1-2 April 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia

Organized by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the regional TVET Conference 2014, “Ensuring TVET Quality – Preparing for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015” provided a platform for policy- and decision-makers as well as practitioners from the public sector, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) institutions and the business community to exchange thoughts on good practices in TVET and on forthcoming opportunities created by ASEAN.

Welcome addresses were given by Mr Thomas Silberhorn, Parliamentary State Secretary of BMZ and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nuh, Minister of Education and Culture, Indonesia. Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, delivered a presentation on “translating standards into training programs”. He spoke about the implementation of TVET reform for social and economic development in light of the dual system approach. The session facilitated the identification of possible areas for cooperation to steer the development of quality standards for TVET. The conference was attended by 200 delegates from various countries in Asia and the Pacific and provided an excellent opportunity for UNESCO-UNEVOC to touch base with network members.

With the growing integration of labour markets in ASEAN and the rising demand for a qualified workforce, the quality of TVET is at the heart of the ASEAN countries’ development agenda. The deliberations during the two-day conference focused on enhancing quality through cooperation with the business community, harmonizing standards and qualifications and on quality measurement instruments.

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