Assessment on the Implementation of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training Stra Tegy in Gambella Region
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess the status and practice of TVET in Gambella
region taking the current national TVET strategy as benchmark and give relevant
feedback, so that the TVET system of the region is in line with the national TVET
strategy. To conduct this study, participants were selected using stratified and
convenience sampling in which J 66 individuals participated, out of these 73
trainers, 92 trainees and J individual from TVET agency of the region were
participated. To collect data from respondents, two sets of questionnaires were
administered for trainers and trainees. To supplement the quantitative data
gathered through questionnaire interview was held with TVET authority of the
Region. The data obtained summarized, analyzed and presented to answer the
research questions that are used to assess the actual status and practice of the
TVETs in the region. According to the findings of the study, TVET objective of the
region is found to be mostly congruent with the national TVET strategy. Also in
application of the conceptual principles of the national TVET strategy, creating
strong public private partnership, creating outcome based TVET strategy, create
comprehensive TVET system were found to be practicable in the regiOn. While
making governmental TVET sectors center of technology capabilities and transfer,
decentralization and TVET stakeholders' involvement were found not to be
practicable, in the application of the guiding principles of the national TVET
strategy, pathway (creating a possibility of career progression), lifelong learning,
gender sensitivity by giving equal opportunities for female trainees, contribution to
fight against HlVIAlDS and creating fleXibility in the TVET delivery through
organization TVET programs in a modular fashion, supporting trainees by
cooperative trainings, preparing trainees for self employment and introdUCing lCT
to the training system were found to be practicable in the region, However, giving
labor demand oriented trainings in the region and ensuring quality and relevance
of trainings were not found to be practicable in the region, management and
flinching somehow were found to be in line with the national TVET strategy with
some needs of improvement, Based on these findings the researcher recommended
to TVET authorities of the to establish COC in the region for the sake of quality and
creating outcome based TVET system and also TVET institutes found in the region
advised to diversify their financing mechanisms through internal revenue done
within the institutes and to include all the relevant stakeholders in their
management board.
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National Technical and Vocational Education and Training