PREFACE

This publication is one of the series entitled “Studies in Technical and Vocational Education” distributed by the Section for Technical and Vocational Education, UNESCO within the framework of the UNEVOC Project. UNEVOC is the acronym of UNESCO’s International Project on Technical and Vocational Education, which was launched in 1992. This project focuses primarily on the exchange of information, networking and other methods of international co-operation between specialists in technical and vocational education.

This publication contains the Final Report of a UNESCO International Workshop on Technical and Vocational Education for Rural Development: Delivery Patterns which was held in Ottawa, Canada from 17-20 September 1996. The Report was prepared by Mr. Neil Black, Western Institute of TAPE, Australia who served as a Resource Person for this workshop. A few country discussion papers selected from the participants contributions were also included for our readers’ interest.