop to
would keep pace with the stages of match the rising needs of the economy
economic development
advancing up the skills chain

Education output would support

economic initiatives

High - This would be one of the factors

setting the targets and goals of
educational output

Inter ministerial coordination on

TVET programs (i.e. councils etc.)

Medium to High -Better coordination

among TVET Providers so that targeted
groups are effectively and economically
reached

To align student output with market High - More students are ready to enter
requirements and in realization that the work force after secondary school
most students do not go onto
University education in most
countries
Merging of National TVET Providers Medium to High - This would create an
to rationalize the provision of TVET integrated national TVET system that
services and administration
would have dedicated responsibility for
this sector (rather than being split up
between various ministries)

2. Governance Model
Overall Governance
To expand the stakeholders and
Medium to High - educational impact as
thereby increase coordination with this mechanism ensures a basic and firm
end users of the educational output alignment with industry and it's needs

Link Training with Labour market

High - This ensures that training output is
surveys and National needs. This is better targeted to meet actual needs of
a basic premise of the VTC World
industry
Bank Project

To articulate the new focus and

direction of the VTC

Potentially High - depending on the

message it could dramatically change the
focus of the VTC

To improve the legal position of the High - As this is one of the main
VTC in carrying out it's intended
constraints in operations. It determines
function and review this in
what can and cannot be done
accordance to it's new potential
directions
The possibility is to shift some of
Potentially High - This can accelerate the
the burden (or opportunity) for
development of new schools and courses
setting up and running schools over
to the private sector

Planning and Development

To create a unit that can do
business and development
planning, engage with the
development partners and ensure
that all efforts support the central
vision

Potentially High - This can accelerate the

development process by being proactive
in planning, delivery and
organizing/soliciting resources

To create an awareness that change Potentially high - successfully instituting

is constant and part of everyone's this will improve efficiencies and
job to continuously improve the
effectiveness over time.
organization and how it conducts
it's business
To enhance the transformation
Medium - it does not directly affect the
program and to prepare the staff for education program but prepares the way
transition and redevelopment. To
for improvements
get everyone on board with the
program and working together at a
family and a team

Decentralization of authority and

responsibility for school
management and development

Medium - Schools would have more say in

the programs that they implement in their
schools and be presumably more
responsible to their local communities

To provide a mechanism for schools

to do self planning for the forecast
and development of the school and
operations. This is one of the main
tools to effectively implement
school Autonomy

Medium - Schools would have more say in

the programs that they implement in their
schools and be presumably more
responsible to their local communities

To provide a management platform Low to Medium - Should improve course

for standardizing operational
consistency and assist in establishing KPIs
procedures, continual improvement for course quality and feedback
and monitoring performance.
To establish a common set of
High - This is a prime mechanism to
criteria and standards for schools to ensure the quality of institutions and
operate. Can be a major element in programs
guaranteeing quality and
implementing policies across both
public and private schools.

Improvement in VETIS and M&E

The MIS system would make a significant

difference in the management of the
educational process and the retention of
key information.. This would impact
teachers and students and administrators
alike

School output linked to local and

national industry and business
needs and National development
Goals

High - This forms the focus to where effort

and attention is put and would be a major
factor in course selection and student
output targets.

3. Business Model

The Fund is designed to involve the

employers in creating a vehicle to
fund training for industry. It is
important that it is organized in a
correct and transparent manner. If
properly done it can provide the
foundation for an active continuous
improvement training program and
help to create a vibrant training
community.

High - Properly structured, this can provide

a positive Feedback Loop to keep workers
trained, be competitive and employers
involved. Uplifts participation rates at
which training is done

This can create demand for training and

set up a commercial market for training
services, as such it can be instrumental in
developing opportunities for PPP
PPP programs vary in many ways
but all involve innovative ways to
harness both the talent and the
resources of private industry to
develop and further training
programs

Medium - programs would more or less be

the same but delivered with through PPP
methods. Would have the potential to
expand programs.

To build up relationships and

Medium - This would increase PPP
alliances with private organizations programs thereby assisting the
and industry that can contribute to educational programs and targets
the development of TVET and the
training programs
PDU keeps the organization on track High - By helping to coordinate existing
and matches incoming resources
projects and creating new projects this
with development priorities. Also
would have a very high impact on the
conceives and creates new projects development and effectiveness of the VTC
for Nat'l or Intl funding
and VTI's

4. Training Model
School Planning
The COEs will be established in key
economic target areas and serve as
the experimental ground of the VTC
in developing quality programs with
depth.

Medium - These centers can serve as

beacons and develop deeper expertise in
key areas and share that capability with
other schools

This is a hub and spoke concept

Medium - This uplifts the programs at
which can facilitate sharing of
lesser developed centers
resources and staff. Allows lesser
centers to utilize resources at better
developed schools
To ensure the VTC programs are
High - This ensures programs do not
meeting with international
become out of date and also that the skills
educational and industry standards match with current industry needs
To develop a rationalized TVET
system which allows for continued
education and career pathways to
higher learning and movement
between training institutions

High - This will encourage more students

to enter into the TVET area knowing that
their pathway is open to higher learning.

