VTC Workshop On The New Training Model

1. VTC Workshop On The New Training Model Organized By: Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) and K-UTECH/ UHTM Consultants, Malaysia Project: Restructuring the VTC Component, Employer-Driven Skills Development (EDSD) Project Date: 28 & 30 November 2011 Venue: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Amman UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

2. The Development of the New Training Model In-conjunction to the New VTC Restructuring towards 21st Century practices. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

3. Training Models development steps 4 3 2 1 UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

4. From TOR responsiveness relevance cost-effectiveness efficiency accountability sustainability + PPP Jordan National Agenda Input Internal Quality Control Quality Assurance UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

5. VTC Role in National Agenda In the “Employment Support and Vocational Training theme”, and within its recommendations related to reforming TVET sector to align its training programs according to labour market needs, - National Agenda recommended restructuring VTC to become a New Skills Development Agency, and guaranteeing its autonomous financial and governance systems. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

6. VTC roles & functions Leadership Excellence Vocational Training Services Provision & Delivery Labors Vision Classify Shops Community Support Small & Medium Enterprises Labor Market Competetive Training & Preparing Highly Qualified Raising their Efficiency designing via assessing 1 evaluating Values, Principles and highest standard of quality Concepts: according employers 1. Commitment and partnering civil society institutions loyalty to the VTC. 2. Team work spirit. Trainers Training 3. Transparency. 2 Occupational Safety & Health Supervisors 4. High performance and Missions professionalism. Labors 5. Provide training for Shops everyone. 3 Classifying 6. Continuous training. Accredited National Occupatonal Standards 7. Subjectivity. according to 8. Management by facts. Delivering Services Establish 9. Flexibility and 4 Small & Medium Enterprises responsiveness to Develop UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan changes.

7. worldofwork continuous craftsman 3 skilled semi-skilled 1 2 secondaryschool vocationalschool dropouts dropouts primaryschool (MoE) 7,8,9 UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

8. TVET: a complex socio-economic system Some backgrounds and guiding aspects Interrelationships between TVET and Labour Market Matching vs. Mismatching Qualifications: Demand Side Qualifications: Supply Side “Employment- system“ Industrial Needs VTC / TVET Provider VTC Initital Training Labour Market Further Training Training and Working Working and Training UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan Source: S.Harry(2008)

9. TVET: a complex socio-economic system Some backgrounds and guiding aspects Action Fields Labour & Market Driven TVET • TVET system/ -policy - Transition Training / Employment • (Law/Regulations, Institution, Financing, Organisation) • TVET research - Vocational Guidance / Orientation • Development of Occupations/Qualification - Identification of Training Demands • Teaching&Learning, Didactics&Methods - Analysis of occupational supply/demand • (Curricula, Media, Quality, Testing, Certification and regional labour markets • Training of TVET Staff - Prognosis of labour markets • Technology oriented Training - Actions to support labour market • (Occupational / Skills Standards ) • Management of TVET Institutions - Employment & occupational statistics • Specific Target Groups - Specific Target Groups • Knowledge Management UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan Source: S.Harry(2008)

10. Main Issues and Challenges to VTC • The negative image of vocational education and training. • Weak academic level of VTC trainees. • Training program closed track. • Modest participation of the private sector in training programsdesign, implementation and evaluation. • Limited financial resources available to VTC. • Modest female participation in training programs and low participation rates of females graduates in labour market. • Irrelevance of some training programs with Labour Market needs. • Inconsistent current laws and regulations governing VTC that obstruct its development. Source : DG Presentation KL UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

11. Main Development Challenges in TVET Changes • Human capital is increasingly seen as the major determinant of the wealth and well-being of countries in Jordan. • Skills inequalities and the labour market are growing. • Gender issues and inequalities in various training industries. • Workers’ skills demand are dramatically changing and not fulfilled by the existing public or private training programmes. • Quality And Accreditation Standard with various skills • Drastic Change of Technology need to change the training needs simultaneously. • Changes in the world labour force • Global production systems and shifts in employment • Skills shortages emerge worldwide • Conditions of work: • Rebalancing flexibility and security • Stable employment relations with flexible working time UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

12. Planning for TVET Models for 21st Century " Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. " UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

13. TVET 21st Century • What is the primary Characteristics of the 21st Century? • Change brought about by Technology • How fast is technology changing? • How this impacts, how we teach and what we teach. • What can we do to adjust the TVET System to this? UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

14. The Workplace is Changing • New technologies bring new methods of working • Workers are going to have to learn many new things as they come along • Life-long learning will not be only be a desired trait but an absolute necessity. • Communication, collaboration, leadership, innovation, creativity, cooperation and other soft skills become increasingly important. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

15. 21st Century Educational Trends • Adaptive approach – awareness of what is happening in the world. • Programs should included frequent benchmarking to International bodies and standards. • Life long learning for students, teachers and administrators. • Develop support programs for new content, teaching and learning tools. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

