A model for encouraging private sector collaboration in VET: a developing world perspective

The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Vocational education and training systems, what works and why’ and the program was structured around four topics: VET systems; VET in developing countries; VET and economic and social development; and VET and special needs groups. This paper was part of the second topic. The paper reviews the needs of a developing country like Jamaica in the Caribbean for technical and vocational education (TVE) graduates, explores the challenges of offering relevant high quality TVE within the secondary system, and proposes an alternative partnership educational paradigm for TVE which directly involves the business world in both the public and private sectors. The paper also poses questions which would need to be answered before the paradigm could be operationalised.

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The main entry for the IVETA 2001 conference is indexed at TD/TNC 68.302. Individual papers presented at the conference are listed by topic from TD/TNC 68.303 to TD/TNC 68.306. Selected papers (including keynote speeches) are indexed from TD/TNC 68.307 to TD/TNC 68.384. Show less