development & harmonisation of tvet in the asean region

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Synchronising the needs of the AEC & the ASCC

Development & Harmonisation of TVET in the ASEAN region

ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL

COMMUNITY

Promote a community of caring societies and foster

regional identity

ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

Create ASEAN as a single market and production base

with free flow of goods, services, investment, capital,

and greater mobility of professionals, talents and

skilled labour

ASEAN POLITICAL-SEURITY COMMUNITY

Ensure that countries in the region live in

peace with one another and with the

world in a just, democratic and

harmonious environment

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To create ASEAN as a single market and production base with free flow of goods, services, investment, capital, and greater mobility of professionals, talents and skilled labour

The Objective of the AEC

physical

connectivity

peopleconnectivity

Institu-

tionalconnectivity

TARGETimproved image of TVET, employment + greater mobility of professionals, talents and skilled labour

ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework & referencing

mutual recognition arrangements (credits

and qualifications)

training certification

student & staff mobility

Development & Harmonisation of TVET in support of ASEAN Community/ASEAN Economic Community

quality assurance

+ standards

EDUCATION

LABOUR

ECONOMIC

+ adequate/appropriate technology+ intelligent work processes + support for MSMEs

+ sustainable development measures

+ extra/special attention to CLMV

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TVET as a priority agenda in Southeast Asia

ASEAN Work Plan on Education 2016-2020

1. Sub-goal 4: Development of the technical and vocational education and training(TVET) sector and lifelong learning in the region

Post-2015 Priority Areas of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)

2. Priority 4: Promoting technical and vocational education and training(TVET)

UNESCO TVET Programme in Asia-Pacific (including Southeast Asia)

3. Strengthen the capacities of Member States to design and implement polices aiming at transforming TVET

Collaboration on TVET in Southeast AsiaSoutheast Asian Technical and

Vocational Education and Training (SEA TVET) under the framework of

SEAMEO

Connecting the Mekong through

Education and Training (COMET)

under the framework of ASEAN and supported by USAID

Regional Cooperation in

TVET (RECOTVET) under the framework of

ASEAN and supported by GIZ

Focus areas

1. Harmonization and standardization

(curriculum, QF, industry practices and

ethics, credit recognition)

2. Internationalisation of VTIs, and

Mobility of lecturers and students

(lecturers/students exchanges,

networking and collaborative activities)

Focus areas

1. Connecting women to new career

opportunities

2. Focusing partner schools on helping

poor youth

3. Engaging youth at-risk of trafficking and

preparing them for employment

4. Targeting support to rural vocational

institutes

Focus areas

1. Regional Policy

Dialogue

2. Human Capacity

Development for TVET

3. Regional Cooperation

Platform

Priority sectors/industry areas

1. Electronics, Mechatronics,

Manufacturing and Applied Chemistry

2. Agriculture and Fisheries

3. Civil Engineering

4. Hospitality and Tourism

5. Commerce (Banking)

Priority sectors/industry areas

1. Agriculture/Aquaculture, Agro-

processing, Food and Beverage

Processing

2. Automotive Parts

Manufacturing/Vehicle Assembly

3. Construction

4. Electronics (low and high value add)

5. Tourism

Priority sectors/industry

areas

(not identified)

Participating countries

11 SEAMEO member countries


5 CLMTV countries


10 ASEAN member states

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EDUCATION

ASEAN WORK PLAN

2016-2020

ON

SUB-GOALS

PRIORITY AREAS

ACTIVITIES

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19

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ASEAN WORK PLAN ON EDUCATION 2016-2020

1. ASEAN awareness

2. Quality & access to basic education

3. ICT

4. TVET and lifelong learning

5. ESD

6. Higher education QA

7. University-Industry Partnership

8. Capacity building for teachers and

community

1 Support and implement the ASEAN Post-2015 Vision on Education

2 Strengthen, deepen and widen educational cooperation with partners

3 Expand scope of education cooperation towards development of a more coordinated, cohesive and coherent ASEAN position & its contribution to global education issues

PURPOSES OF THE WORK PLAN

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SUB-GOALS

PRIORITY AREAS

ACTIVITIES

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19

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ASEAN WORK PLAN ON EDUCATION 2016-2020

1. ASEAN awareness

2. Quality & access to basic education

3. ICT

4. TVET and lifelong learning5. ESD

6. Higher education QA

7. University-Industry Partnership

8. Capacity building for teachers and

community

SUB-GOAL 4: Support the development

of the TVET sector as well as lifelong

learning in the region

PRIORITY AREA 4.1: Maximizing access to TVET

for employment and sustainable development

PRIORITY AREA 4.2: Strengthening regional

harmonisation for the advancement of quality

TVET transformation through networking,

partnerships and mobilization of TVET personnel

and resources

PRIORITY AREA 4.3: Establishing regional quality

assurance and recognition for TVET and/or non-

degree (diploma or certificates only) institutions

PRIORITY AREA 4.4: Reducing the gaps between

vocational skills demand and supply across

ASEAN (ASEAN Connectivity 2025 Plan)

SUB-GOAL 4: Support the development of the Technical and

Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector as well as lifelong

learning in the region

PRIORITY AREA 4.1: Maximizing access to TVET for employment and

sustainable development

ACTIVITY # 34

TVET in the ASEAN Work Plan on Education (1)

