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The Role of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries

The Role of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries. Cross-cutting study: A Review of Literature, Issues and Recommendations for Action Kristal Jones The Pennsylvania State University. What is ATVET?. Credit: USAID/STAY + – Afghanistan.

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The Role of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries

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  1. The Role of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Developing Countries Cross-cutting study: A Review of Literature, Issues and Recommendations for Action Kristal Jones The Pennsylvania State University

  2. What is ATVET? Credit: USAID/STAY+ – Afghanistan Credit: CAADP – Ghana Credit: TaiwanICDF – St. Kitts and Nevis

  3. What is TVET? UNESCO (2004): Technical and vocational education and training is a comprehensive term referring to those aspects of the educational process involving, in addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences, and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life

  4. What is ATVET? The study of technologies and related sciences, and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to agricultural occupations

  5. What is ATVET? The study of technologies and related sciences, and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to agricultural occupations What are agricultural occupations, and what kind of skills and education are related to them?

  6. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain Graphic: USAID

  7. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters

  8. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  9. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  10. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain (Local and regional agribusiness) Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  11. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain (Local and regional agribusiness) Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  12. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain (Local and regional agribusiness) Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmer unions, producer organizations, mechanics Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  13. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain (Local and regional agribusiness) Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmer unions, producer organizations, mechanics Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agricultural banks, credit unions, private credit and microfinance Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  14. Value chains define agricultural occupations Agricultural value chain (Local and regional agribusiness) Third-party certifiers Food processing and conservation for local markets Farmer unions, producer organizations, mechanics Farmers, fishers, herders, foresters Agricultural banks, credit unions, private credit and microfinance Agrodealers, seed producers, extension agents

  15. Occupations define the skills needed Hard skills Production techniques Land, soil, water management Accurate information about inputs Certification compliance and assessment Business planning and management

  16. Occupations define the skills needed Hard skills Production techniques Land, soil, water management Accurate information about inputs Certification compliance and assessment Business planning and management Soft skills Leadership Personal financial planning Communication Applications of information technology

  17. Skills define the appropriate level of education Historically, post-primary vocational education aimed at “the sons of traditional farmers,” whereas post-secondary education was designed to “lead the sons of the middle class into public employment.” (Johanson and Saint 2007: 13) In the future, “farmers, fishers, foresters and miners will require at least fourteen years of education” in order to run computer-operated machinery and perform technical tasks. (UNESCO, 2006a: 11)

  18. ATVET & agricultural workforce development SWOT analysis of the contributions of ATVET to agricultural workforce development

  19. ATVET & agricultural workforce development SWOT analysis of the contributions of ATVET to agricultural workforce development

  20. ATVET & agricultural workforce development SWOT analysis of the contributions of ATVET to agricultural workforce development

  21. ATVET & agricultural workforce development SWOT analysis of the contributions of ATVET to agricultural workforce development

  22. ATVET & agricultural workforce development SWOT analysis of the contributions of ATVET to agricultural workforce development

  23. Examples of recent ATVET projects

  24. ATVET in Kyrgyzstan: An example Agricultural and Rural Vocational Education Project (Helvetas and partners) Source: Helvetas2011 Annual Report

  25. ATVET in Kyrgyzstan: An example Agricultural and Rural Vocational Education Project (Helvetas and partners) Source: Helvetas2011 Annual Report

  26. ATVET in Kyrgyzstan: An example Training and Extension System rural advisory services (GIZ, Osh University, USAID, UNDP) Source: tes-centre.org

  27. InnovATE and ATVET Place-based labor market analysis What are agricultural occupations? What skills are necessary for these occupations? What level of education is appropriate for these skills?

  28. InnovATE and ATVET Place-based labor market analysis What are agricultural occupations? What skills are necessary for these occupations? What level of education is appropriate for these skills? Capacity building Institutional Pedagogical Creating linkages – extension, universities, private sector

  29. Questions? Credit: USAID/STAY+ – Afghanistan Credit: CAADP – Ghana Credit: TaiwanICDF – St. Kitts and Nevis

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