why do we need partnerships in tvet? prof. olga oleynikova, president of iveta, director of centre...

Why do we need partnerships in TVET?

Prof. Olga Oleynikova, President of IVETA,

Director of Centre for VET Studies, Moscow (Russia)

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Current context - the time of change and uncertainty Hence:

human capital becomes a nation’s major asset and driving force

Thus: new challenges in relation to the role of VET

The implications for VET: workers need to be prepared for employability and not

only for a specific job Thus

a) training becomes a lifelong activity. Recurrent learning needs to be facilitated;

b) the demand for training increases and diversifies, both for initial entry into employment and for retraining the current workforce

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AIM of TVET To provide the labor market with the

workers who have relevant skills and competences

To address the needs of learners and ensure that they get dignified jobs, decent salaries and opportunities for self-fulfillment

To promote growth and strengthen the well-being of each and every nation

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Can TVET do it on its own? No chance TVET has to partner

with: the government that is

in charge of the nation’s well-being and

with the world of work as the players there are critical for setting the context and content for VET and accommodate VET graduates

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How are demands identified and how do we know that they are met? We need consensus on the demands based on

objective data that can be achieved only through partnerships

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Public-Private partnerships/or social partnerships critical to the

development high quality vocational education and training allow for regular

communication between employers and VET providers

the glue that links education and employers

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Strategic partnerships Strategic partnership

between the state and enterprises as essential to develop and implement VET systems that meet the ever changing and increasingly sophisticated needs of the labour market

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Strategic partnerships Alliances between the State and enterprises are

most likely to produce the innovative solutions needed to meet the requirements of a sound VET system: relevance (to market demand); effectiveness (producing the skilled manpower in the

quality and numbers required); efficiency (making the best use of the available

resources); equity (access for all citizens); and sustainability (sustain and improve the systems’

performance and integrate it into the national development plans)

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Role of partnerships To build consensus To ensure customer closeness of VET To ensure identification of relevant

occupational, key and life skills for today and tomorrow

To offer and enhance training opportunities for underrepresented and disadvantaged target groups

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Role of VET partners To ensure quality of

VET by setting benchmarks and performance standards

To provide work placements to VET students during the training

To provide jobs to VET graduates

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Issues How to build effective

partnerships? How to motivate

employers to engage in partnerships?

How to involve communities of practice as partners for the benefit of VET?

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Thank you for attention!RUSSIA, Moscow

Center for VET StudiesOffice 202, 4 Semyonovskaya Sq.,

Phone: +7 495 972 35 90, +7 495 972 25 90

E-mail: observatory@cvets.ru Web-site: www.cvets.ru