Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems differ widely across the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. Yet all over the region, practitioners in TVET institutions - teachers and managers - are confronted with increasing quality requirements. However, the reality is that many TVET centres are not yet able to demonstrate the quality expected of them, despite their embrace of various quality assurance models. Taking this into consideration, RECOTVET, the German government's regional cooperation programme for TVET in the ASEAN region, has taken th
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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems differ widely across the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. Yet all over the region, practitioners in TVET institutions - teachers and managers - are confronted with increasing quality requirements. However, the reality is that many TVET centres are not yet able to demonstrate the quality expected of them, despite their embrace of various quality assurance models. Taking this into consideration, RECOTVET, the German government's regional cooperation programme for TVET in the ASEAN region, has taken the initiative to develop a quality toolbox which aims to support teachers, trainers and other teaching staff to optimize their work in quality assurance and quality development. The toolbox explains basic concepts of quality development and quality assurance as well as providing a set of tried and tested tools for successful quality development.
The toolbox presents key issues which are meant to support QD and QA in TVET centres. Six key thematic areas are covered: (1) enhancing quality culture at TVET institutes; (2) paradigm shift in learning at TVET institutes - quality development; (3) shaping oriented quality indicators and standards for quality development - guideline; (4) classroom instructional materials; (5) assessment of student and teacher performance; and (6) cooperation with the business sector to improve TVET quality. The contents of the quality toolbox place an emphasis on Learn and Work Assignments (LWA), the specially designed tool to support action-oriented teaching and self-reliant learning. The approaches and related instruments included in the toolbox should help support quality development closely focused on teaching and learning.
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