Developing Green Skills to Produce Skilled Workers for Sustainable Development

Date: June 1, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Greening TVET for Sustainable Development
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD
Global Goals for Sustainable Development (Video)

International Practices and Innovative Initiatives in Greening TVET
by Engr. Abdul Ghani Rajput
Eco Village Development Programme (Video)

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Background and Focus

Several research reports predicts that natural resources, climate and globalization will shape the future of the world. With depleting natural resources, the world is looking for viable alternatives in terms of generating renewable energy. United Nations report on Green Technological Transformation asserts that overall assessment on the countries’ policy and implementation on saving the environment shows unimpressive results. As the earth’s population is expected to reach nine billion people by 2050, it is pertinent to evaluate the pace of productive economic expansion – this growth must be balanced with respect to the human and natural capitals. If not, the whole world will face the potentially irreversible changes in the earth’s ability to sustain its inhabitants.

Sustainability is a critical issue in the modern world. Damages from deforestation, excessive carbon emission, toxic and non-biodegradable waste will affect the lives on this planet. To maintain environmental quality, we need clean air, non-toxic water, renewable energy, stable climate, and green waste management. Future generation is expecting a better world for them and sustaining the mother earth must begin with green awareness from the early age. However, literature has shown that awareness of green practices and technology among young individuals are only moderate.

The move towards a “green economy” has been gaining momentum in parallel with the international debate and negotiations on climate change in order to achieve sustainable development. Greening TVET is one of the key areas where we have to develop human resources and TVET has to respond and acquire a modern strategic mindset in meeting the future at the forefront of global challenges. This will necessarily require much more interdisciplinary teaching, research and innovation.

The green skills are the know-how and the abilities to perform and solve problems in the green occupations. They include the mindset, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes that an individual possesses to live in, to work in, to develop and to support a sustainable and resource-efficiency environment. Green skills are required for those who wants to work in green sector. Green skills are needed to develop green lifestyle and green technology. Green technology is defined as an application of science and technology to reduce carbon emission and to conserve the environment. Green or clean technology comprises devices, products, apps or systems that are powered by renewable energy, environmentally friendly, low carbon emission, and conservation of the energy and resources. The main types of green technology are: green energy, green building, green transport, and green chemistry.

The objective of this webinar is to share the concept of green skills to produce green skilled workforce and applications of green skills that are necessary for sustainable development. The TVET sector is playing a very important role to produce future workforce to operate green technology. Most of the TVET practitioner only know about generic skills, technical skills, and employability skills, but their knowledge on green skill is very limited. Therefore it is important to share the green skills techniques and practices to TVET professional. The outcome will be aligned with different interpretations and expectations of green skills concept from the various stakeholders’ perspectives.

Objectives

To understand the concept of Green TVET and green skills development.
To share the applications of green TVET for sustainable development.

Effective Instructional Skills for TVET Teachers

Date: May 28, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Effective Instructional Skills Management
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD

Effective Instructional Skills for TVET Teachers
by Engr. Sanyog Bhattarai
Funny English Teaching (Video)

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Background

This concept paper is prepared for the CPSC webinar on the topic “Effective Instructional Skills for TVET Teachers”. Fresh university or institute graduates employed as teachers in TVET institutions possess occupational skills of subject areas like plumbing, electrician, automobile etc. However, most of the teachers lack the instructional skills to impart occupational skills to the students in a best way. Thus, all the TVET teachers need to be trained on instructional skills, which will make them competent in imparting knowledge, skills, and attitudes to the students.

Instructional Skills are such techniques as questioning, discussing, directing, explaining, demonstrating, planning, structuring, focusing, and managing. Teachers who are skilled at communication, classroom management, sessions planning, applying different methods, and appropriate subject knowledge create a positive learning environment. Although being well versed in your subject area is important, being able to communicate necessary skills and concepts in a way students can understand is crucial. Teachers develop skills over time through best practices shared by other teachers, continuing education and classroom experience.

The teachers who use various strategies, methods, and skills lead to broaden and deepen their repertoire of instructional approaches. Expanding the knowledge and expertise regarding various instructional approaches can enrich the artistry of teaching and, in turn, enhance the effectiveness of instruction.