To provide input from industry and

to build bridges and alliances with
them at the local level for the
school

Medium - This will help guide the

programs to be more relevant to local
industry at the local VTI's.

Teacher Preparation and Support

National Instructor Teacher
development and certification
program

High - Gives teachers more credibility and

more knowledge to carry out their duties

National VTI
managers/administrators
development and certification
program

Medium - this will lead to better

administered VTI's and thus better
implemented programs

To ensure that the skills of the

instructors remain relevant and up
to date. To provide instructors with
a better understanding of industry's
needs.

Medium - This will improve the

understanding of teachers for what is
required by industry for each job, trade
and skill. This will lead to better
instruction and output of student quality

To diversify the instructor base and Medium - by having some instructors from
to utilize skilled professionals for
industry this could help raise the bar on
the benefit of the students and
student skill acquisition
institution.
To improve the availability of
training materials and resources
thereby achieving better courses
and training

Medium - Can improve instructional

quality and make it more uniform thereby
improving consistency

Curriculum and Programs

More Frequent Updating of the

curriculum to match with changing
industry needs.

High - Curriculum needs to be revised

more frequently in the past. Programs
quickly become outdated and irrelevant.
A good frequent updating program would
have a high impact on the educational
quality and relevance.

To provide a modular curriculum

which can implement more targeted
and flexible training delivery with
multiply pathways of learning

Medium - this will improve the way that

the curriculum and training can be
delivered so that it is more targeted and
flexible.

This is part of the modular

Medium - This would allow more people to
curriculum which would allow
take courses when they need it and apply
students to enter training programs it to their work more directly
with varying levels of experience
and also existing after achieving
specific training goals. It also
provides for re-entry to training for
upskilling existing workers.

To develop a system of integrated

learning with practical training
whereby Computer Aided
Instruction can be linked to support
development of both practical skills
and knowledge

High - this can make learning more

efficient and effective. By tying in the
Computer Aided Instruction directly to the
practical skills development this can
deepen the student understanding and
widen his knowledge while perfecting his
skills.

To provide a foundation from which High - This is one of the main foundations
new ICT based learning systems can for allowing programs, curriculum,
be launched and updated. This
courses, learning materials to be quickly
provides a base for future growth
and easily updated frequently as required
and managing 21st century learning with minimal effort and maximum effect.
To develop and integrate learning
with 21st century ICT tools by
embedding their use into the
learning process

High - this is a key point in updating TVET

training for the 21st century and to
provide skills for the knowledge economy

To ensure that all training programs High - this would ensure that students are
are teaching skills as well as
acquiring firm skills that are measured and
knowledge and that they are done tested.
in such as way that can be
measured to ensure that the
student effectively learns and
masters each objective.

To develop a system and framework

through which students prior
learning can be recognized and
evaluated so that they do not have
to re-learn what they already know

Medium - This would shorten training time

by allowing students to skip certain parts
of training programs for which they can be
tested to show that they already possess
the required knowledge or skills

To effectively benchmark students

skills against international
standards and to provide them with
a internationally recognized
certification to improve wage
prospects

High - Running these programs will tend to

improve the education program and also
achieve better recognition for the student
and their skills. It is like an independent
verification of quality.

Updating Pedagogy
To move the training to student
centered learning techniques. This
will support many of the programs
under sections C and D

High - This is a key factor in creating

students with 21st century knowledge
worker skills

To inculcate in the students the

High - This is a key factor in creating
awareness and need for life long
students with 21st century knowledge
learning to change the way that
worker skills
they will learn over the rest of their
life.
To provide a foundation for basic ICT High - This is a key factor in creating
skills which are required in most
students with 21st century knowledge
professions now days. To give the worker skills
student a good base for using ICT
for learning and working. This is
now being considered an essential
skills for students.

To shift the focus a bit from hard

High - This is a key factor in creating
skills to soft skills as these are
students with 21st century knowledge
becoming more important for
worker skills
employers now days. To change the
learning process to incorporate and
encourage the development of
these skills
To provide the students with the
essential skills that will be
transportable for them across jobs
and locations. This is part of the
knowledge worker component.

Moderate - This will give students a better

understanding of the modern work place
and it's requirements as well as
opportunities

To provide basic skills in business

Low - this is a small added component in
and encourage students to create
the educational program but it can have a
their own small businesses using
large impact
their technical skills and knowledge.
This supports self employment and
creation of SME and Micro SME.

To provide the students with an

awareness of their environment and
to show them how their trade and
actions can effect our environment
by either harming or improving it.
To promote the concept that you
can be both green and successful in
your job or business.

Medium - This will create students who are

more responsible for their environment
and thereby making them better citizens
who can lessen environmental impact of
growth and industry.