16. Consequences to restructuring VTC The new Training Model needed Malaysia TVET System Model’s; Learning The Training Model from selected Countries; “Hands-on, Minds-on and Hearts-on” Education Source: Institute of Technical Education. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

17. Indonesia Edu. Systems Model’s; Learning The Training Model from selected Countries; UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

18. Philippines TVET Model’s; Learning The Training Model from selected Countries; Philippines National Qualification Framework Source: www.tesda.gov.ph/ UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

19. German TVET Model’s; Learning The Training Model from selected Countries; UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

20. Thailand TVET Model’s; Learning The Training Model from selected Countries; The Technical and vocational education system in Thailand. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

21. Australia TVET Model’s; UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

22. Select & sort Program evaluation Purposes Forms Content Context Certification & licensing Qualification structures School education Program evaluation Learning Teaching Effectiveness Efficiency Equity Models of learning Technical & vocational education & training Promote learning Education systems Assessment system Learning outcomes Higher education Quality assurance Standardised Productivity Efficiency Competitiveness Participation Equity Common tasks National objectives Assessment Performance assessment Portfolio construction Industry & occupation structure What do learners know? Industry systems What should be assessed? Age profile Skills profile Labour force What can learners do? Australia TVET Assesment Model’s; UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

23. Singapore TVET Model’s; “Hands-on, Minds-on and Hearts-on” Education Source: Institute of Technical Education. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

24. Singapore TVET Model’s; “Hands-on, Minds-on and Hearts-on” Education Source: Institute of Technical Education. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

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26. Basic Elements of an Effective & Efficient Training Programme • Encourage modular, flexible and job oriented training programmes design and implementation. • Effective when applied to different participants level or sectors. • Producing cost-effective results in both large and small training undertakings. • Producing training programmes that can be evaluated to certain standard and accreditation. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

27. Basic Elements of an Effective & Efficient Training Programme • Consistent with the development of systematic training • Establishing cost-effective employment oriented training methodology with the development of employable skills; • Apply a demand driven training approach taking into account identified training needs. • Encourage proving provisions for “life -long learning”. • Integration of work related generic skills UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

28. TVET Dimensions includes TRAINING CERTIFICATION STANDARDISATION IDENTIFICATION: UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

29. Tools, Machines Components PPC Competency Based Edu training Design of Training Delivery Registration Job Sheet Contract Packaging QC UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

30. DEFINITION OF COMPETENCE “Competence is defined as the application of skills, knowledge and attitudes to perform tasks to industrial and commercial standards under operating conditions” (focuses attention on outcomes) UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

31. COMPETENCY-BASED MANDATORY ASSESSMENT TRAINING REGULATIONS MANDATORY REGISTRATION TRAINING STANDARDS CURRICULUM FACULTY TOOLS/ EQUIPMENT FACILITIES COMPETENCY STANDARDS KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE INDUSTRY STANDARDS COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT ASSESSORS CRITERIA ASSESSMENT VENUES HOW TO TEACH HOW TO TEST WHAT TO LEARN UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

32. Standards, Curricula, Testing and Certification • Scope and content: • Scope: Local, national, regional, international. • Content: • Level 1: work ethics (normative) • Level 2: academic (adaptive) • Level 3: specific skills (productive) • Who decide the scope and content: • A committee: teachers/education experts, employers, government, professional association • Standard Setting • Curricula Development • Methods/approaches: • Recognition of Prior Learning • Holistic assessment: Portfolio, knowledge test, observation • Who should assess? Assessment committee representing independent assessors Assessment Certification and Recognition • Who should issue the certificate? • How wide is the populations? UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

33. Standards? Why Have Standards? Training provided does not meet employer expectations, Meeting the needs of the labour market, Bring training closer to the world of work, Making students/trainees employable, Making the workforce trainable. Standardsare norms/specifications of a job or work activities, which are recognized and considered as such by a corporate body that includes workers, employers, training institutionsand public sector. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

34. Benefits of Standards Amongst others, are: • evaluate education and training providers • provide students with a benchmark of relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes, and the motivation for attaining them. • training providers being able to adapt course content to prepare graduates with the most current knowledge and skills required by the labour market UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

35. Conclusion • New, higher technical skills & competencies for exploiting potential of advanced technologies. • Demand for key and/or core skills development (work related generic skills) that support adjustment to rapid changes in work organisation, the workplace & world of work in general. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan

36. Cont. • Skills & knowledge become rapidly obsoleteand there fore, must be renewed continuously; • Skills & training as a strategic responseto globalisation, technological change & other forces affecting labour markets; • As the life span of existing qualifications shortens, there is a greater and urgent need for skills-up-grading, re-training, continuous education and training, as well as lifelong learning. UTHM Holdings & VTC Jordan