TVET teachers must balance between the career growth and learning various instructional skills with technological information. Thus, this is vital for each TVET institute to support their teachers in acquiring and developing instructional skills by different means. Therefore, CPSC has design a webinar to share knowledge and practices of effective instructional skills for TVET teachers.

Focus

This webinar session is designed to provide concept and good practices of instructional skills and instructional approaches for maximizing learning of students. It will provide guidelines to teachers on acquiring and updating themselves on instructional skills by different means.

Objective

Sharing the concept of instructional skills and providing guidelines for TVET teachers on application and continuous professional growth.

Branding and Image Building of TVET Institution and Program

Date: May 26, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Branding and Image Building of TVET
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD
- Florida Polytechnic University - Innovation, Science and Technology Building (Video)
- How To Build A Brand From Scratch - 6 Steps To Success (Video)

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Background

The world of education is changing due to the COVID 19 pandemic. As we all know this is an unprecedented time with COVID19 impacting our society at all levels. A record number of students and teachers are out of school with an estimated 1.5 Billion school age students out of school around the world.

The impact on students, schools and teachers is huge and we are facing problems of making up learning, extending students' time in school and other issues. This has left the world seeking new solutions that might provide a more robust education system that can be more flexible during times of crisis.

Branding and Image building of the institution and program is the key success of the TVET institution. TVET is considered as a second option for the society. It is considered as a segment of poor and low performing students in general education. Therefore, we have to make TVET branding and enhance its image in the society. It is the game changer for the socio-economic status of the youth. Branding and image building is vital to bring more people in the path of TVET.

Branding can be done in many ways. In TVET, branding can be of institution, program and specific component of the institution. Therefore, every institution has to identify their strengths and try to make it as a brand. If the institution is able to make it’s branding, the market will promote the institution not by the institution. Therefore, CPSC has designed a webinar to share knowledge and practices of branding and image building of TVET.

Focus

This session is designed to provide an overview and a concept with approaches for branding and image building of TVET Institution and program. It will highlight the example of the center of excellence (CoE) institution and strategic direction for branding of TVET.This session is designed to provide an overview and a concept with approaches for branding and image building of TVET Institution and program. It will highlight the example of the center of excellence (CoE) institution and strategic direction for branding of TVET.

Objective

Sharing of knowledge and examples of branding and image building of TVET Institution.

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic
Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser

Entrepreneurship in TVET

Date: May 21, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Entrepreneurship in TVET
by Dr. Suresh Kumar Dhameja

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Background

Entrepreneurship, with all its attendant ingredients, is one of the best means of triggering economic and social development. The present day developed countries like USA, Canada, England, Germany, South Korea, Japan etc. owe much of their economic development to enterprising people of their respective countries. Developing and underdeveloped countries, having seen the history of economic development in developed countries, are now conscious of the significance of entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurship education in most countries of the world is being increasingly tried to promote local entrepreneurship and accelerating the pace of small enterprise development.

Research studies conducted in USA and other countries suggest positive link between economic development and entrepreneurship. Similarly, systematically conducted research studies are much less available in developing and underdeveloped countries. But absence or lack of such studies does not suggest that such a positive relationship does not exist in developing and underdeveloped countries. Developing economies like India, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and many other South Asian countries have always considered small business sector as an important sector of economy.

Entrepreneurship being an intangible factor is the moving force and development is the consequence. It has an important role in the context of developing nations which are confronted with major socio-economic problems. Entrepreneurship can play an important role not only in the industrial sector of a country but in the farm and service sectors also. Most of the developing countries in Asia Pacific region are being attacked by baffling problems of over population, unemployment, under-employment, poverty and the like. Entrepreneurship is consistently equated with the establishment and management of small business enterprises and setting up these units is the solution to these baffling problems. Concentration of economic power, regional imbalances, exploitation by monopolists, and many other giant problems find their solutions in the development of small scale enterprises which is another name of entrepreneurship in the developing countries.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system of any country represents the backbone of all industrial activity. The TVET policies and programs designed specifically for entrepreneurship promotion can greatly affect the growth of entrepreneurs and also contribute towards a higher form of entrepreneurship which is technically more superior. This view has important implications for TVET system planners and policy makers.

