DATE:
Apr 6-8, 2021
PROGRAM CODE:
20-21/TOTFM01 (Online Program)
PARTICIPANTS' PROFILE:
The participants of ToT Program are composed of TVIs teachers serving under the Future Movers Project in the Marawi Region of The Philippines.
ORGANIZERS:
Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC), Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) and FMP Consortium

Background

The extent of quality delivery of the programs and services in Quality of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) depends upon the demonstrated ability and willingness of the teachers of TVET institutions. Commitment of the teachers determines the extent of success in providing training and job placement of the TVET graduates. The efficiency and effectiveness of TVET programs is measured by the extent of employment or self-employment of the graduates. TVET programs and services depends upon the competent teachers and support system available in the TVET institutions. Teachers are the backbone of TVET education and responsible for guiding, mentoring, and counseling TVET students in addition to the teaching.

Fresh university or institute graduates employed or existing teachers in TVET institutions possess occupational skills like plumbing, electrician, automobile etc. However, the teachers lack the instructional skills to impart occupational skills to the students. Thus, all the TVET teachers need to be trained on instructional skills, which will make them competent in imparting knowledge, skills, and attitudes to the students.

The program is designed for the professional development of TVIs teachers responsible to deliver quality TVET training in the Marawi Region of Philippines. This is a customized capacity development program to enhance the professionalism in instructional methodologies and pedagogies of TVIs teachers who are qualified in their respective field. Addition to that, TVIs teachers will be equip with the skills to use wide variety of teaching learning strategies, methods, techniques and tools.

CPSC is organizing ToT program aiming to equip the teachers with modern tools, techniques, and approaches to enhance the quality of TVET education. The ultimate goal of TVET program is to provide employment to the TVET graduates, this can only be possible with trained teachers.

Objectives

At the end of the program, the participants are expected to:

  • Use wide variety of learning strategies, methods, techniques;
  • plan and prepare training delivery materials and lesson plan professionally;
  • integrate 21st century skills in teaching learning process;
  • use blended learning approach in session delivery.

Expected Outcomes and Outputs

The expected output of the program is:

  • Microteaching

The expected outcome is:

  • Application of TOT skills and knowledge in training programs

Program Contents

The spiral learning approach will be used to deliver the program, start by mentioning a cluster of rough ideas, including some applications as well as some fundamental building blocks and finally, a self-directed learning approach through action planning.

The main contents of ToT program are:

Theme Papers (online)

  • Theme Paper 1: Effective Teaching and Learning Management of TVET Trainers
  • Theme Paper 2: Vocational Pedagogy Based Instructional Methods and Processes
  • Theme Paper 3: Application of ICT Tools in Effective Training Delivery
  • Theme Paper 4: Demonstrate Instructional Competencies to Impart KSA
  • Theme Paper 5: Effective Sessions Plan

Micro-Teaching (Project Work)

  • 5 minutes microteaching by the participants (individual project)

Instructional Strategies

To facilitate productive and interactive learning, the following instructional strategies will be utilized to effectively train the participants:

  • Interactive on-line presentations
  • Group and individual tasks
  • Brain teasers, and energizers
  • Microteaching
  • Oral questioning
  • Brainstorming

Program Management

Program Supervisor Dr. Ramhari Lamichhane (CPSC) ([email protected]) is the first Nepali and the 11th Director General of CPSC. He is also the concurrent President of Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC). He has 30 years of experience in TVET starting as an instructor up to becoming the CEO of Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) in Nepal. He served as Project Manager in ADB projects and Program Coordinator in Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) funded projects. He was a key member in formulating the TVET Policy of Nepal in 2007 and 2012.

He is a dynamic leader, certified project assessor, strategic planner, experienced project manager, TVET Institution Quality Assessor, TVET Expert, and a seasoned manager, attested by the awards received such as the Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu IV from the Late King Birendra Bira Bikram Shah Dev and Global Educational Leadership Award by the World Education Congress; scholarship from Ryutaro Hashimoto Foundation, Japan; and Humphrey Fellowship from Fullbright Foundation, USA.

