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Factors influencing students’ selection of vocational education subjects in a developing country

The purpose of the study was to identify factors that influenced students to select vocational education subjects i ... Show more
The purpose of the study was to identify factors that influenced students to select vocational education subjects in Grades 11 and 12. The population for the study was all students who had selected a vocational subject in the 16 vocational high schools in Swaziland. This cohort constituted the first group of students in the vocationalized curriculum in the program areas of agriculture, commerce (business), home economics, and technical studies. The findings revealed that the most influential factors were: (1) a possibility of getting a job upon completing high school with vocational skills gained, (2) the media, (3) successful businesspersons in the community, (4) positive parental support, and (5) hope and desire of a successful home-based enterprise.
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Authors: Mndebele, Comfort B. S.; Xaba, Samuel K.

Date: 2006

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal of vocational education and training

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Students; Research ... [+] Show more
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The role of adult education in the integration of inmates into society after a jail term: practical experiences from Swaziland

Prisons play a significant role in contributing to the lifelong learning needs of their inmates who often have limi ... Show more
Prisons play a significant role in contributing to the lifelong learning needs of their inmates who often have limited formal education and skills. The main function of correctional centres, among others, is the secure containment of inmates committed to their custody, and provision of skills and training in an effort to help them integrate more effectively into society after discharge. While the correctional centres perform training and other initiatives in an effort to make inmates better individuals, the Department of Adult Education at the University of Swaziland, as one of its mandates reaches out and conducts training programmes to correctional service staff but more specifically to inmates. This paper provides a case study of the Department’s adult education programmes, which were offered to enhance the learning provision of the correctional services. Furthermore, it will highlight shortcomings and make suggestions on how to improve the provision of adult education programmes for inmates. The paper gives an outline of the Swaziland context, the Department of Correctional Services in Swaziland, the problem of recidivism for inmates, and the work done by the Department of Adult Education. Finally recommendations and conclusions are offered.
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Authors: Biswalo, Peles

Date: 2011

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal of lifelong education

Subjects: Adult and community education; Disadvantaged; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
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Youth and public policy in Swaziland

In recent years, Swaziland has made significant progress in developing national policies, laws and strategies of re ... Show more
In recent years, Swaziland has made significant progress in developing national policies, laws and strategies of relevance to youth. The country adopted its first National Youth Policy in 2009, ratified the African Youth Charter in 2013 and has developed public policies in a range of areas. In the same period, Swaziland has adopted a number of international frameworks, and worked with international organisations to develop programmes that seek to improve the lives of young people. However, despite these commitments, the majority of young people in Swaziland face significant challenges and exceptionally poor outcomes, particularly in the areas of health, employment and participation. It is this gap between aspirational policy frameworks and the realities experienced by young people in Swaziland with which this review is concerned. With support of the New York-based Open Society Foundation's Youth Initiative, a team of young researchers sought to investigate the extent to which public policies that affect youth, reflect their aspirations, ambitions, and realities. The review also aims to identify potential opportunities to improve outcomes for youth in the country.
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Authors: Mavundla, Simangele; Dlamini, Nondumiso; Nyoni, Ntombikayise; Mac-Ikemenjima, Dabesaki ... [+] Show more

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Youth policy review

Subjects: Youth; Demographics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Essential features of the non-formal sector in Swaziland

This paper sets out to highlight some essential features of a teaching/learning system that will meet the needs of ... Show more
This paper sets out to highlight some essential features of a teaching/learning system that will meet the needs of the non-formal education sector. This paper will endeavour to highlight some deficiencies in the Swaziland education system which makes the Swaziland technical and vocational education component defective and quite unable to deliver the anticipated goods. Show less

Authors: Shongwe, William S. A.

Date: 1998

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Employment; Vocational education and training
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Eswatini education sector analysis 2021

The current Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) for 2010-2022 and the first and second National Education and Tr ... Show more
The current Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) for 2010-2022 and the first and second National Education and Training Improvement Programs that operationalize the plan, were based on the comprehensive 2010 Education Sector Review (Marope, 2010, MoET, 2010, 2016, 2018b). As the current plan and program come to their end, this education sector analysis (ESA) was undertaken. In addition, complementary studies for the [early childhood development and education] ECDE and [technical and vocational education and training] TVET sub-sectors will be conducted separately to collect primary data to further help inform the development of the next ESSP. The ESA report examines the recent status of the education system to provide an evidence-based foundation for the Government's preparation of its next ESSP and help guide the country more generally on the priority issues for the education sector looking forward. This executive summary begins with a brief description of the general context for education followed by an overview of recent achievements in education. The main part of the summary sets out the priority issues identified by the ESA report. The final section concludes with a discussion of selected policy options that may be considered looking ahead.
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Corporate authors: World Bank (IBRD)

Date: 2021

Geographic subjects: Swaziland; Eswatini; Africa

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Governance; Teaching and learning; Policy
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Policy and practice in assessment in anglophone Africa: does globalisation explain convergence?

