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Trudi van WykAlison Mead Richardson
Education Specialists
Commonwealth of LearningFlexible Skills Development
eLearning Africa, May 2011, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
UNESCO-UNEVOC ICT in TVET summit
Strengths20 year track record strong leadershippartnerships with countries
To help Commonwealth governments and institutions to
expand the scope, scale and quality of learning by using new
approaches and appropriate technologies
COL’s Mission
COL Funding
Voluntary contributions from Ministries of Education of member countries
Major contributors: Canada India New ZealandNigeria South Africa United Kingdom 40/5
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COL Programme Structure
EducationOpen schoolingTeacher EducationHigher EducationVUSSC
Livelihoods & HealthSkills DevelopmentLearning for FarmersHealthy CommunitiesIntegrated eLearning
COL Flexible Skills Development
Partnership with CAPASupporting development of skills in ICT in TVET
Change management and organisational development
Policy and strategyTechnologyMedia & technology in TVET teaching
Characteristics of TVET in AfricaFull-time, face-to-face programmesPre-employment training for secondary
achieversSmall numbers benefitMany disadvantaged learners
ICT in TVETNecessary for expanded accessQuality improvementsImproved efficiency and increased
income Greater ICT skills of teachers and staff
Why Flexible Skills Development?
We believe that the appropriate use of ICT can:
help institutions to be more efficientImprove the teaching and learning
experienceMake it possible to offer new courses to
new learnersIncrease access to TVSDImpact positively on skills training for the
informal economy
Why the informal sector?
Sub-Saharan Africa• 60% of population is < 25years
• 90% of work is in the informal economy
• Governments are achieving great successes in EFA Goal 2 – UPE
• Governments need support to address EFA Goal 3 and Goal 6
Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes
Education for All Goal 3
Improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills
Education for All Goal 6
Overall purpose of FSD
To increase access to skills development
Informal sector and other disadvantaged learners
To improve quality in TVSD
To contribute to poverty alleviation
FSD activities – progress
• Introductory workshops – Zambia, Kenya & Nigeria
• Identification of 10 key institutions – Baseline report
• Online Community Learning Network• Online managers & policy makers’ training• Support for management of technical
infrastructure• Online training for teachers in flexible
approaches
FSD Key Institutions
Online TVET managers &teacher training courses
Educational social media platformBuild a community of practiceResourcesDiscussionsOpportunity to share and provide
evidenceInstitutional group spaces
CLN – content focus
Planning and policy making
Organisational management and change
Technical infrastructure and resources
TVET teaching with technology
165 members 80 discussions
FSD activities to come
Online teacher trainingMaterials development trainingNational policy workshopsCourse design for the informal sector
workersTVET course materials
Monitoring & evaluation
Important activity for COL and for CAPA
Needed to document the process Formative evaluationBaseline studyInstitutions are partners in M&ECapacity building for M&E
Aiming for:Development of flexible approaches, programmes and teaching which enable us to give
The COL FaB stamp of approval!
