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Implementing the UNESCO Normative Instruments Concerning TVET
In August 2005, policy-makers and managers of UNEVOC Centres came together for a four-day seminar in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss their commitment to and experiences in implementing the UNESCO normative instruments concerning TVET.
A key topic in the discussion that found wide agreement among participants was that TVET skills should be integrated into the structural frameworks of education and that TVET systems should be incorporated in national qualifications frameworks. This would improve articulation and quality assurance and harmonize certification and credit transfer. In staying true to the normative instruments, affirmative action in TVET and the accommodation of vulnerable and marginalised groups in its initiatives should be considered - irrespective of age and socio-economic status. Other outcomes of the meeting include the importance of integrating HIV/AIDS prevention in TVET programmes as well as fighting the stigma and discrimination associated with this disease. TVET needs to be reviewed with respect to changes in technology, and partnerships should be established with the private sector. Countries emerging from conflict must be assisted through TVET initiatives.
Regionally, it is evident that networking and information sharing among TVET practitioners can be strengthened through national and regional professional TVET associations. Kenya has been given the mandate to jump-start a sub-regional professional TVET association, an initiative we are honoured to instigate.
The outcomes of this seminar have impacted my work and the development of TVET in my region. I have been challenged about the ways in which the normative instruments can provide useful guidelines on standards and practices for policy-making.
Contributed by Dr John Simiyu, Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Technology Education Department, Moi University (UNEVOC Centre), Eldoret, Kenya
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Nairobi Declaration (English/French)
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