This article is part of a special issue, ‘Globalisation, qualifications and livelihoods’, edited by Angela W. Littl ... Show more
This article is part of a special issue, ‘Globalisation, qualifications and livelihoods’, edited by Angela W. Little. The issue explores emerging relations between economic globalisation, education, qualifications and jobs. The articles are indexed from TD/TNC 64.84 to TD/TNC 64.92.
This paper explores policy and practice in assessment in developing countries in anglophone Africa in the context of globalisation. A simple interpretation of some globalisation theory suggests that there should be a convergence in the form and content of assessment following on from innovations in practice in metropolitan countries, in this case England. The analysis of assessment instruments shows that there has indeed been some convergence across the nine African cases examined, but that this is not best explained by the adoption of innovations current in the metropole. More powerful explanations are grounded in the structural similarity between the African systems. Amongst other things this leads to gaps between the rhetoric of assessment reform and the reality of assessment practice. These persist despite consistent projections in the assessment literature (both national and international) and in externally supported curriculum and assessment projects of what should be valued, what should be assessed, and what may be relevant to future employment.
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Authors: Lewin, Keith; Dunne, Mairead

Date: 2000

Geographic subjects: Africa; Lesotho; Zimbabwe ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Assessment in education: principles, policy and practice

Subjects: Assessment; Qualifications; Globalisation ... [+] Show more
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HIV, wages, and the skill premium

The HIV epidemic has dramatically decreased labor supply among prime-age adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Using within ... Show more
The HIV epidemic has dramatically decreased labor supply among prime-age adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Using within-country variation in regional HIV prevalence and a synthetic panel, I find that HIV significantly increases the capital-labor ratio in urban manufacturing firms. The impact of HIV on average wages is positive but imprecisely estimated. In contrast, HIV has a large positive impact on the skill premium. The impact of HIV on the wages of low skilled workers is insignificantly different from 0, and is strongly dampened by competition from rural migrants. The HIV epidemic disproportionately increases the incomes of highskilled survivors, thus increasing inequality.
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Authors: Marinescu, Ioana

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Africa; Burkina Faso; Cameroon ... [+] Show more Faso">Burkina Faso; title="Search for Congo (Democratic Republic)">Congo (Democratic Republic); Cote d'Ivoire">Cote d'Ivoire; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: IZA discussion paper

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Employment; Income ... [+] Show more
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An overview of vocational education in Botswana, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

This presentation has two purposes. The first is to provide an overview of the development of a general policy for ... Show more
This presentation has two purposes. The first is to provide an overview of the development of a general policy for training for vocational competence in Africa. The second is to describe the vocational education systems that have been put into place by Botswana, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The conclusion reached is that the vocational education systems have been developed in isolation, although there are many similarities between these countries. The recommendation is that a networking system should be set up to facilitate contact between the various vocational education institutions, the governments and businesses. Show less

Authors: Loots, Philip

Conference name: International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: Africa; Zimbabwe; Botswana ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Outcomes; Policy ... [+] Show more
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The systems approach as a catalyst for creating an effective learning environment for adults in part-time distance learning

This article presents the systems approach to designing instructional programs to show how it can be used to create ... Show more
This article presents the systems approach to designing instructional programs to show how it can be used to create effective learning environments for adult learners, using the example of learners in Swaziland who were beneficiaries of the outcome when instructional systems design (ISD) and adult learning theories were merged. The article provides an overview of adult learners before focusing on adult learners in Swaziland. The use of the systems approach to designing effective programs is discussed, including an outline of the major characteristics of the systems approach for designing instruction. Instructional strategies for achieving improvement in student learning are given and the ‘nine moments to instruction’ explained. Includes references. Show less

Authors: Biswalo, Peles

Date: 2001

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Convergence

Subjects: Assessment; Students; Teaching and learning
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Restructuring vocational education and training in Swaziland

Vocational education and training in Swaziland faces problems with respect to relevance, standards, comparability, ... Show more
Vocational education and training in Swaziland faces problems with respect to relevance, standards, comparability, accessibility and skilled workforce. To develop the necessary competencies in students and the workforce there needs to be a restructuring of the delivery of the vocational education and training system. This paper examines selected studies to identify the socioeconomic pressures for change. It offers twelve principles to form the framework to reconstruct the vocational education and training system. Show less

Authors: Mndebele, Comfort B. S.

Conference name: International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) Conference

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: Africa; Swaziland; Eswatini

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Governance

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