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Instructor Training and Research Center, Iran TVTO
مرکز تربیت مربی و پژوهش های سازمان آموزش فنی و حرفه ای کشور (ITC)

UNEVOC Centre (Uni/Research) since 2017

The Instructor Training and Research Center (ITC) affiliated to the Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization (Iran TVTO) was established with cooperation of International Labor Organization (ILO) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 1974.

ITC was established to provide and train instructors and trainers of Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization (Iran TVTO) and other institutions under this organization. ITC is mainly responsible for human resource development and acts as an independent center under the direct control of Iran TVTO’s President.

Iran TVTO, affiliated to the Ministry of Cooperative, Labour and Social Welfare, is responsible for applied and skill training with the objective to create productive employment environment, promote job and work culture in society, develop human resources, train skilled workers and technicians needed for manufacturing and economic enterprises.

Currently, ITC is considered as an advanced skills and specialized training centre, in national and regional level, due to its up to date and comprehensive software and hardware facilities, as well as its professional human resources. It has 17 specialized training departments including; electricity, automotive technology, welding, machine tools, CNC, IT, pedagogy and entrepreneurship, fashion design, wood industries, electronics and mechatronic, HAVC and home appliance, foreign languages agriculture construction and building industries... The Center is ready to expand its cooperation with other training, educational and research institutions, organizations and industries based on its main objectives.

Mission

ITC is to contribute the national and international sustainable development and Education for All by providing training for TVT instructors and trainers as the key factor in human resource development. We follow the mission: “Skilled Trainers; Effective Training; Sustainable Development”.

Objectives

Objectives:

• To provide and train the specialized human forces in order to achieve Iran TVTO’s goals;
• To match and harmonize the skill training with labour market needs;
• To create and provide environment for attaining vocational experiences with skill-oriented training approach.

Regular tasks

• Planning to develop entrepreneurial culture;
• Training the instructors and trainers needed for technical and vocational training (TVT) centers, industries and private- sector institutes;
• Designing and implementing the refresher courses for TVTO’s instructors aiming to promote their knowledge and skills;
• Applying researching to improve the training effectiveness based on TVTO and labour market needs;
• Developing and reviewing the training curricula needed for instructors based on technology changes;
• Providing and developing training contents (training video, software and hardware);
• Doing the training need analysis in TVT centres, industries, and labour market with an approach to targeting and levelling the training activities;
• Planning for recreational activities in the field of culture and religious to institutionalize the values and to grow TVTO and ITC’s human force excellence;
• Training and exchanging with domestic and overseas institutions and having effective relations in the form of joint training and research projects;
• Providing training services for neighbouring and regional countries;
• Providing training services in the form of face to face and electronically for applicant domestic institutions and industries;
• Holding national and regional training seminars, meetings and workshops using domestic and international professors, researchers and experts;
• Providing technical and vocational training and researches based on labor market needs;
• Providing consultation services and advices for industrial and service- sector organizations;
• Contributing to the organization of the Iran National Skills Competition.

Focus and interest