He has presented papers in a number of international conferences and meetings on TVET. He has authored and co-authored publications on TVET in various thematic areas - accessibility, greening, entrepreneurship, financing, equality, and image building. Dr. Lamichhane earned his PhD and MPhil in Education Leadership from Kathmandu University in Nepal. He has a degree in Educational Administration, Planning and Policy from Peabody College/Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA.

Program Coordinator and Resource Person Engr. Sanyog Bhattarai ([email protected]) is currently working as a faculty specialist in CPSC. He has started his career with Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI)/CTEVT/MoEST, where 12 years was dedicated on research/study on improving technical education and vocational training in Nepal, demand-driven training courses development and implementation.

Under his leadership, 12,163 employment-seeking youths including excluded and vulnerable women of Nepal capacitated in vocational skill development training targeting to provide in-country and/or foreign employment. He has worked under the component of vocational skill development training for EVENT/WBG/MoE (600 trainees), EIG/USAID/Winrock (3000 trainees), SaMi/Helvetas/SDC (1600 trainees), LYDP/WVI (300 trainees), SajhedariBikas/ USAID/PACT (348 trainees), CTIP/World Education (15 all-women trainees), Advancing Women Economic Empowerment-AWEE (2,000 trainees) funded by Government of Finland, Future We Want-FWW (300 trainees) funded by Zonta International and Education Joint Programming-Education JP (4,000 trainees) funded by KOICA.

He has managed all phases; career counseling, trainees selection, vocational training, psycho-social counseling, business & entrepreneurship training, linking trainees with financial institutions for loan to start a enterprise, monitoring of on-going training, managing on-the-job training, linking with potential employers, job placement,establishing micro-enterprises, and income verification.

He has provided Training of Trainers (ToT) to 500 plus technical instructors and teachers in Nepal, Bhutan, Albania, Uganda, and India. He has developed courses like active learners’ methodology, training of trainers, the use of mini-tiller in commercial farming, as well as pesticide management and application. He has experience in capacity building in different areas; TVET, agriculture, trade & fiscal policy, food security, value-chain, pesticide management, and soft-skills training.

Resource Person Engr. Abdul Ghani Rajput ([email protected]) is currently working as a Faculty Specialist in CPSC. He is a experienced and visionary TEVT expert with more than 12 years diversified experience in making TEVT/HRD policies, institutional framework and implementation of skills development plans with local and international organizations. He has developed a training manual on Industrial Revolution 4.0 in TVET sector as well as manual on Instructional Design for E-Learning Courses. He is a certified Competency-Based Training and Assessment Trainer and Vocational Counselor. His experties inculde Capacity Development of TVET Stakeholders, Employers Engagement and Project Management.

He was the Director (MIS) of Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) and worked as a Focal Person for TVET Sector Support Programe, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Pakistan. He has been playing key roles in policy and institutional development with NAVTTC and training providers for making TEVT demand led. He has been interacting with various local & international organizations including ILO, World Bank, GIZ, British Council, MTC International USA, Skills International and City & Guilds, UK etc. He has transformed existing supply-based system to demand-driven through Competency-Based Training (CBT) at STEVTA. He presented a paper on "Curriculum Delivery in line Industrial Reveloution 4.0" as keynote speaker in 3rd International Conference and 17th National Conference of PACUIT - Leading the 21st Century Generation Towards a Globalized Industrial Technology on 25 April 2019, Manila Philippines.

He served as a Technical Advisor, Human Resource Development for the GIZ TVET Sector Support Programe for five years. He was responsible for supporting the relevant training providers and enterprises in the selected sector to establish a coordination framework for planning and delivering training under the framework of the National Qualifications Framework (NVQF). He has been playing a key role in the implementation of training for principals, teachers, instructors, assessors and certification of Sindh Trade Testing Board (TTB).

Engr. Rajput is a Professional Engineer of Pakistan Engineering Council and earned his MSc in Information System Engineering from the University of Twente, Netherlands (2009-2011). He studied Master of Engineering in Communiation Systems Networks from Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan (2005-2007) and his bachelor in Computer System Engineering (1999-2002) from Hamdard University, Karachi Pakistan.