Our TVET systems have not given adequate consideration to training of potential entrepreneurs. Inputs for self-employment and entrepreneurial development are either not yet provided or are provided in unstructured fashion. Majority of graduates from TVET institutions in Asia Pacific Region are unable to find employment in the wage economy because of limited opportunities and therefore tend to either remain idle or opt for underemployment. However, a better alternative is self-employment. This often requires skill as an entrepreneur, that is, the ability to identify a product or service for which there is a demand, and to bring it to the market place at a price that buyers will pay. Thus, there is a need to embed the entrepreneurial skills and competencies in the students of our TVET system. It will go a long way in fulfilling the aspirations of those who have the desire and potential for setting up their independent ventures, but are unable to do so, as necessary training to be successful in entrepreneurial ventures is not yet being provided. Promotion of entrepreneurship in the TVET will also accelerate the process of economic and social development, resulting in growth acceleration.

Focus

A model has been proposed which, if implemented, in the TVET system can greatly augment the supply of entrepreneurs. The technique is through adoption of value innovation in the TVET sector which will be achieved by driving down the un-employability of graduates while simultaneously enhancing the entrepreneurial inputs. For implementing the value innovation, a four action framework resulting in Create-Raise-Reduce-Eliminate Grid has been suggested. This model has been proposed for a three-year diploma programme in engineering/technology, but can be suitably altered for programmes of higher or lower duration.

Objectives

To improve the self-employability of TVET graduates
To embed entrepreneurial inputs in TVET in a structured fashion
To orient the teachers/instructors/researchers/policy makers/curriculum developers of TVET for multiplier effect

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Soft Skills Development of TVET Graduates in the Age of IR 4.0

Date: May 19, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Focuses of 21st Century Skills
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD
Soft Skills Development of TVET Graduates in the Age of IR 4.0
by Md. Enamul Haque

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Background

The webinar topic is Soft Skills Development of TVET Graduates in the Age of IR 4.0. As Technical Education and Vocational Training has globally been recognized as the most effective tool for increasing employment and poverty reduction. The shortage of skilled workers for the international and local industry is increasing day by day. Almost all TVET Institutions in the region are contributing at large to address this shortage of skilled workers. There is no doubt on the hard skills acquired by the graduates passing out from these institutions. Unfortunately, as per the feedback from employees, it is a known fact that productivity and the efficiency of them is not up to the expected levels.

The one of the main reason for this is the lack of soft skills. Soft skills are a combination of people skills, social skills, communication skills, character traits, attitudes, career attribute, social intelligence and emotional intelligence quotients among others that enable people to navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well, and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills. A study conducted by Harvard University noted that 80% of achievements in career are determined by soft skills and only 20% by hard skills.

On the other hand, With the rise of Industry 4.0, uniquely soft skills like people skills, social skills, emotional intelligence , creativity, empathy, problem-solving, and communication are more important than ever. The World Economic Forum in its Future of Jobs Report identified the top10 skills required in the future which is mostly soft skills.

Therefore, it has become essential to find means and ways to equip graduates with the soft skills necessary prior to send them to the industry, not only for the to perform better but also to survive in the industry. On the other hand, the shortage of Technopreneurs has become a challenge in developing countries. Reluctance of the graduates to look for alternate routes other than employment, or to be self-employed, is also because of the lack of related skills. This paper discusses the need to provide sufficient time and material in TVET curricula to enhance soft skills of TVET graduates in the age of IR 4.0.

Focus

This Webinar on “Soft skills development of TVET graduates in the age of IR 4.0” aims to provide an online training platform for CPSC member country’s participants; to understand the necessity of soft skills for TVET graduates; and to discuss what soft skills set is required how TVET institute can incorporate modules to mitigate the soft skills gap of TVET gratdute.

