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Ensuring Multi-stakeholder Participation And Partnership In The TVET

Ensuring multi-stakeholder participation and partnership in the TVET

TVET plays a crucial role in any society by supplying labour for economic development. Rather than operating in isolation, TVET institutions should create solid alliances and networks with both the public and private sectors. Accordingly, Don Bosco Tech Africa hosted a virtual Annual Stakeholders Assembly with the focus of “ensuring multi-stakeholder participation and partnership in the TVET learning process.”

Participants from AOS (Ghana), MOZ (Mozambique), (MDG) Madagascar and AFE (Tanzania) Provinces shared best practices on collaboration and partnership with the public and private sectors, as well as with the government. These experiences led to the conclusion that partnerships have a number of advantages, including support for centres upgrading their curricula, capacity building for trainers, scholarships for trainees, and job prospects for graduates.

Disability inclusion was the topic of a talk by Ms. Iram Bahawal from Light for the World. In her presentation, she emphasized that empowering persons with disabilities will contribute to the increase in a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Disability inclusion is a lifetime process, but in order for it to be successful, affirmative action for individuals with disabilities must be adopted, and the proper policies and strategies must be implemented. Ms. Iram exhorted Don Bosco TVET centres to make this daring move and set an example for other TVET facilities by embracing disability inclusion.

In his address at the meeting, Mr. Heribert Trunk an entrepreneur and philanthropist from Germany said his mission is to build and create an environment accessible to all. He underscored that he is ready to work with Don Bosco Tech Africa to help empower young people which in turn will solve social and societal problems.

While discussing the strategies that may be used to improve multi-stakeholder participation in the TVET delivery system, Mr. Elikana Epiche, Director of the Centre for Urban Rural Youth Development Programmes (CURYDP), emphasized the need of stakeholder mapping and having clear frameworks.

Steffen Möhlendick noted in his closing remarks that everyone who participated in the meeting gained significant empowerment and shared knowledge. He emphasized the necessity of updating the labour market analyses of each country, since doing so will aid in the discovery of new businesses and trades. “Since partnerships and cooperation are ongoing, there is a need for more frequent local and national exchanges. Partnerships allow us to expand both our network and our perspectives,” he said.

Fr. Alphonse Owoudou, Regional Superior of Africa and Madagascar, reiterated the value of including a range of stakeholders in the TVET learning process to ensure that TVET programs are high-quality, sustainable, and available to all attendees in his address to the participants, which was read by Fr. George TJ on his behalf.

Fr. TJ George, Director of Don Bosco Tech Africa, emphasized that networks and partnerships will enable us to learn, develop powerful businesses and brands, and ultimately impact the lives of young people.

While giving the way forward Br. John Njuguna Deputy Director Don Bosco Tech Africa urged all to identify the bottlenecks in their respective centres hindering effective multi-stakeholder partnership and develop strategies to mitigate them.

The two-day virtual meeting was attended by the Province Youth Ministry Delegates (PYD), Province Technical and Vocational Education and Training Coordinators (PTVET), the Job Service Officers (JSOs), Planning and Development Office (PDO) personnel, TVET centre directors and DBTA partners

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