Keynote Session – II: Transforming VET Through Excellence: International/Regional Experiences

Session Overview: This session will focus on strategies to transform VET through excellence by promoting and fostering international collaborations, partnerships and cooperation among TVET practitioners, civil society, local communities, researchers and policy-makers in the member countries (Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore and India).

• New-age Vocational Education System in Bhutan
• Inclusive Strategies for the Main Streaming of TVET in Sri Lanka
• Models of Vocational Education and Training
• Innovative Strategies to facilitate Delivery of TVET in Covid-19 Pandemic
• Transforming VET: Nepal Experience
• Promoting Social and Digital Media in Vocational Education and Training

Tea Break and Networking

Technical Session – III: Quality Assurance in VET: Challenges and Perspectives

Session Overview: Quality assurance in VET is the challenge that is faced by professionals to enhance the productivity, capability and performance of the youth. The objective of quality assurance is to attain institutional quality and assess if there is a discrepancy between the current and the expected target. A quality assurance system is designed to support the processing, collection and presentation of data that is related to institutional quality. Vocational Education and Training (VET) system improves functional and analytical ability that allows individuals to gain greater access to skills and to build professional quality. VET is facing various challenges i.e. mismatch between market needs and skilled workforce, lack of focus on emerging industrial development, incompatible syllabus, lack of social acceptability, lack of employment opportunities, lack of training facilities of teachers and outdated workforce development methodology. This session will focus on the core of quality assurance in VET to improve effectiveness of the educational system and handle challenges and perspective.

• Quality Assurance Measures for TVET
• International Practices for Quality Assurance in TVET
• Assuring Quality in VET in INDIA: Perspective and Challenges

Session Chair: Dr. Manjit Sen Gupta

Rapporteur: Dr. A. Nayak / Dr. Deepak Shudhalwar

Quality Assurance Measures for TVET

Dr. Nilesh Khare, Head, Management Education, JLU, Bhopal

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International Practice for Quality Assurance in TVET

Mr. Manish Joshi , UNESCO, New Delhi, India

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Assuring Quality in VET in India: Perspective and Challenges

Mr. Chiranjiv Guha, NSDC, India

Technical Session – IV: New Education Policy 2020: Strategic Priorities for VET System in India

Session Overview: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recognizes the seminal role of Vocational Education and Training in building the Indian demographic dividend. The Policy observes that less than 5% of the Indian workforce within the age bracket of 19–24 years received formal VET when compared to countries such as the USA (52%), Germany (75%), and South Korea (96%). While identifying the need to hasten the development of vocational skills, the Policy highlights the importance of removing rigid distinctions between vocational and academic streams, eliminating harmful social hierarchies between different areas of learning. The Policy aims to ensure that by 2025, at least 50% of the learners across schools and higher education systems have exposure to VET. This session will provide platform for discussion on strategies for strengthening and better implementation of the VET in schools and higher education based on the recommendation of the National Education Policy 2020.

• Reimagining Vocational Education: Priorities and Action
• Strengthening School–Industry Collaboration for Vocational Education

Session Chair: Dr. J.B. Tilak

Rapporteur: Dr. Pinki Khanna

Lunch Break

Technical Session – V: Good Practices and Lessons Learnt in VET

Session Overview: The State/UTs key functionaries should have knowledge about the current policies and strategies for the organisation and management of the VET system and how VET systems are organised and managed in India. There are various good practices and lessons to be learnt in the VET system which have been adopted by the vocational agencies under Ministry of Education, NCERT, NIOS, NSDC and PSSCIVE. Various good practices, like training, good methods of teaching and learning, use of new technology, modern techniques, etc. will be discussed in this session to acquire a better understanding of the Indian VET system.

Session Chair:Dr. A.K. Sacheti

RapporteurDr. Punnam Veeraiah / Dr. V.K. Jain

Tea Break and Networking

Conclusion, Recommendations and Closing Ceremony