To provide programs in which part of High - These programs give the student
the instruction can be done at
valuable work experience in order to
industry and to provide
practices their skills and to open up
opportunities for students to learn employment opportunities
on the job OJT

Economic Impact
High - The economy would benefit by
growing faster as new industrial or
economic initiatives would be coordinated
with the creation of the required skilled
manpower. Coordinated programs would
also help to attract more FDI.

High - This would boost industry efficiency

by ensuring that they have the skilled
manpower that they require

Medium - it would widen the impact and

avoid duplication of programs and
resources

This would significantly impact the

lowering unemployment rate and
increasing economic participation by
working age population
Medium -A rationalized and more efficient
TVET system would have a positive impact
on doing a better job and coordinating
better with industry.

Medium economic impact as it improves

the output of the educational system and
aligns it with industry's needs.

High - National employment rate moves

higher (less unemployment). Funds will
be better utilized by focusing on providing
what is actually needed
This will result in a Higher Employment
ratio of grads and therefore gains in the
economy
Less wasted resources (because not over
training) training resources are more
targeted
Higher/larger economic participation and
can impact both male and female
population
Medium - as this can improve the target
and overall performance of the VTC
Medium - as this can improve the target
and overall performance of the VTC

Potentially Medium - This can increase the

output of skilled labour from the TVET
system

Medium - as this can improve the target

and overall performance of the VTC

Medium - as this can improve the target

and overall performance of the VTC

Medium - as this will lead to better

performance and is the foundation for the
new activities

Medium - This program creates ownership

of the training system at the local level
and has the potential to create relevance
and enthusiasm which should have a
positive impact on performance

Medium - This program creates ownership

of the training system at the local level
and has the potential to create relevance
and enthusiasm which should have a
positive impact on performance

Low to Medium

Medium

Low to Medium

High - This would ensure that training is

given to those areas that would have
maximum impact on the economy and
development process

High - Properly structured it can lead to

Better trained workers, be instrumental in
upskilling existing workers, keeping
industry competitive, keeping the TVET
system more in tune with demand and
increase industry support

It can shift capital investment

requirements for TVET development to be
shouldered by industry. It can create an
effective market demand for high quality
training.
Medium - This may impact by having more
programs delivered in cooperation with
the private sector thereby expanding
offerings and capacity

Medium - This may impact by having more

programs delivered in cooperation with
the private sector thereby expanding
offerings and capacity

High - By helping to coordinate existing

projects and creating new projects this
would have a very high impact on the
development and effectiveness of the VTC
and VTI's

Medium - This program can serve to train

higher level persons in their selected
fields

Medium - This can expand the quality of

the grads at lesser developed centers

High - This will help ensure workers in

Jordan have the skills to compete
internationally and domestically
High - This will also encourage students to
continue their educational studies further
on to develop themselves to higher levels.

Medium - This will help guide the

programs to be more relevant to local
industry at the local VTI's.

Medium - leads to better programs and

teaching
Medium - this will lead to better
administered VTI's and thus better
implemented programs

Medium - This will improve the

understanding of teachers for what is
required by industry for each job, trade
and skill. This will lead to better
instruction and output of student quality
Medium - can improve quality of
instruction and relevance for industry

Medium - Can improve instructional

quality and make it more uniform thereby
improving consistency making graduates
in higher demand

High - This would ensure that programs

better meet the needs of industry by
keeping up to date,

Medium - This should increase

accessibility of training by allowing
students to undertake training in a more
flexible way
Medium - A more targeted training
program that provides "just in time"
training as it is needed and relevant to
employees would add a significant boost
to productivity

High - This can produce better skilled

workers and may also reduce training
times and enable teachers to handle
students in a more qualitative way or
quantitative way (it has the potential for
either of those options).

High - This will improve the efficiency of

the education system and also be the
foundation for keeping it up to date in a
fast changing world.

High - This would be a key part of the

program of what Jordan needs to do in
order to produce knowledge workers.
High - a better competency is achieved
with workforce as it is better trained

Medium - This will lead to more efficient

training at less cost

High - This is especially important for the

training of Jordanians to work overseas.
Also for companies investing in Jordan it is
a like a guarantee of labour quality in a
form they can understand.

High - This creates workers who can learn

independently and therefore have more
initiative.

High - This creates workers who can learn

independently and therefore have more
initiative.

High - This will ensure that the students

can use the present and future ICT tools,
information and systems for learning an
earning in the future

High - This will help develop students in a

way that employers are increasingly
asking for.

Moderate - This will help in Jordanians

working overseas and for newer modern
companies

High - This can help to stimulate small

businesses and increase employment

Medium - This will create students who are

more responsible for their environment
and thereby making them better citizens
who can lessen environmental impact of
growth and industry.

High - These programs can lead to

employment placement too where
employers can hire good students. So this
can increase overall employability rates
for graduates