Promoting TVET among learners, teachers and parents with more visible investments and relevant

curricula that focus on creativity and innovation, with a clear pathway to lifelong learning,

higher education and regional labour, skill and learners’ mobility.

SEAMEO Secretariat has conducted a study on the foresight of education in Southeast Asia using a ‘futuristic methodology’. The results of the study were summarised to key messages and endorsed by the SEAMEO Executive Committee (EC) on 28 August 2014. These key messages were presented as a background document of the SEAMEO Strategic Dialogue of Education Ministers (SDEM) held on 13 September 2014 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Participants of the meeting included SEAMEO Member Countries and observers from Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat.

The seven Priority Areas were subsequently taken note at the 37th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting 2014 and presented to SEAMEO Council at the 48th SEAMEO Council Conference in 2015. In the session of the Ministerial Round Table Meeting, SEAMEO Council endorsed these seven Priority Areas of SEAMEO and announced five recommendations for its implementation starting Fiscal Year 2015/2016.

Background

The SEAMEO Southeast Asian Education Agenda are:

1. Achieving universal early childhood care and education;

2. Addressing barriers to inclusion;3. Resiliency in the face of emergencies;4. Promoting technical and vocational

education and training;5. Revitalising teacher education;6. Harmonising higher education and

research; and7. Adopting a 21st Century curriculum.

Utilising the 21 SEAMEO Regional Centres as the mechanism to implement the seven Priority Areas at the national, regional level and beyond, and synergising with ASEAN.

Involvement of parents in the education system through the “partnering with parents” initiatives to foster common understanding on quality education to the parents in the education of their children.

Promoting teachers and school leaders’ competency standards in SEAMEO Member Countries.

Mobilising and sharing of knowledge, skills and best practices among SEAMEO Member Countries, namely in the areas of TVET, English proficiency skills, digital competencies, 21st Century and employability skills.

Linking the seven Priority Areas with the curriculum and moving towards global citizenship.

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SEAMEO Council’s 5 Recommendations

Priority 4 implementation timeline as of November 2016

Contact Person at SEAMEO Secretariat Piyapa Su-angavatin,External Relations Officerpiyapa@seameo.org

Strategic Approaches Responsible Units Timeline

1 Develop SEA-TVET Consortium and Web Platform

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

Sep 2015 - Ongoing

2 Develop SEA-TVET Knowledge Sharing Platform

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH, SEAMEO SEAMOLEC 2016-2020

3Conduct TVET Country-Level Evaluation Workshop for Harmonisation and Internationalisation

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

4 Enhance Industry Partnership Development Programme with TVET institutions

SEAMEO Secretariat and SEAMEO VOCTECH May 2016 - Ongoing

5 Expand academic and industry partnership programme between SEA and other regions

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

May 2016- Ongoing

6Establish SEAMEO Polytechnic Network for promoting cross country internship placement

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

May 2016

7 Expand SEA-TVET Scholarship Programme for Students and Teachers

SEAMEO SEAMOLEC, SEAMEO Secretariat May 2016 - Ongoing

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Conduct a regional study and proposed model and mechanism for harmonisation, quality assurance and credit transfer system (setting up a regional committee/body)

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH SEAMEO SEAMOLEC

Mar 2015 - May 2016

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Develop competency standard for agriculture and fishers for all levels and promotion of skill competencies in agriculture and fisheries

SEAMEO BIOTROP, SEAMEO SEARCA Current and Ongoing

10Promote harmonisation and internationalisation of nursing and medical TVET students and teachers

SEAMEO TROPMED Mar 2015 - May 2016

11Expand regional priority study areas/industry sectors for harmonisation and internationalisation

SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO VOCTECH 2016-2020

12 Conduct research on TVET Occupational Mapping and Future Skill Demands SEAMEO VOCTECH 2016-2020

13 Develop vocational training programmes for lifelong learners

SEAMEO CELLL, SEAMEO SEAMOLEC, SEAMEO SEARCA, SEAMEO BIOTROP, SEAMEO VOCTECH

2016-2020

14Promote of Innovative Practices in TVET in SEA through regional competition and capacity building programme

SEAMEO VOCTECH, SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO SEAMOLEC 2016-2020

15 Promote internationalisation and Harmonisation of TVET Teacher Education

SEAMEO VOCTECH, SEAMEO Secretariat, SEAMEO SEAMOLEC 2016-2020

16 Develop Regional Skill Competency Development for Students

SEAMEO VOCTECH, SEAMEO Secretariat 2016-2020

2016