Addressing Issues of Access, Equity & Participation Increasing Access to Post-secondary, Tertiary & Higher Education

Presenter: Wayne Wesley, Ph.D.

Executive Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Chairman, Caribbean Association of National Training Authorities

July 25, 2016

The Context

Regional Economic Growth

Research &

Development

Education and

Training

Technological Innovation

Investment and

Funding

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Barriers to Access, Equity & Participation

Institutional GeographicAcademic (student ability)

FinancialInformational

gaps

Lack of Motivation and

engagement

Regional Challenges

Harmonised Mechanism for TVET Systems

Human Capacity Development (Including persons with disability)

Infrastructural (Equipment) Development

Unemployment (Youth)

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ILO Global Initiative – Decent Jobs for All

• Governments, social partners and private sector, youth representatives, civil society, foundations and academia.Alliance

• Knowledge sharing platform to capture analyse and disseminate best practices and innovative approaches.Knowledge

• Evidenced-based action that responds to national development priorities.Action

• High level commitment of local, national and international stakeholders to increase resources through present and future funding facilities.

Resources

RegionalCOHSOD

(Oversight)

RCMTVET

(Coordinates)

CANTA

(Implements)

NationalGovernment

National TVET

Authorities

Industry and Sector

Associations

Local

Education and Training

Institutions

Employers/ Organised Labour

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CARICOM TVET Mechanism

LocalNationalRegional

TVET Strategy

CQF

CVQ

Accreditation Mechanism

TVET Policy

NQF

Workforce Development

Programme Development

Regulatory Framework

Standards Development

Quality Assurance

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CARICOM TVET System Framework

REGIONAL INITIATIVES (TVET)

1. Training Assessors and Verifiers

2. Developing National TVET Work Prog.

3. Auditing of TVET Facilities and Prog.

4. Advocacy and Communication Strategy

CTCP

1. TVET Strategy

2. Strengthening CANTA/NTAs

3. Twinning of Caribbean and Canadian Colleges

4. Assuring Quality (Standards and Systems)

5. Social Marketing and Re-branding of TVET

6. Industry Linkage Forum

C-EFE

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REGIONAL INITIATIVES (Entrepreneurship)

Resolve to:

1. generate entrepreneurial development among our youth from the earliest stages through education and mentorship, and

2. the fostering of private and public sector partnerships that create an environment for business development and growth

Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO)

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Initiatives in Jamaica

Career Advancement Programme

National Unattached/Underserved Youth Programme (Including Persons

with Disabilities)

Registered Apprenticeship Programme

National Youth Service Programme

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Critical Interventions Antigua and Barbuda Barbados

Belize Dominica

Grenada Guyana

Jamaica St Kitts and Nevis

St Lucia St Vincent

Suriname Trinidad and Tobago

• Increased Partnerships and Collaborations

• Direct government support for system expansion

• Performance-based funding

• Student financial support mechanisms including the provision of loans, stipends and grants

• Targeted funding for underserved persons including those with special needs

Articulation Agreements

Creation of pathways or linkages to facilitate the movement of students between programmes and institutions.

Flexible Learning

Online Work-based learning

Part-time learning

Accelerated or decelerated programmes

Distance or blended learning

Flexibility & Responsiveness

Mobile Training Labs & Career

Units

Distance Learning (blended)

Redesigned Assessment

Process (including online)

Community Partnerships

Partnership with community based institutions private and public, including churches.

Working with underserved populations, outreach initiatives, and expanding geographic access.

DISTRIBUTION OF HEART INSTITUTIONS

Raising the levels of Literacy and Numeracy

• Mastery of literacy and numeracy

• Digital Literacy

• Equips beneficiaries for higher educational opportunities and employment

Expanding Access to Persons With Special Needs

Physical

Infrastructure Teaching Aids

Flexible assessment

methods

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)

PLAR

Increases access to

education, training

certification and

retention in education

& training

institutions

PLAR

Identify, assess and

recognize

individuals for their

prior learning which

may be formal,

informal or

experiential

PLAR

Facilitates self-

knowledge, credit or

advanced standing at

a training and

academic institution

and employment,

licensure

PLAR

Reduces the time and

expense to acquire a

credential