Learning for Life, Work and the Future - Stimulating Reform in Southern Africa through Subregional Co-Operation - Initial Workshop (UNEVOC - Bonn, 2000, 104 p.): Main Working Document: 2. The Purpose of the Workshop

Learning for Life, Work and the Future - Stimulating Reform in Southern Africa through Subregional Co-Operation - Initial Workshop (UNEVOC - Bonn, 2000, 104 p.)

Main Working Document

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		1. Introduction
		2. The Purpose of the Workshop
		3. Access to TVET
		4. Quality of TVET
		5. Staffing of TVET
		6. Recognition and Accreditation
		7. Unemployment
		8. The Informal Sector
		9. The Use of Information and Communication Technology in TVET
		10. The Implication of HIV/AIDS on TVET
		11. Conclusion

2. The Purpose of the Workshop

The main objective of this workshop is to stimulate regional co-operation in the reform of technical and vocational education; the main outcome is to identify, prioritise and initiate subregional projects which will facilitate reforms of TVET in the subregion with emphasis on the following key issues or challenges:

· Access to TVET
· Raising the quality of TVET
· Staff training and professional development
· Recognition and accreditation of qualifications within the TVET system
· Unemployment
· Training for the informal sector
· The role of ICT in the TVET system
· The impact of HIV/AIDS within the TVET system.

The issues and problems are discussed in more detail below, taking into consideration matters raised in the papers prepared by the various participants from the subregion. It should be noted that the relevance and use of ICT permeates through all these issues.