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UNEVOC sub-regional conference-cum-seminar, Maputo, Mozambique, 15 -17 July 2009
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre held a sub-regional conference –cum- seminar on the reform and development of TVET at the Centro de Conferencia Joaquim Chissano in Maputo, Mozambique, on 15-17 July 2009. The seminar was jointly organised with UNESCO Maputo and Magdeburg University in Germany (a UNEVOC Centre). Also, institutions such as Universiti Pedagogic Maputo, the UNEVOC Centre at Ohio State University (USA), UNESCO Harare, UNESCO Windhoek, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) provided various forms of support.
There were 117 participants at the seminar, which can be divided into three groups, namely:
Questions about the reform and development of TVET and associated learning were treated in both plenary and breakaway sessions and focussed on the following themes:
Conclusion
A lot of learning occurred. The seminar provided insights into various aspects of TVET reform. The participants went away with a better understanding of the value of an effective national UNEVOC Network, how the utilization of the broader UNEVOC Network was beneficial to TVET planners and leaders, and how it made it unnecessary to reinvent the wheel in addressing the development and innovation of TVET.