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Tom & Mary Norton

For more than a decade Tom Norton used to be the President & CEO for the Association of Canadian Community Colleges – now called Colleges and Institutes Canada, and Mary’s specialty was educational planning. Together the husband and wife duo did education and TVET-related consulting on projects for the Asian Development Bank, Industry Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency, GOPA Germany, SDC Switzerland, the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada, the Association of Canadian Communities and Colleges, the International Development and Research Canada, Qatar Foundation, SMEC Australia, SKM Australia, PINZ New Zealand, Coffey International, Path International and the Swiss Development Corporation. Tom & Mary worked on projects in Canada, Cambodia, Philippines, New Zealand, Hawaii, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Jordan, Israel and Palestine and Vietnam.

The Need for New Pathways in TVET Delivery

2021-06-052021-04-04 by Tom & Mary Norton

It is not too late for Government skills development managers to reach beyond the linear, step by step delivery system in TVET. It is now time to explore and search … Read more

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A More Effective Approach for Government in TVET

2021-06-052021-03-07 by Tom & Mary Norton

Government usually plays a primary role in directly managing the delivery of core social services such as health, education, social welfare and access programs. As governments downsize, they may look … Read more

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The Necessity of Partnerships in TVET

2021-06-052021-03-04 by Tom & Mary Norton

Government usually plays a primary role in directly managing the delivery of core social services such as health education, social welfare and access programs. As governments downsize, they may look … Read more

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Why Employer Based Training is Key to Economic Success

2021-06-052021-02-18 by Tom & Mary Norton

Employer Based Training (EBT) is at the foundation of a nation’s economic success. It wants to make every employer a training campus and every employee a part time learner. It will … Read more

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Why TVET Must Focus on Digital Education

2021-02-182021-01-29 by Tom & Mary Norton

Digital skills are driving competitiveness in today’s economy. Countries below the digital divide must struggle to bring their populations to a level where they can catch up… and then keep … Read more

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Top 6 Benefits of Vocational and Technical Education for High School Students

2021-06-052020-11-02 by Tom & Mary Norton

Vocational and technical schools serve many purposes. For some, they offer opportunities to further their careers and earning power.  For others, they offer careers in hands-on fields that don’t’ require … Read more

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Why Career Coaching in TVET Institutions

2021-02-092020-08-27 by Tom & Mary Norton

How will a career coach benefit your students?  More than ever, you and I need a career coach. The job environment has changed, and the picture no longer resembles what … Read more

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8 Ways to Ease Youth Unemployment and Underemployment

2021-06-052020-05-11 by Tom & Mary Norton

Millions of school youth are currently unemployed or underemployed. This number increases per year for various reasons. Some cannot follow an academic curriculum. Others do not have an interest in … Read more

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Top 5 Technical School to University Transitioning Concerns

2021-06-052020-02-19 by Tom & Mary Norton

While many technical and vocational school students are only seeking the skills and certificate they’ll earn through their vocational courses, some  others use vocational schools as a stepping-stone to higher … Read more

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Reinventing the Government Technical College

2021-06-052020-01-12 by Tom & Mary Norton

In many countries, government technical colleges and training institutions are restructuring to meet the demands of the new economy evolving faster than the rockets its building . The requirement is … Read more

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