EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT FACT SHEET

SUMMARY:

The Technical Vocational Education and Training program (TVET) implemented by Save the Children US and Mercy Corps as a sub-grantee, aims to improve non-governmental technical and vocational education and training in the West Bank.  This four year program, with a total estimated cost of $9 million dollars, is scheduled to end September 29, 2011. Currently, the program is working on improving the quality and relevance of courses offered at NGO TVET institutions, which are members of the TVET League. The objective is to enable these learning institutions to meet the labor market demand for skilled technicians both in the West Bank and in neighboring countries.
 

TVET Program Objectives:

• Increase the relevance of non-governmental technical and vocational education and training to meet the needs of the labor market.

• Improve the quality of teaching, learning outcomes, and enrollment rates at non-governmental technical and vocational institutions.

• Forge strategic partnerships between non-governmental TVET institutions and key private sector actors to create more practical learning opportunities and build professional networks.

• Change public perception of technical and vocational education to reduce the social stigma attached to the sector.

TVET Program Components:

1. Improving the administration capacity of TVET institutions: Increase the capacity of the League to function as a coordinating mechanism among the private vocational institutes and to improve the management capacity of each NGO vocational institute.

2. Upgrading the TVET institutions’ facilities: Provide training, software, computers, servers, furniture, and teaching-aid materials to TVET institutions.

3. Institutionalization of Education Relationships with the Private Sector: Forge linkages between TVET institutions and private sector firms to revitalize TVET education. Linkages will be established based on mutual benefit and will be maintained and developed over time.

4. Developing and Supporting a Career Resources Center (CRC): A career resources center will be developed to systemize and formalize the relationship between private sector firms and TVET institutions through career counseling.

5. Launching a TVET Awareness Campaign: A public awareness campaign will be launched in the West Bank to improve the public image of TVET. The campaign will focus on providing information to the community and highlighting the benefits of a TVET education. These activities will contribute to an increase in demand from prospective participants looking for practical TVET opportunities.

6. Building Business Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Skills: Introduce business education at TVET schools to provide graduates with basic life skills and business knowledge. Also provide tools for graduates to market themselves, search for employment opportunities, and establish their own businesses.