Workshop Places Spotlight on Technical Vocational Education in the Philippines
18-20 September, 2002
The growth and development of a nation being dependant on its labour force, it follows that manpower resources must be technically trained to cater to the needs of the time. To support the requirements of its national development goals and to become competitive in the global market, the Philippines, with its population of about 76 million, clearly needs to ensure technical competency in middle-level manpower skills.
Aware of the essential part technical vocational education has to play in the attainment of this goal, the In-Country Seminar-Workshop "MTT Project on Professional Development in TVE-Philippines was jointly organised by the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVEST), UNEVOC Philippines and UNESCO-APEID Bangkok, from 18-20 September, 2002.
Previous activities involved a study tour for the institution's middle level managers to gain insights on how technical-vocational education is undertaken in some countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The team went on a two-week country visit to Malaysia and Australia, including a de-briefing in Bangkok on March 3-16, 2002. With Professional Development in Technical and Vocational Education as the principal area of study, the team looked at innovations, teacher training, research and development, gender issues, career pathways and student services programmes, faculty and staff development and linkages.
The overall objective of the in-country seminar-workshop was to share knowledge and experiences learnt during this period, through a series of presentations, discussions and hands-on exercises on innovations in teaching technical vocational education to upgrade the competencies of and the quality of instruction in TVE institutions. Specifically, the workshop provided a useful overview of the trends and issues pertinent to the improvement of TVE programmes, assisted participants in understanding innovative learning methodologies and identified possible linkages to upgrade training competencies of faculty and staff.
The training design utilised innovative, participatory and learner-centered training methods and tools, such as presentations by professionals, scholars, consultants and practitioners in TVE, showcase and case analysis to discuss relevant problems and weaknesses, peer learning and reflective thinking and group discussion.
As a direct result of the workshop, strengths and weaknesses in TVE have been identified in detail, along with opportunities for improvement, potential threats to development and recommendations for future action.
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