Objectives

To understand the importance Soft skills development of TVET graduates for global competitiveness
To discuss what soft skills set is required in the age of IR 4.0 for TVET graduates

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Development of Online Teaching and Learning Resources Using ICT

Date: May 14, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Online Teaching and Learning Management
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD
- Evolution of ICT in Education (Video)
- Study Tips for the Online Student (Video)
Development of Online Teaching and Learning Resources Using ICT
by Engr. Abdul Ghani Rajput
- The E-Learning Advantage (Video)

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Background

Internet based learning or e-learning in TVET has become current trend and requirement of future needs of industry due to disruption of industrial revolution 4.0. Specifically, e-learning is the term broadly used to describe “instructional content or learning experience delivered or enabled by electronic technologies”. E-learning provides a flexible system of information dissemination which is not confined to only regular day time activities but can also take place in a variety of locations including homes, schools, libraries internet cafes and open fields. With e-learning, the TVET instructors will be able to reach learners in different set-ups using the available diverse ICT resource to meet the learners’ needs.

In April 2020, a rapid assessment survey conducted by the ILO-UNESCO-WBG on TVET and described the current state of TVET during COVID-19 period. In this report, current TVET trends highlighted and stated that the TVET sector should have 4E (E-Content, E-Learning, Education Technology and Entrepreneurship).

The report also highlighted the gaps in TVET during the current situation. The one of the gaps is to provide continuous training to TVET teachers to facilitate the development and delivery of their online session. It is also emphasized that TVET has to empower teachers to develop their own e-Learning programs.

In this context, Colombo Plan Staff College is planning to organize a webinar on “Development online Teaching and Learning Resources using ICT”. This webinar will be dedicated to CPSC member countries TVET practitioners to build the capacity on how to develop a mobile app for a TVET institute. The main purpose of this webinar is to share simple steps to develop a mobile app for Teaching & Learning activities. The practical mobile application is the best tool to build native mobile apps for Android without programming skills. After completion of this webinar, the participants are able to create their own apps easily. The outcome will be aligned different interpretations and expectations of digital innovation concept from the various stakeholders’ perspectives.

Objectives

To explain the importance of online resources for TVET institutions
To share the online mobile application to develop teaching and learning resources
To practice how to create TVET institute mobile app

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Cultivating a Positive Attitude for Professional Excellence

Date: May 13, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation/s

Cultivating a Positive Attitude for Professional Excellence
by Dr. Rajesh P. Khambayat

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Background

One of the current focus of CPSC is sustainable development in CPSC training programs. This development is possible on transformative change in the training delivery process. What does "transformative change" mean in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

On the other hand, due to the current COVID -19 situation in Manila, CPSC has suspended its operations and allowed work from home. Therefore, it is important to introduce WEBINAR in CPSC and conduct training programs online.

A webinar is an online seminar that turns a presentation into a real-time conversation from anywhere in the world. Webinars allow large groups of participants to engage in online discussions or training events and share audio, documents or slides – even when they’re not in the same place as the meeting host or in the same room where the event or presentation is taking place.

The next proposed webinar topic is Cultivating a Positive Attitude for Professional Excellence. As Technical Education and Vocational Training has globally been recognized as the most effective tool for increasing employability of graduates.

With growing globalization of economy, professional excellence has been identified as a means of achieving success and maintaining employability. It is widely believed that such dimensions of professional performance can be enhanced by placing greater emphasis on professional attitude during the education and training process, and within the system. Educational institutions while offering technical programs essentially will have to include generic skills as an integrated component of education and training system with emphasis on positive attitude, increasing productivity, and developing wiser work ethics. It should make the lives of our youth more meaningful, since the objective is to prepare them as economically independent and self-reliant beings. It would be an important step not only towards their social and economic empowerment in the new global economy, but also to increase in self-reliant, independent, educated citizens, the possibilities of growth in various aspects are prominent.

Attitude, as we have heard many times is everything. The famous quote of William James, "the greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude". Our attitude plays very significant role in shaping our thoughts, behaviour and personality. Our attitude is our own personal filter for everything that happens to us, around you, or within you. What takes place in this world is not as important as how we view it. Many times, we cannot choose what will happen to us. We cannot guarantee the success and the happiness for ourself. These things are out of our control. We can, however, choose how we feel about these things and about how we respond to these situations. Attitudes are the most important things because it affects professional work and behaviour directly or indirectly.

In today’s global economy, competitive advantage is increasingly gained from the effective use of knowledge, skills and positive attitude. As a result, investment in developing attitude has increased significantly in the last few years. A highly skilled and motivated workforce is a pre-requisite for growth and progression of knowledge based global economy. Knowledge-intensive businesses depend heavily on access to high-level skills, both in terms of specialist knowledge and in terms of the ability to demonstrate alongwith a spectrum of positive attitude that are crucial to participate in the new economy.

