15th IVETA International Conference
More than 140 TVET professionals from over 30 countries came together in Moscow, Russia, 21-24 August 2006 for the 15th International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference on VET in the Context of Lifelong Learning. The experts identified and discussed current problems, developments and concepts in TVET as part of lifelong learning, with a particular focus on qualifications frameworks, quality assurance, technology, adult learning and social aspects of workforce education.
The conference was an opportunity for TVET professionals to network with colleagues, share their experiences and identify common trends and necessary steps forward. The most important issues for many countries are financing and governance of TVET, diversification of TVET providers, and standards-driven and competency-based approaches. Quality assurance in TVET was also discussed.
Two roundtable sessions that focussed on specific topics in TVET took place during the conference.
The first roundtable, organised and chaired by the Director of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre in Bonn, was on Challenges and Solutions for TVET Development in the European Countries in Transition. It was a mapping exercise aimed at identifying the level of TVET development in specific countries and defining priorities to aid the further advancement of TVET in the countriesin. The roundtable also explored the extent to which patterns are similar or different across the region. Speakers from Croatia, Lithuania, Montenegro and Romania presented case studies. The roundtable contributed to the development of knowledge about the role of TVET in preparing people for employment and citizenship, and in rebuilding communities and the economies of countries in transition.
The second roundtable dealt with Professionalisation of TVET Teachers/Trainers An Issue for International Cooperation. It was organised by the United TVET Network on Innovation and Professional Development (UNIP) in collaboration with the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, Bonn. Improving the quality of training programmes for TVET teachers/trainers is an important focus of UNESCO-UNEVOC. This is a key component in raising the quality and status of TVET, and the Centre works with UNIP and other partners to promote the adoption of a Masters degree programme for TVET educators. The purpose of the roundtable was to facilitate discussions on the international and regional implementation of such Masters level degrees, as well as to support worldwide exchange of information on such processes. Some of UNESCO-UNEVOC's partners are also proposing the introduction of a doctoral degree programme for TVET trainers.
The conference was organised by IVETA in partnership with UNESCO-UNEVOC, the Centre for VET Studies, the Union of VET Principals and the Ministry of Education and Science, Russian Federation.
Documents
Closing Remarks, Tom McArdle, President of IVETA
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