Promoting TVETipedia in Asia

On 3-5 September 2009, a UNESCO-UNEVOC consultant visited the Philippines to advise on the UNESCO-UNEVOC online services in support of TVET in the Asia Pacific region and to receive feedback on the usability of TVETipedia (http://www.tvetipedia.org) as a tool for collaboration for the international TVET community, as well as for the sharing of information, knowledge and examples of best practices.

An experts meeting was organized by and took place at the premises of the Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC) (http://www.cpsctech.org/). CPSC, which is an important UNESCO-UNEVOC partner in the region, had invited twelve high-level TVET specialists from various organizations based in the Philippines with the aim of introducing TVETipedia and receiving comments and suggestions on the portal’s further development from the experts.

In addition, several formal and informal meetings were arranged with the CPSC staff, its director Prof. Shyamal Majumdar and others to discuss strategies to support UNEVOC Network members through the further development of the UNEVOC online platforms.

During the visit, a pilot project to produce and distribute one-minute TVET video clips on critical professional skills was launched at Western Visayas College of Technology & Science (http://www.wvcst.edu.ph) (WVCT&S, a UNEVOC Centre) in Iloilo City. A strong demand for visual instructional components to be used in TVET has been voiced in the region. Especially in areas without Internet connection and/or computers, video material is useful.

The visit was very successful and provided the UNEVOC web team with many useful inputs in the further development of the online services. The team is now discussing approaches to implementing the suggestions.

Contact

Naing Yee Mar, Programme Officer, naing.yee.mar(at)unevoc.unesco.org (mailto:naing.yee.mar@unevoc.unesco.org)

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