DATE: July 24-28, 2021 |
PROGRAM CODE: 21-22/ICPMMR (Online In-Country Program) |
PARTICIPANTS' PROFILE: This training program is primarily meant for the capacity building of 30-35 practicing TVET and Industry Managers and teachers/Instructors working in the field of TVET development in Myanmar. |
COLLABORATING PARTNER: Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DTVET), Ministry of Education, Myanmar |
Background
The symbiotic relationship between TVET Institution and workplaces in the industrial workplaces and business concerns have been of paramount importance for quality in TVET and provision of relevantly skilled manpower for the world of work. The divide between the industries/workplace requirements and what we provide at our TVET institutions has always been haunting policy makers of both the education sector and relevant economic sectors alike. The supply oriented TVET system with disregard to needs, wants and aspiration of the workplaces and industries has resulted in more joblessness, huge need for training and development intervention before assigning potential skilled workers to stations with productive outputs. The employers and industrial organizations have constantly been complaining about the irrelevance and insufficient competency of TVET graduates for the proposed job positions at their respective workplaces. Since TVET Institutions , skilled workers , industries and workers are equal disadvantage in scenario of high level irrelevance therefore policy makers of TVET systems have considered it vital to make TVET demand through involvement of the relevant industries, employer associations and other relevant stakeholders in the design of academic qualifications and courses at the stage of its development, to implementation of the academic programs to assessment and job placement of the candidate. Weaving employers point of view at all stages of academic interventions will ensure, to an extent, potential workers are groomed with the right kind of skills and attitude that is needed at the prospective workplaces.
The develop a strong and dynamic bonding between the TVET Institutions and employers several form of collaborative efforts have been devised and practiced to integrate their demands/ inputs of the employers in the academic programs design , implementation and assessment. One of major step is the shift of training philosophy from traditional content based, time bound approach to competency based (CBT) training which by default involve employers/ industry input in the training continuum. The curriculum design through DACCUM process, the dual training systems, apprenticeship and teaching factory and cooperative Vocational training forms etc. are some of the popular modes where employers are comprehensively involved at different stages in the development of potential skilled workers. TVET institutions of some countries have established specialized offices for establishing linkages with industrial partners. The Institute Management Committees (IMCs) with representation from industries, visit to industries, industrial attachments, on-the- job training, guest lectures from industries, skill competitions, job fairs and offering academic qualifications through cooperative vocational training is a list of few modes of continuous collaboration with the industries for enhanced employability of the students and lesser cost of gap training for the potential skilled workers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed the economic scenario, dynamics of work in the industrial arenas and the type of partnership and its fine tuning between institute and industry on skill development has become a more challenging and creative process which require more innovative approaches for collaboration between TVET Institutions and Industries for sustaining the supply of the relevantly skilled workforce to the labor market. This is vital for sustaining and promoting faster industrial, economic growth and averting recessive trends in the growth.
CPSC, as an inter-governmental organization for the development of TVET in the Asia and the Pacific Region organizes an online In Country- Program on Industry – Institution- Partnership for achieving quality in TVET on the request extended by the Government of Myanmar. This will contribute to the raising of awareness for provision on frameworks, modalities and systems that will turn Industry - Institute partnership into a live and dynamic process in order to achieve high level of relevance for TVET programs and quality in the systems. This program on Industry- Institute partnerships will strengthen capacity of TVET system of Myanmar and their TVET personnel from different precincts of the TVET systems to contribute to enhancement of their understanding and furthering their competencies to better manage Industry- Institution partnership to achieve higher level relevance and quality of the skill acquired during different TVET programs.
Objectives
At the end of the program, the participants will be able to:
- Understand the principles, challenges and dynamics of Industry – Institute Partnership and its innovative approaches;
- elucidate the significance of Industry – Institute Partnership in the new-age workforce development in TVET;
- identify good practices of Industry – Institute Partnership in the national and international practices;
- Prepare an action plan to have a special vision for Industry - Institute Partnership in the TVET system of Myanmar
Expected Outcomes and Outputs
The expected outcomes of the program are to:
- Effective Industry – Institute Partnership based on learning from international experiences will be practiced
- Institutional capacity on Industry – Institute Partnership will be strengthened.
The expected outputs of the program are:
- SWOT Analysis report on Industry - Institute Partnership
- Action plan on strengthening of TVET quality and relevance through Industry Institute linkages
Program Contents
The spiral learning approach will be used to deliver the online program, start by mentioning a cluster of rough ideas, including some online applications as well as some fundamental building blocks and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning. The main contents of online program are:
Theme Papers (online)
- Special Lecture: Post COVID-19 Scenario for Industry Institute Partnership.
- Theme Paper 1: From linkages to Industry-Institution Partnerships in TVET System: Concepts and Principles
- Theme Paper 2: Innovative Models and Approaches in TVET Industry - Institute Partnership
- Theme Paper 3: Dual Training System: Concept, Benefits, and Challenges
- Theme Paper4: Industry-Institution linkages in TVET system of Myanmar
- Theme Paper 5: I-I Partnership in Curriculum development and Training programs
- Theme paper 6: Action Planning for Institute-Industry Partnership for quality TVET
Group Works
- Group Work 1: Undertake SWOT analysis for Industry - Institute Partnership in the TVET system
- Group Work 2: Develop strategies for enhancing industry-institution partnership system in the TVET sector
- Group Work 3: Identify Responsibilities of Institute Management Committee for I-I linkages
- Group Work 4: Identify the Characteristics of the Best I-I partnership model that suits the Myanmar Context
- Group Work 5: Preparation of Action Plan for building industry-institute Partnerships in the TVET system
Instructional Strategies
To facilitate productive and interactive learning, the following instructional strategies will be utilized to effectively train the participants:
- Project, assignments and exercises
- Online Learning and offline learning
- Use OnCOURSE learning management system to develop lectures, test items, computer sessions and experience sharing
- Hands on practice on digital tools for teaching and learning
- Evaluation of program through OnCOURSE system
Program Management
