Technical & Vocational Education Modernization (TVEM)

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The development objective of the Technical and Vocational Education Modernization Project for Kazakhstan is to raise the relevance, quality, and efficiency of technical and vocational education (TVE) through an improved policy framework and institutional capacity. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is developing standards and quality assurance for TVE. This component will support: (a) the development of a national qualifications system and a national qualifications framework; (b) the development of occupational standards, and realignment of qualifications assessment; and (c) the introduction of institutional accreditation in establishing the foundation for a national qualifications system. The second component of the project is strengthen governance, management, and financing for TVE. This component will support activities to increase employer involvement in advising TVE development through: (a) the modernization of the management and governance policies, procedures and institutional structures of TVE; (b) the introduction of formula-based financing to TVE institutions in selected regions; (c) design and implementation of an effective mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of the project; and (d) support for project coordination, implementation, and management. The third component of the project is strengthening skills delivery capacity of TVE institutions. This component will support: (a) development of educational standards and core curriculum as the basis for the institutions to design new programs; (b) preparation of teacher-training programs for design and delivery of a competency-based and modularized curriculum (in select regional teacher-training centers); and (c) the development and implementation of Institutional Development Plans (IDPs) to enhance skills delivery at TVE institutions (lyceums and colleges), including development and delivery of competency-based training (CBT) programs in line with new occupational and educational standards and core curriculum.