UNESCO-UNEVOC launches TVETipedia

On 19 March 2009, UNESCO-UNEVOC launched TVETipedia, an internet portal for the exchange of relevant and high quality information and knowledge about TVET around the world.

TVETipedia aims to promote TVET development and innovation and to enable TVET policy makers, researchers and practitioners around the world to share information and experiences such as:

TVET policy documents;
Curricula;
Learning materials;
Success stories;
Best practice and lessons learnt; and
Collaboration on projects.

TVETipedia is an open platform that is organized in wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki) articles, and registered users can add and edit text, link to other websites, and upload documents relevant to TVET. Wiki technology is very easy to use, and no prior knowledge of editing systems is necessary.

Articles in TVETipedia are available on a read-only basis to all internet users, but it is easy to create user accounts and start adding and editing information. Anyone who wishes to participate can contribute information. UNESCO-UNEVOC will monitor the content to ensure relevance and high quality of the information published.

The anticipated community of authors consists of UNEVOC's more than 1,000 e-Forum (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/forum) members, staff members of UNEVOC Network (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/network) institutions, and all others who are interested in TVET and education for the world of work be it as practitioners, researchers, or policy-makers.

The English launch of TVETipedia was the first step in the development of what UNEVOC hopes will be a truly global, open and multi-lingual online space for TVET. Users are free to contribute content in languages other than English.

TVETipedia is not meant to be a competitor for other seemingly similar undertakings, but rather a complementary, more specialised collaboration portal. We envisage that UNESCO-UNEVOC and the TVETipedia community will collaborate with other collaborative online environments where feasible, especially in the field of education. Such platforms are listed on TVETipedia: Education Wikis and Portals with TVET Content (http://www.tvetipedia.org/Education+wikis+and+portals+with+TVET+content.html).

Links

TVETipedia (http://www.TVETipedia.org)

Documents

Remarks at the launch of TVETipedia (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/docs/TVETipediaLaunchSpeechMax.pdf)

Contact

tvetipedia(at)unevoc.unesco.org (mailto:tvetipedia@unevoc.unesco.org)


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