Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Learn4WorkSchokland Programme on TVET

Hester Pronkh.pronk@edukans.nl

Accra, 15 December 2008

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Content of the presentation

History TVET proposal Today: Identification and validation Way forward, guidelines

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History: Its origin

2007: new government intensified attention for MDGs 30 June: Schokland event; signing

Agreements, a.o. for TVET, June 2007 – March 2008: developing

project proposal September: approval MoFA October: initiation

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Point of departure ) 2( Learn4Work

Improve access to good-quality TVET in developing countries:

TVET often marginalised sub sector little attention and budget for TVET few facilities low status main problem: weak link between

education and labour market Potential of TVET for development

(poverty alleviation) not optimally used

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Learn4Work proposal (1)Main objective

To contribute to substantial income for youth / young people, and particularly those who are marginalised

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Learn4Work proposal (2)Objective Operational objective: Improve access to

and quality of VE Both formal as non-formal education Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia target group: (marginalised) young

people between 15 and 23 years results: access, quality, networking,

capacity building and institutional strengthening (South), awareness & fund raising (North)

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Learn4Work proposal (3)Results Results: Access Quality Networking Capacity building and institutional

strengthening (South) Awareness & fund raising (North)

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Learn4Work proposal (4)Principals Focus on ownership & local needs Stimulate new actors to contribute to

development:– Cross-pollination New budget lines Synergy Innovation

• linking to existing policies, strategies and interventions → harmonisation

use existing contacts and networks → sustainability

Cooperative partnerships: networking for linking and learning

Joined forces to lobby open initiative

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Learn4Work proposal (5)Actors

More than 20 Dutch partners involved/interested:

education institutes development organisations education member organisations company & TVET knowledge institute

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Partnership

Learn4Work (6) Partnership

establish partnerships of N & S organisations (at least 2*2) and elaborate project proposal

Ghanaian organisation

Ghanaian organisation

Dutch NGO Dutch non-NGO

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Learn4Work Partnership

2 Ghanaian organisations: Establishing linkages Knowledge exchange Cross-pollination

2 Dutch organisations: 1 NGO, 1 other kind of organisation

(education institute, business) Cross-pollination

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Learn4Work Level of participation

Actors actively involvedNGO’s, TVET institutesLabour market institutes

Actors not actively involved, but support with their knowledge, networks and experiencesMinistry of Education, Min. of Labour ,Advisory councils, Knowledge centres, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lead, Edukans

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Learn4Work Proposal (7)Fund

Aim fund: to stimulate 60% own contribution 40% funding

2 M Euro

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Learn4Work – Coordination

Partnership Ethiopia

Edukans - Lead

Evaluation CommitteeAdvisory Committee

Partnership Kenya

Partnership Kenya

Partnership Ghana

Partnership Zambia

Partnership Ghana

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Today Until today: a Dutch initiative Objective mapping / validation workshop:

to explore / identify opportunities for future interventions

Invite parties, who are interested in and committed to improving access to and quality of TVET, to be involved

to explore / identify opportunities for future cooperation

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Future Identify opportunities to intervene Identify partners February 4: similar workshop Netherlands Project proposal to Edukans (format

available mid January) EC evaluates proposal Project implementation: mid 2009 – end

2011