Using ICTs and blended learning in transforming TVET

This book draws on the expertise and experience of 15 experts who examine the potential of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to bring education to those who might otherwise be unable to access it. It discusses ways in which information and communication technology-based (ICT-based) methodologies can contribute to the transformation and expansion of TVET programmes and courses. Drawing on nine case studies, it provides insight into, and lessons learned from, different applications of ICTs in TVET around the globe. It examines issues of cost and approaches to planning for successful and sustainable applications of ICTs and offers recommendations for the international organisations, governments, policy makers, managers and staff responsible for TVET.

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The chapters are as follows: The demands and challenges / Colin Latchem; ICTs, blended learning and TVET transformation / Colin Latchem; Germany: BIBB / Michael Hartel; Australia: OTEN / Robyn Harriden; Sri Lanka: TVET and ICTs / Janaka Jayalath; New Zealand: open polytechnic / Caroline Seelig and Mark Nichols; Jamaica: UTech / Jeanette M. Bartley-Bryan; Finland: VET and Omnia / Leena Vainio, Elina Oksanen-Ylikoski and Teemu Ylikoski; INVEST Africa / Shafika Isaacs; Cambodia: the TVET Academy / Pascal Mabille; Canada: e-Apprenticeships / Paul Little; Considerations in costing ODL and ICTs in TVET / Sarah Hoosen and Neil Butcher; Planning for the use of ICTs at the national and institutional levels / Colin Latchem; Conclusions and recommendations / Colin Latchem. Show less