Attitude is becoming a key to our success. With a positive attitude, we will have the ability to be happier each day, make others around us happier, and live a good life. An attempt is made in this webinar to contribute to the ongoing discussions on the issue of the challenges of the work force development from the perspective of positive attitude in helping youth to face emergent professional work and life challenges. Further, the webinar also highlights the growing need for a positive attitude as a part of the generic skills component in the TVET curriculum for enhancing employability of graduates.

Focus

This webinar on Cultivating a Positive Attitude for Professional Excellence aims to provide an online training platform for CPSC member country's participants; to understand the significance of positive attitude for professional excellence. Furthermore, this webinar will discuss how to cultivate positive attitudes among learners in TVET institutions.

Objectives

Appreciate the significance attitude and its role in for professional excellence;
Comprehend the components of positive attitude and professional excellence contexts,
Identify and explain the key factors influencing professional attitude in the workplace, and
Discuss strategies and approaches for cultivating a positive attitude to enhance the professional excellence.

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Digital Technology and E-Based Learning in TVET

Date: May 11, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentations

How Technology is Transforming Technical and Vocation Education - Virtual TVET
by Dr. Steven McKee
21st Century Learning - From Teacher Led to Student Centric to Nationwide
by Brad Ker

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Background

The impact on students, schools and teachers is huge and we are facing problems of making up learning, extending students time in school and other issues. This has left the world seeking new solutions that might provide a more robust education system that can be more flexible during times of crisis.

Many are looking towards digital and online learning as a potential tool that can help deal with these problems. Educational development has already started to include digital learning solutions quite some time ago, but it has yet to become a key part of the system. Now it may be the time to look at more comprehensive solutions and move education firmly into the digital age.

In this Webinar we shall look into the broad issues facing education and focus in on TVET and skills training. What are the possibilities for change, what are the tools, what will it look like, how do we prepare for it, what will be the impact on the quality of learning and the cost of delivery.

Dr. McKee will share observations on the impact of technology on the TVET system the emerging Virtual TVET approach on the education system which may transform learning. We shall see how we can infuse technology into the learning process to make it more relevant and use it to achieve better training results at substantially lower costs.

We will look at the new Virtual TVET digital learning technologies which are being developed with 3D models and graphics which can increase student understanding and not only teach theory but also start them on the road for practical learning. Using these new applications can change the way that skills training is done in Institutions. Laboratories/workshops can be setup in new ways requiring less physical equipment and at less cost. Virtual TVET can deepen student learning and allow us to individualize student learning pathways and tailor learning to each students’ own preferences and needs.

A highlight of this session with be a demonstration of a new online resource for Virtual TVET. This new content can now be delivered on-off campus and on-line to facilitate learning anywhere and anytime. This new style goes beyond "Blended Learning" to be what is now being termed "Braided Learning" and opens possibilities to change when, where, how, for whom and at what cost we learn Skills.

Education is one of the few areas that has not yet realized true transformation from the technological revolution. Now is the time to look into our TVET systems and explore infusing technology for teaching and learning into them.

Focus

This session is designed to provide an overview and a framework for using technology for teaching and learning in TVET. It will cover aspects of implementation in schools and introduce new tools for online learning for skills training. Practical applications will be shown and demonstrated. The purpose is to stimulate the discussion in TVET Institutions how they can implement distance and online learning while integrating it with their existing programs.

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Role of TVET Schools in Bridging the Gap in Workforce Development

Date: May 8, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation

Role of TVET Schools in Bridging the Gaps in Workforce Development
by Ma. Cristina B. Orbecido, Ph.D.

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Background

The role of Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in bridging the gap in workforce development will be the focus of this online presentation. Worldwide, TVET has been seen as a key driver or game changer to spur human capital development.

As the world keeps changing at a rapid rate, so do the skills requirements in the workplace and society. This change is characterized by innovation cycles, disruptive technologies, digitalization and challenges posed by demographic and global changes.

Confronted with constant economic, technological and social developments, TVET systems and institutions are struggling to anticipate these changing requirements; and to initiate the change processes that are needed to stay connected to global standards and to remain inclusive.

