& EMPLOYABILITY Private Sector involvement with TVET | Lessons learnt in Barbados
BE C I nvo lve me nt with T VE T Bo a rd Re pre se nta tio n T VE T Co unc il Sta nda rd Appro va l Co mmitte e Qua lity Assura nc e Co mmitte e Ba rb a do s Vo c a tio na l T ra ining Bo a rd
BE C I nvo lve me nt with T VE T NVQs a nd CVQs BE C o ffe rs L e ve l 2 a nd L e ve l 3 N/ CVQs in the fo llo wing a re a s: Ma na g e me nt Oc c upa tio na l Sa fe ty a nd He a lth Huma n Re so urc e s Ma na g e me nt Mo to r Ve hic le Ope ra tio ns T o b e a dde d b y 2018 ye a r e nd: Busine ss Administra tio n I ndustria l Re la tio ns
Ba c kg ro und T he BE GI NNI NG 2014 – Ce ntre a ppro va l a nd Asse sso r tra ining 2015 – F irst pro g ra mme de live re d – Ma na g e me nt L e ve l 2 (30 pa rtic ipa nts) 2016 – Ano the r pro g ra mme a dde d to the tra ining o ffe ring s – Oc c upa tio na l Sa fe ty & He a lth, de live re d to (30 pa rtic ipa nts)
L e sso ns le a rnt in the Be g inning Be twe e n 2015 – 2016 1. T VE T wa s unfa milia r to the la yma n Slo wly se e ing C/ NVQs a ppe a r in jo b a dve rtise me nts 2. L ite ra c y c ha lle ng e s do e xist in pe rso ns who a re a lre a dy o n the jo b Ca ndida te sc re e ning wa s intro duc e d in a n e ffo rt to ide ntify a nd a ddre ss lite ra c y c ha lle ng e s in the e a rly sta g e s o f tra ining . 3. Co ntinuo us se nsitiza tio n se ssio ns a nd c a ndida te induc tio n se ssio ns
Cha ng e s a nd Gro wth in T VE T I nvo lve me nt Notable c hange s be twe e n 2017- 2018 Gre a te r a ppre c ia tio n within the Priva te Se c to r, pa rtic ula rly fo r tra ining tha t is ma ppe d to spe c ific jo b ro le s: Suc c e ssful pa rtne rship with o ne o f o ur me mb e rs in the Co nstruc tio n se c to r. De live re d Ma na g e me nt a nd Oc c upa tio na l Sa fe ty a nd He a lth L e ve l 2 Se c ure d the a wa rd o f Be st Pe rfo rming Pa rtne rship in 2017.
Cha ng e s a nd Gro wth in T VE T I nvo lve me nt (c o nt’ d) T VE T Co unc il sa w a n inc re a se in a pplic a tio ns a nd a ppro va ls fo r priva te se c to r T ra ining a nd Asse ssme nt Ce ntre s.
De ve lo pme nt o f Co re Skills Pro g ra mme I I nvita tio n to de live r tra ining fo r T nvita tio n to de live r tra ining fo r T VE VE T T le a d le a d initia tive - Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s – Co mpe titio n. initia tive - Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s – Co mpe titio n. What is Wor What is Wor ld Skills Bar ld Skills Bar bados? bados? T he Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s Co mpe titio n is a uniq ue ly mo de le d c o mpe titio n ta rg e ting stude nts in the 16 – 21 a g e g ro up e nro lle d in T e c hnic a l a nd Vo c a tio na l E duc a tio n a nd T ra ining (T VE T ) institutio ns.
Wha t is Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s? c o nt’ d T bados Compe tition is he Wor ld Skills Bar b a se d o n the Wo rld Skills I nte rna tio na l Co mpe titio n - a g lo b a l “skills o lympic s” - whic h is he ld in o ne o f 77 me mb e r c o untrie s e ve ry two ye a rs to pro vide yo ung pe o ple e nro lle d in tra ining institutio ns the o ppo rtunity to c o mpe te a nd de mo nstra te the ir e xc e lle nc e in the skille d pro fe ssio ns.
