1.4.4 Technical and Vocational Education Policy Making

TVE policy making is performed by the following two groups:

Higher Council for Educational Planning and its related committees, which are responsible for curriculum development and approval.

Supreme Council for 'Technological Education, which is the sole governmental body responsible for policy making decisions related to both formal and non-formal technical and vocational education in Iran.

In addition to top TVE specialists, the Council members include: Minister of Education, Minister of Culture and Higher Education, Minister of Industries, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Health, and Director of Budget and Plan Organisation, among others presided by the First Deputy to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Soon to be members will be Minister of Labour and president of Union of Universities of Technology (UUT).

Figure 1 - Technical and Vocational Training