Even the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA Vision for 2025 highlighted the goal to foster shared culture and heritage and strengthened partnerships among institutions providing technical vocational education and training. To narrow the development gap, BIMP-EAGA envisions for a resilient, inclusive, sustainable and economically competitive region.

According to the UNEVOC TVET Program, TVET leaders need to combine key dimensions to be effective in instituting successful and sustainable change management. These dimensions are vision for change; knowledge for change and skills for change.

The gaps in workforce development may be attributed to a number of factors, such as policies, quality framework and industry engagements. If this must be achieved, TVET institutions must meet the demands of the 21st century workplace for skilled manpower and produce graduates that will be equipped with saleable skills for employment.

This webinar will discuss the concept of workplace training in TVET, concept of workplace-school collaboration; need for workplace-school collaboration and bridging the gap to meet the manpower needs. How do we bridge the gap? This has a ticklish issue, however remains a relevant challenge that we can discuss during the webinar.

The topics for discussion in this webinar will mainly focus on the key roles of TVET in workforce development; gaps or problems of TVET institutions; understanding the framework for TVET and industry partnership; share some best practices in the delivery of quality TVET programs.

Hence, it is in this context that this webinar has been proposed to CPSC for TVET providers from member countries of the organization.

Focus

This webinar on the "Role of TVET Schools in Bridging the Gap in Workforce Development" aims to provide an online training platform for CPSC member country’s participants; specifically, it aims to explain the significant role of TVET institutions in workforce development; to discuss the gaps or problems of TVET schools and to share some best practices in the field of TVET.

Objectives

To offer online training to member countries of CPSC
To explain the important role of TVET institutions in workforce development
To be familiar with the gaps or problems of TVET institutions
To discuss the framework of partnership between TVET institutions and industries
To share insights on best practices in the delivery quality TVET programs

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Supervision and Monitoring of Teaching Processes of TVET Teachers

Date: May 7, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentations

Ushering TVET to Address the Challenges of Industrial Revolution 4.0
by Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD
- 5 Core Skills to Be a Good Supervisor (Video)
Supervision and Monitoring of Teaching Processes of TVET Teachers
by Engr. Sanyog Bhattarai

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Background

This concept paper is prepared for the CPSC webinar on the topic “Supervision and Monitoring of Teaching Processes of TVET Teachers”. TVET teaching is more complex and diverse as per technological advancements and teachers need to deal with the young generation of 21st century. The demands on teachers will increase as TVET expands and the level of participation by students increase day by day. TVET teachers now teach a range of qualifications that include higher education qualifications and certificate level in TVET schools, which implies teachers to be versatile and have adequate pedagogical skills to deal with different types of students. TVET institutions need to support teachers to develop the knowledge and skills that will help them become expert teachers as well as industry experts.

TVET teachers with the technological advancements need to be competent in dealing with ICT based education as well as conventional ways of teaching. Whichever teaching mode is adopted, a teacher need to be skillful to motivate students, have two-way communications, use variety of methods and media, have a good presentation skills, and questioning skills.

A TVET teacher plays a vital role in TVET system to impart occupational knowledge and skills to the students. The teachers have responsibilities not only teaching but also guide and be a mentor of the students. Teachers need to abide by the teaching ethics and standards so that learning takes place and learning outcomes are met.

The main purpose of supervision and monitoring of classroom delivery is to assess the teachers’ performance comparing to the pre-defined teaching standards leading to improvements in delivery of sessions. By doing this, TVET institutions are able to identify strengths and weaknesses in delivery, to compare its performance with that of other TVET institutions, to identify opportunities for improvement, to set objectives and targets, and to prioritize the actions required to achieve these. Monitoring and supervision also ensures that the learning outcomes in each session is met and students acquire competencies as per national competency standards.

Hence, CPSC is looking forward to this webinar on “Supervision and Monitoring of Teaching Processes of TVET Teachers” and meet all the CPSC member countries participants & discuss about it. It is hoped that this experience will enable us to think and act differently on planning, organizing, and implementing supervision and monitoring system in TVET institutions.

