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Employability Skills in TVET. Rt Hon Charles Clarke Visiting Professor of Politics University of East Anglia. Importance of Education for All. Accelerating world change Technological and Economic Political and Social Global Community International Competition Forward Not Back
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Employability Skills in TVET Rt Hon Charles Clarke Visiting Professor of Politics University of East Anglia
Importance of Education for All • Accelerating world change • Technological and Economic • Political and Social • Global Community • International Competition • Forward Not Back • Enjoy and Engage WISE Presentation
Summary • Education throughout life • What is Employability • Making It Happen • Conclusion
Education throughout life • Pre-school • Primary / Secondary • Skills / Further Education • University • Continuous Professional Development • Lifelong learning • Remedial
Employability • Basic education • Personal qualities • Sector specific skills
Basic education • Language (Arabic) • Mathematics • Science • Other languages (eg English) • General Education (History, Geography etc)
Personal qualities • Personal Discipline • Timekeeping • Courtesy and respect • Integrity • Reliability • Articulacy • Writing • Verbal
Sector specific skills • Technical Education • Professional qualifications • International relevance, eg • Finance • Oil, gas, energy • Engineering
Making it Happen • Partnership • Dialogue • Pedagogic model • Student motivation • High Quality Teachers • Modern resources • Finance • Institutional structure
Partnership • Problems of misunderstanding • Education / Work divide • School/College + Employers + Government • Sector Skills Councils, UK model • Engagement with Schools/ Colleges
Dialogue • Curriculum Content • Qualifications framework • Location of education/training • Timetabling of education/training • Length of course / time commitment • Work experience • Finance
Pedagogic model • Location, College / Workplace • Teaching / Tutorial pattern • Group / individual tuition • Role of distance learning • Support systems • Pattern of study • Place of Personal study
Student motivation • Ambition and career path • Academic and personal support • Personal financial support / scholarships etc • Excitement / engagement • Support of family, friends and community • Advice and counselling
High Quality Teachers • Quality / Numbers: Fewer / Better • Recruitment • Initial Training • Academic Theory • Classroom Practice • Continuous Professional Development • Whose responsibility • ICT WISE Presentation
Modern Resources • ICT / Distance learning • Blackboard / Whiteboard • Educational Partnerships WISE Presentation
Finance • Business model to fund study • State support / payment • Employer support / payment • Individual support / payment
Institutional structure • Promotes partnership? • Raises standards of pedagogy? • Motivates students? • Realistic and stable business model?
Conclusion • Employability is a broad concept • We live in a world of change • Education / work dialogue is central • We need lifelong learning