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Technical and vocational education training (TVET) reform in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2197

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2197

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Social protection

category:

Social Protection

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challenges:

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success:

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context:

This leadership was evident through the ILO TVET-R team taking the initiative in seeking flexibility and driving and supporting pilots with NGOs and training Institutions. They also explored opportunities to mechanisms for inclusion, including informal apprenticeships, pre-vocational training and life skills development and facilitating the use of Recognised Prior Learning a process for giving candidates credit for skills, knowledge and experience previously gained through working and learning. Training institutes were visited during the evaluation where TVET-R pilot programs were being conducted to support people with disability in the program, the majority of whom were also female. Through TVET-R partnership with NGOs and pilot training Institutes such as the Chittagong Mohila Polytechnic, women with disability have been exposed to many opportunities to become part of the mainstream skills training, particularly in the sewing skills for RMG industry. Recognising the large numbers of people with disability in the community, this is an important contribution to the development impact on women’s lives through gaining recognition as skilled workers, and in achieving employment opportunities, which were not available to them previously. This is an inspiring achievement in the national context and has definitely added quality and value to TVET-R, which should be replicated in the future endeavours through B-SEP.

description:

TVET-R has shown leadership in the sector through its commitment to inclusion of the disadvantaged, females and people with disability. Recognising that women represent over 80% of the workforce in certain occupational areas sectors, TVET-R has played a key role in supporting the development of the National Policy on ‘Promoting Gender Equality in TVET in Bangladesh’, which having the support of the (female) Prime Minister, is gaining recognition and support within the country.

administrative_issues:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/203511

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Technical and vocational education training (TVET) reform in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation