TVET Teacher / Trainer Education

Innovation and Excellence

At the UNESCO International Meeting on Innovation and Excellence in TVET Teacher/Trainer Education, TVET experts agreed on standards and a framework curriculum for a university-based master degree for TVET teachers and lecturers. Among the participants were representatives from UNEVOC Centres in different countries in Asia. The meeting took place in Hangzhou, China, 8-10 November 2004 and was organised by UNESCO-UNEVOC, in collaboration with the UNESCO Beijing Office and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO.

The meeting produced the following major outcomes:

The Hangzhou Declaration on Strengthening and Upgrading TVET Teacher/Trainer Education, for consideration by UNESCO-UNEVOC and UNESCO Beijing;
A draft recommendation to UNEVOC regarding the possibility of establishing an international Network of TVET trainers; and
A recommendation to UNEVOC for a framework for various study courses in TVET, including a Masters level course.

As next steps, the network is addressing the detailed design of the modules of the masters study course while paying special attention to structuring the study content of the 12 vocational disciplines.

More about the meeting

Documents

Hangzhou Declaration on Strengthening and Upgrading TVET Teacher/Trainer Education

Final Report (PDF, 680 KB)

International Framework Curriculum for a Master Degree for TVET Teachers and Lecturers (PDF, 30 KB)

Press Release (PDF, 15 KB)

Links

United TVET network on innovation and professional development