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