Anlässlich des "World Youth Skills Day" am 15. Juli 2016 wurde die UNESCO-Strategie für Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) für 2016 bis 2021 offiziell vorgestellt. Eine Ankündigung erfolgte im April 2016.
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
UNEVOC: International Centre for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
New UNESCO TVET Strategy adopted
On 12 April 2016, UNESCO's Executive Board adopted the new Strategy for
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for the period 2016 to
2021. The Strategy has been strongly endorsed by Member States and will replace
UNESCO's Strategy for TVET for the period 2010 to 2015.
The Strategy
sets out a number of key policy areas and actions with the aim of supporting
Member States to enhance the relevance of their TVET systems. The focus is on
equipping all youth and adults with the skills required to not only find decent
work and develop entrepreneurial and innovative mind-sets, but also to become
active citizens in an equitable, inclusive and sustainable society.
Such a transformative vision of TVET will be implemented in the framework of
lifelong learning, and will contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development.
The Strategy is aligned with Sustainable
Development Goal 4, namely to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all", and has three priority
areas:
- Fostering youth employment and entrepreneurship;
- Promoting equity and gender equality;
- Facilitating transition to green economies and sustainable societies.
To achieve the objectives of the Strategy, UNESCO will work with Member States, UN Agencies and international, regional and bilateral organisations to support policy reviews and development, promote collaborative research approaches and capacity development, and foster cross-sectoral approaches.
UNESCO-UNEVOC in the new Strategy
UNESCO-UNEVOC is UNESCO's specialized centre for TVET and its important role
in the implementation of the new Strategy is evident.
UNESCO-UNEVOC is
the hub of the UNEVOC Network, a global network of over 250 TVET institutions
from over 160 countries, as well as a resource centre for research and
innovation, knowledge sharing and capacity development.
In the
Strategy, the Centre is entrusted, among other things, with the development of
the TVET Leadership Programme aimed at capacity building of TVET institutional
leaders and heads of TVET teacher training institutions.
Development of the Strategy for TVET 2016-2021
The development of this new Strategy for TVET took into account input from
various consultations, including the virtual conference organized in September
to October on UNESCO-UNEVOC's TVET Forum.
UNESCO-UNEVOC also
contributed to the development of the UNESCO's new TVET Strategy by engaging its
UNEVOC Centres. Between April and June 2015, 191 UNEVOC Centres provided
valuable feedback on the effectiveness of UNESCO's interventions, tools and
services.
Launch of UNESCO's Strategy for TVET 2016-2021
An event to celebrate the launch of the Strategy will be organised later this year – details will be announced soon.