Be ne fits o f Pa rtic ipa tio n in the Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s Co mpe titio n 1 2 3 4 T o c o mpa re skills b e ing T o a llo w yo ung skille d Pro vide s o ppo rtunity to E nha nc e s c a re e r ta ug ht in Ba rb a do s pro fe ssio na ls in Ba rb a do s g a in inte rna tio na l o ppo rtunitie s o f a g a inst the hig he st to te st the ir “re a l wo rld” e xpe rie nc e by Ba rb a do s’ yo ung skille d g lo b a l sta nda rds skills a g a inst hig hly skille d pa rtic ipa ting in the pro fe ssio na ls c o mpe tito rs re g io na l c o mpe titio n, Wo rld Skills Ame ric a s
Be ne fits o f Pa rtic ipa tio n in the Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s Co mpe titio n (c o nt’ d) 6. Builds skill 5. Mo tiva te s e xc e lle nc e a nd yo ung skille d pro mo te s the pro fe ssio na ls in va lue o f Ba rb a do s to te c hnic a l a nd strive fo r vo c a tio na l skills e xc e lle nc e wo rldwide
De ve lo pme nt o f Co re Skills Pro g ra mme What is the Compe tition De ve lopme nt Pr ogr amme ? T he pa rtic ipa nts we re tra ine d in a re a s suc h a s; 1. T ime Ma na g e me nt 2. Busine ss E tiq ue tte 3. Pre se nta tio n Skills 4. Co mmunic atio n
Priva te Se c to r Outc o me s fo r Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s In addition to the ove r all be ne fits of Wor lds Skills Bar bados, the outc ome s forthe tr aining de live r e d we r e as follows; 1. T o de ve lo p wo rk re a dy c a ndida te s 2. T o pro vide c a ndida te s with the ne c e ssa ry CORE SKIL S fo r L the wo rld o f wo rk 3. T o a ddre ss the g a ps b e twe e n ha ving a skill a nd the a bility to func tio n in a n o rg a nisa tio n
Unta ppe d Pro g ra mme s whic h c a n b e use d to I nc re a se E mplo ya b ility in the F uture I ntro duc tio n o f Co re Skills pro g ra mme s a t the se c o nda ry a nd te rtia ry sc ho o l le ve l. 1. T ime Ma na g e me nt 2. Busine ss E tiq ue tte 3. Pre se nta tio n Skills 4. Co mmunic atio n 5. CV Building & I nte rvie w tips
T he ne e d to ha ve sta nda rd time line s fo r tra ining , a sse ssme nt a nd c e rtific a tio n L e sso ns I mpro ve d c o mmunic a tio n b e twe e n the T VE T le a rnt Co unc il, T ra ining Ce ntre s a nd Asse ssme nt Ce ntre s b e twe e n 2017 - 2018 T VE T is a unta ppe d so urc e o f info rma tio n – ma ny pe rso ns still do no t unde rsta nd the full e xte nt o r b e ne fit o f T VE T q ua lific a tio ns. T he re is a g re a te r a ppre c ia tio n fo r the a b ility e xe c ute ra the r tha n just re a d a nd re g urg ita te
Priva te Se c to r Pla ns to I nc re a se E mplo ya b ility in the Ne a r F uture BE C Pr oje c ts for 2019 1. L a unc h a Co re Skills Pro g ra mme in c o lla b o ra tio n with T VE T 2. L a unc h a BE C Pro g ra mme ta rg e ting sc ho o l le a ve rs a nd 4 th a nd 5 th fo rm stude nts 3. Co ntinue e ffo rts with Wo rld Skills Ba rb a do s Co mpe titio n De ve lo pme nt 4. L a unc h a Be a uty Pro fe ssio na ls Asso c ia tio n o ffe ring the Co re Skills pro g ra mme in c o lla b o ra tio n with the Asso c ia tio n
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