Focus

This Webinar is focused on understanding the value, its purpose, teachers’ teaching standards, and conducting in a systematic way supervision and monitoring of classroom delivery by TVET teachers. Further the Webinar helps in gaining insights on what should be observed in classroom delivery and how a feedback system works in TVET institutions. The participants will become aware of what improvements on delivery are expected as the results of supervision and monitoring.

Objectives

Share knowledge on supervision and monitoring of teaching processes
Make similar understanding on supervision and monitoring of teaching processes among TVET professionals

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

Redefining Learning Spaces – Change Agent in Educational Ecosystem

Date: May 6, 2020 /
Program Type: Webinar /

Webinar Presentation

Redefining Learning Spaces – Change Agent in Educational Ecosystem
by Dr. G. Janardhanan

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Background

One of the current focus of CPSC is sustainable development in CPSC training programs. This development is possible on transformative change in the training delivery process. What does “transformative change” mean in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

The next webinar topic is Redefining Learning Spaces – Change Agent in Educational Ecosystem. The role of educational institution is to develop the knowledge-based skill society which meets needs of the global community. Drastic transformation in the learning environment and learning space made significant impact on learning. Acquisition of knowledge take place either inside the classroom (formal learning) or through interaction among individuals / peers (informal learning). Due to the infusion of digital technologies, learning spaces got redefined. Space, whether physical or virtual, need to produce excitement to the learner and enrich their thought process. There is a paradigm shift in the learner expectation which influence the educational institution to move ahead from Brick and Mortar. The learning space is influenced by the facilitators, viz., faculty, librarians, administrators and technologists. Information technology has brought unique capabilities to learning spaces, whether stimulating greater interaction through the use of collaborative tools, videoconferencing with international experts, or opening virtual worlds for exploration.

The physical space of learning need to accommodative with the expectation of current learners. It should provide more scope of exploration, collaboration and discussion. The designer, architect and builders together make learning walls which lead to vibrant educational ecosystem. This is inevitable in the current day scenario towards making sustainable education campus. There seems to be a clear need, therefore, to consider current issues in the design of learning environments, starting from an educational perspective, aiming at those who use educational institution and who would like to think more about how spaces in them might be planned and arranged to facilitate learning and teaching. The current generation learners prefer active, participatory, experiential learning – the learning style they exhibit in their personal lives. The learners live with technology and their behavior may not match their self-expressed learning preferences when sitting in a large lecture hall. Another characteristic of students has an impact on space: time constraints. The majority of today’s students (skill-based education) work part time, commute, and have outside responsibilities. They wish to practice immediately what they have learned through part time assignment. With student attention pulled in multiple directions, how can learning spaces bring students and faculty together, ensuring that the environment promotes, rather than constrains, learning? What we know about how people learn has also changed our ideas about learning space. There is value from bumping into someone and having a casual conversation. There is value from hands-on, active learning as well as from discussion and reflection. There is value in being able to receive immediate support when needed and from being able to integrate multiple activities (such as writing, searching, and computing) to complete a project. And, there is value from learning that occurs in authentic settings, such as an estuary or on a trading floor. How do we turn the entire campus—and many places off campus—into an integrated learning environment? This lecture will focus on this issue and explore future direction.

Focus

This Webinar on Redefining Learning Spaces – Change Agent in Educational Ecosystem.to provide an online training platform for CPSC member country’s participants; to understand the how the learning space act as a change agent in the educational ecosystem. It provides the framework for making the transition from traditional environment and visualize the future of learning centered built environment. Trends in learning space design and how it induces the psychology of learning. Furthermore, this webinar will discuss how to sustain and support learning spaces with assessment strategies for TVET institutions.

Objectives

To examine evidence of the importance of active and collaborative learning and how space can support learning.
To explore a comprehensive support and faculty development framework for learning spaces
To develop a comprehensive framework to help develop ideas for your campus
To explore the nuance of learning space implementation
To evaluate the ideas and integrate to establish learning space.

Facilities Required

To join the webinar, each participant should have the following:

Minimum 2Mbps Broadband Internet
Desktop/Laptop Computer or Mobile Device with Earphones and Mic

Chrome Browser or any HTML5 Compliant Browser
Google Account (Gmail) for Hangouts Meet

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Redefining Learning Spaces – Change Agent in Educational Ecosystem

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