Date: February 26, 2024 - March 1, 2024 /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

Theme Papers & Presentations on the following:

• Special Lecture: Benchmarking Quality Assurance of TVET Institutions
• Theme Paper 1: Overview of TVET Quality Assurance System by NAVTTC
• Presentation 1: A Decade of Institutional Accreditation Impac, on Pakistan TVET system with Benefits and Challenges
• Presentation 2: Role of NAC Accreditation for uplifting TVET Regime in Pakistan
• Theme Paper 2: Institutional Accreditation as Quality Assurance for TVET Institution operations & work Procedures
• Theme Paper 3: Program Accreditation as Quality Assurance for Standard Programs
• Theme Paper 4: Role of the Skills National Assessment and Certification System as a Quality Assurance System
• Theme Paper 5: APACC for Accreditation and Certification of TVET Institutions in Asia Pacific Region

APACC Orientation Sessions

• Class Session 1: Governance and Management (Criteria 1)
• Class Session 2: Teaching and Learning (Criteria 2)
• Class Session 3: Human Resources (Criteria 3) and Research and Development (Criteria 4)
• Class Session 4: Image & Sustainability (Criteria 5) and Other Resources (Criteria 6)
• Class Session 5: Support to Students ( Criteria 7)

Exercises and workshops on the following:

1. Conduct a SWOT Analysis on the Institutional Quality Assurance
2. Identification of Major Issues & Challenges in Maintaining a Quality Assurance System
3. Workshop on Criteria 1 and 2
4. Workshop on Criteria 3 and 4
5. Workshop on Criteria 5 and 6
6. Workshop on Criteria 7

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Objectives

The participants are expected to:

1. Understand the concept of Quality Assurance System
2. Appreciate the need and importance of accreditation and certification of TVET programs and institutions to respond to the national, regional, and global labor market
3. Understand the nature and significance of various criteria and parameters used for accreditation as a tool for improving the quality of TVET Institutions
4. Comprehend the steps involved in the process of accreditation
5. Prepare the documents needed for submission to accrediting agencies
6. Create a discussion opportunity and experience sharing for the institute representatives aimed to exchange relevant information on how to enhance quality assurance offerings in TVET for their institute

Date: May 22-26, 2023 /
Program Type: In-Country Program /

Main Contents

To achieve the objectives set forth, the following strategies will be employed in a consultative nature:

Theme Papers & Presentations on the following:

• Special Lecture: Development, Issues and Challenges on Project Management (PM) in TVET
• Theme Paper 1: Project and The Project Life Cycle
• Theme Paper 2: Change Management and Leadership and Added Route to TVET Excellence in the 21 st Century
• Theme Paper 3: TVET Stakeholder Analysis through PM Matrix
• Theme Paper 4: Project Problem Tree, Objective and Solution Tree Analysis
• Theme Paper 5: Result-Based Project Management Monitoring and Evaluation
• Theme Paper 6: Emerging ICT Applications in TVET Digitization
• Theme Paper 7: 21st Century Skills and IR4.0 for Global Competitiveness & Innovation in the TVET

Exercises and workshops on the following:

• Workshop 1: TVET Institute Management Issues and its Technical Analysis in Pakistan
• Workshop 2: Individual Assessment of Change Leadership Competency and Action Planning to Improve Identified Weaknesses
• Workshop 3: Risk Analysis Management in Fundamentals for Initiating, Managing and Executing a Project
• Workshop 4: Digital Project Scheduling, Budgeting, and Monitoring & Evaluation
• Workshop 5: WS1-4 Output as Group Project Presentation for Evaluation

Objectives

The participants are expected to:

• Learn the dynamics, definitions and processes in project management;
• Understand project planning, project implementation and project evaluation as key phases in project management;
• Prepare project problem tree analysis, objective and solution;
• Design project proposal using the project log framework matrix; and
• Apply project management tools and methodologies for managing TVET programs and projects.

Date : January 25-27, 2020 /
Program Type: Online In-Country Program /

Main Contents

• Overview of APACC and Status Report
• Orientation on APACC Criteria
  • Criterion I: Governance and Management
  • Criterion II: Teaching and Learning
  • Criterion III: Human Resources
  • Criterion IV: Research and Development
  • Criterion V: Image and Sustainability
  • Criterion VI: Other Resources
  • Criterion VII: Support to Students
• Desirable Characteristics of APACC Team and Rules in On-Site Visits

Date : Aug. 28-31, 2017 /
Venue : Islamabad, Pakistan /
Program Type: Regional Program /
Collaborating Organization: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), Pakistan /

Main Contents

Themes

• Theme I: TVET Institution – Industry Linkages: Current Concepts, Practices and Challenges (Dr. Nasir Khan, Director General - P&D, NAVTTC, Pakistan)
  • Current practices and challenges in the area of institute – industry partnership in the TVET sector
  • Expectations of the TVET institutions
  • Expectations of the industries
  • Governance and partnership methods and models for sustainability
• Theme II: Exploring Avenues for Long Term Industry TVET Linkages
  The Concept of Incubation in Industry-institute Linkages: Basic Concepts, Principles and Entrepreneurial Training (Prof. Dr. Pramod B. Shrestha)
  • Concepts and principles of TVET incubation model
  • Incubation Process – From Ideas to Market: The Value Chain
  • Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship at TVET Institutions: An Overview
• Theme III: Beyond Employability – Role of Industry in Quality Assurance in TVET
  Changing Role of Industry in TVET Sector Development – From Employability to Setting Skill Standards and Developing Qualification Systems (Dr. Ramhari Lamichhane, Director General, CPSC, Manila, Philippines)
  • Accreditations and Quality Assurance
  • National Vocational Qualifications Framework
• One full day session/seminar on Industry-TVET Institution Linkages-Trends and Opportunities (to be presented by CPSC Member Country Participants)
• Theme IV: Towards Sustainable Governance in TVET Through long Term Industry Institute Linkages
  Industry Linkages as a Tool for sustainable development (Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Industrialist and Chairperson, Baig Group, Karachi- Pakistan and Ms. Farah Hamid Khan, Secretary Industries, Govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar – Pakistan)
  • Governance and partnership methods and models
  • Incentive and Financing scheme for sustainable engagement

Project Work: Development of a suitable action-based Plan for TVET Pathways to Sustainable TVET Institution – Industry Linkages (Program Participants)

• Element 1: Identification of major issues and challenges of TVET Pathways to Sustainable TVET Institution – Industry Linkages.
• Element 2: Formulate action plans on realigning skills for Sustainable governance and widening stakeholders’ (especially industry) engagement in TVET.
• Element 3: Presentation on Enhancing Industry - Institute Linkages for Quality TVET