Tom & Mary Norton As we look around, there is a scramble by most governments in developing countries to put investments in skills development/TVET institutions having realized that the only way their country can … Read more
“Inventor Sir James Dyson is to open his own institute to train engineers, who he says are badly needed if UK companies are to remain competitive.” Dyson is not the … Read more
Although many developing countries have committed resources to TVET and have made substantial progress, challenges still remain in most of the TVET systems. In cultures where resources reside mainly with … Read more
Recently, I heard a story from one of the NGOs working in Cambodia about a trafficked Cambodian expelled by the Thai police. Sadly, this man had lost his past, forgotten about … Read more
Stop looking in the rearview mirror. Leave the past to archaeologists and anthropologists. Lead Change. Drive change. Help people adapt to change. Be the change you want them to become. Mahatma Gandhi … Read more
At the pinnacle of Education, we have the Harvards, the Oxfords, the UFTs and Laussane but in the real world, we have the streets. I’m not talking about life’s hard … Read more
Microsoft starts a new global skills initiative to bring to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. The action will bring more digital skills to those primarily … Read more
Industry expects TVET graduates to have both a theoretical knowledge of the technology they are studying and job skills to apply their learning in the workplace. As few teachers have … Read more
After spending millions on NQF and Standards and all the “stuff” to have homogenized TVET, is there any evidence at all that employers are the slightest bit happier with our … Read more
We have fixed traditions in education. The needs of the next level up are set by the professors who teach that level. It really makes sense for a system focused … Read more