Projects/Activities Lead Country Partners

34. Increase opportunities for cross-border TVET internship, apprenticeship, academic exchange; and set policies for sustainable development

Brunei Darussalam

SEAMEO

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PRIORITY AREA 4.2: Strengthen regional harmonisation for the

advancement of quality TVET transformation through networking,

partnerships and mobilization of TVET personnel and resources

ACTIVITIES # 35-38


Projects/Activities Lead Country

Partners

35. Bridge skills and academic for vertical mobility through curriculum development

36. Provide access to higher level of education for experienced workforce

37. Training for professional TVET teachers

Malaysia

38. Implement GIZ’s RECOTVET Programme to strengthen regional harmonisation and quality improvement in TVET (TVET Personnel Education)

Brunei DarussalamOther AMS

GIZ/RECOTVETSEAMEO Secretariat and SEAMEO VOCTECH

PRIORITY AREA 4.2: Strengthen regional harmonisation for the

advancement of quality TVET transformation through networking,

partnerships and mobilization of TVET personnel and resources (cont’d)

ACTIVITIES # 39-41



Partners

39. Establish a regional TVET centre focusing on research, capacity building and collaboration of institutions concentrating on TVET qualifications at the postgraduate level

40. Strengthen academic pathways for TVET specialists at the postgraduate level

41. Support the conduct of ASEAN Skill Competition to support ASEAN workforce development, particularly in achieving regional standard competency (SLOM)

CROSS-SECTORAL

Malaysia

Malaysia

SLOM and supported by SOM-ED

GIZ/RECOTVETSEAMEO Secretariat and SEAMEO VOCTECH

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PRIORITY AREA 4.3: Establishing regional quality assurance and

recognition for TVET and/or non-degree (diploma or certificates only)

institutions

ACTIVITIES # 42-44



Partners

42. Develop/ improve cross-border TVET Internship Programme

43. Develop/ implement TVET Academic Exchange Programme

Thailand & Philippines

GIZ, SEAMEO VOCTECH AEC, ASEAN-affiliated entities

44. Complete the development of National Qualifications Frameworks, and begin undertaking quality assurance activities in TVET and higher education (ASEAN IAI & NDG Work Plan)

AMS + ASEAN Secretariat

PRIORITY AREA 4.4: Reducing the gaps between vocational skills

demand and supply across ASEAN (ASEAN Connectivity 2025 Plan)

ACTIVITIES # 45



Partners

45. Establish new vocational training programmes and common qualifications across ASEAN Member States Understand vocational skill gaps across ASEAN Member

States (building on existing work by ILO / ADB) Reviewing the landscape of TVET programmes in AMS Prioritize 2-3 TVET sectors/areas based on relevance for

AMS, private sector interest, feasibility Develop a set of common skills and competencies for the

sector training programmes in each area (together with private sector operators)

Roll out across a cluster of AMS Explore harmonization of TVET recognition requirements

AMS + ASEAN Secretariat

ACMW, SLOM, SEOM, DGICM,ILO, ADB, GIZ, SEAMEO VOCTECH

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GIZ RECOTVET Programme

ASEAN Connectivity

2025 Plan

IAI & NDG Work Plan 2016-2020

USAID COMET

Work Plan in support of KL

Declaration on HE

ASEAN SLOM

SEAMEO VOCTECH

EASTVET Quality

Assurance Framework (ASEAN+6 countries)

Others: UNEVOCUNESCO

KRIVET/ROKACC/China

CanadaSwitzerland

ASEAN Work Plan on TVET: the sum of all parts

Key recommendations and commitments of Malaysia on higher education and TVET in support of the Kuala Lumpur

Declaration on Higher education

Higher education and student /staff mobility TVET

1. Connect initiatives related to higher education

within the region

2. Develop a commonly agreed platform and

operating mechanisms for sharing and

managing data on mobility

3. Establish a working group to consult the SOM-

ED on matters related to higher education

4. Establish a working group to harmonise

mobility activities with respect to credit transfer

and quality assurance

5. Conceptualise a single ASEAN brand

scholarship by 2025

6. Coordinate capacity building for staff involved

in managing mobility programmes

7. Offer leadership development programmes for

ASEAN higher education leaders

1. Host a regional TVET centre focusing on

research, capacity building and

collaboration of institutions concentrating

on TVET qualifications at the

postgraduate level

2. Strengthen academic pathways for TVET

specialists at the postgraduate level

3. Participate in the Southeast Asia

Polytechnic Network under SEAMEO for

cross-border internship placement and

partnership development with other TVET

institutions within and beyond ASEAN

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1. A TVET quality assurance framework (QAF) for EAS

participating countries

2. Consists of a set of principles, guidelines and tools to

develop, improve, reform, guide and assess the quality of

their TVET systems.

3. Spearheaded by Australia under the EAS Cooperation on

Education

4. Remaining discussions and decisions on: governance

arrangements, referencing approaches, and endorsement

and implementation

TVET Quality Assurance Framework

under EAS

TVET: key messages & forward looking

1. Effective collaborations on TVET are built on shared goals of stakeholders including the industry

2. TVET development must recognize global trends but should be anchored on local needs and contexts

3. Build on existing frameworks and mechanisms

4. Strong and sustained partnerships rely on constant information sharing

5. Support and align implementation with new education agenda at the global, ASEAN, and national levels

development & harmonisation of tvet in the asean region

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