Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Learn4WorkSchokland Programme on TVET

Aart van den Broeka.vd.broek@edukans.nlNairobi, 29 January 2009

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Content of the presentation

Background TVET proposal Today: Identification and validation Way forward, guidelines

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Learn4Work proposal - Background new fund to stimulate new actors to

contribute to development: New budget lines Cross-pollination Synergy Innovation

focus on ownership & local needs use existing contacts and networks →

sustainability linking to existing policies, strategies and

interventions → harmonisation cooperative partnerships: networking for linking

and learning joined forces to lobby open initiative

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Learn4Work - Point of departure

Improve access to good-quality TVET in developing countries:

TVET often marginalised sub sector little attention and budget for TVET few facilities low status main problem: weak link between

education and labour market Potential of TVET for development

(poverty alleviation) not optimally used

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Learn4Work - proposal (1)Objectives Long term objecive: To contribute to

substantial income for youth / young people, and particularly those who are marginalised

Operational objective: Improve access to and quality of VE

Both formal as non-formal education Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia target group: (marginalised) young

people between 15 and 23 years

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Learn4Work proposal (2)Results Results: Access Quality Networking Capacity building and institutional

strengthening (South) Awareness & fund raising (North)

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Learn4Work proposal (3)Actors More than 20 Dutch partners involved /

interested: education institutes development organisations education member organisations company & TVET knowledge institute

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Partnership

Learn4Work (6) Partnership

establish partnerships of N & S organisations (at least 2*2) and elaborate project proposal

Kenyan organisation

Kenyan organisation

Dutch NGO Dutch non-NGO

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Learn4Work Partnership 2 Kenyan organisations

2 Dutch organisations 1 NGO 1 other kind of organisation

(education institute, business)

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Learn4Work Level of participation

Actors actively involvedNGO’s, TVET institutesLabour market institutes

Actors not actively involved, but support with their knowledge, networks and experiencesMinistry of Education, Min. of Labour, Advisory councils, Knowledge centres, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lead, Edukans

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Learn4Work Proposal (7)Fund

Aim fund: to stimulate 66% own contribution 34% funding

Total project budget: 5 M Euro Total fund: 2 M Euro (-/-

coordination, mapping and L&L) Micro level projects

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Learn4Work – Coordination

Partnership Ethiopia

Advisory Committee

Edukans - Lead

Evaluation Committee

Partnership Kenya

Partnership Ghana

Partnership Zambia Partnership

Kenya

Partnership Ghana

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Dutch participants, so far• NGOs

– Edukans /Ex-change– ICS– Help a Child– Word & Deed

• Knowledge centre/umbrella organisation– Aequor– COLO– MBO Council

• VTC:– Alfa College– Groenhorst College / Aeres group– ROC Landstede– ROC Eindhoven– ROC West-Brabant

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Today Until today: a Dutch initiative Objective mapping / validation workshop:

to explore / identify opportunities for future interventions

Invite parties, who are interested in and committed to improving access to and quality of TVET, to be involved

to explore / identify opportunities for future cooperation

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Future Identify opportunities to intervene Identify partners February 4: similar workshop Netherlands Call for proposals end Jan – Mid April

(format available end January) EC evaluates proposal Project implementation: mid 2009 – end

2011