Vocational education and training system in Kosova

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Vocational education and training systemin Kosova

• Anton Gojani
• Head of Vocational Training Division
• Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
• Thessaloniki,April 2005

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS IN KOSOVO A LIFE LONG
LEARNING SYSTEM IN PROCESS
P-Sec/TC
General, vocational and higher education - reform
plans
Master Craftspers..
Adult Vocational Training
L A B O U R M A R K E T
P-SecC
University of Applied Science (College 3 years
with academic degrees- Bachelor, Master)
University (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate)
Add-OnC
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare 8 Statutory
Adult Training Centres
SCPUE

• Key post-conflict sectors
• Engineering
• Construction
• Catering/hospitality
• Business/administration
• Textiles

FMC
OME-C
Bridge C.
Technician

Adult Educ. Life- Long Learning
Skilled worker
Higher Secondary School (Gymnasium) General with
small vocational orientation Age 15-18/19 3/4
years
Voc. Model schools
1-4 years
NGO Training Providers Multi-sector
Craftsperson
?
Large state-owned enterprises management
development
Year of Orientation Age -15 1 year
Unskilled Worker
Lower Secondary School Age 11-15 4 years
SME development organisations management
training
Primary School Age 6-11 5 years
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Vocational Education Schools Adult Vocational
Training Centers

• The providers
• MEST - vocational education schools (52)
• MLSW - adult vocational training centers (8)
• Non-statutory training providers

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VET Strategies

• Divergent Strategies
• MEST Vocational Education Strategy
• MLSW Vocational Training Strategy
• (2005-2007)
• VET strategies must interface with wider
  education, employment and HRD development
  policies
• Need for integration of VET strategies within a
  national economic plan

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MLSW - enhancing employabilitya vocational
training strategy for Kosova

• Core Components
• Consolidation of VT Centre Network
• Quality assurance and certification
• Careers guidance and employment counselling
• Entrepreneurship learning and self-employment
• Financing of vocational training
• Vocational training information, research and
  policy-making

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The strengths

• Cross-stakeholder dialogue, social partnership
• Emerging cooperation on central level with
  different international donors
• strategy plan 2005-2007 - achievable
• national curriculum in VTCs has been drafted and
  implemented.
• students applying new methodologies of the
  reforms easily
• Good cooperation with non-statutory training
  providers for specific target groups

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The weaknesses

• education system is seriously under-performing by
  comparison with advanced economies
• low intake capacity of the formal education and
  training system.
• lack of quality and market relevance of much of
  the provision on offer
• Lack of work practice opportunities and weak
  links with the industry.
• almost non-existent post-secondary and continuing
  education and training provision, non-formal as
  well as formal.

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The opportunities

• Decentralization and outsourcing
  responsibilities, tasks and finances
• Social partner engagement all levels of VET
  system
• Sharing of information systems and sources of
  data between all stakeholders in VET
• Demand-led provision of education programmes in
  close consultation with industry
• Autonomy and per capita resource allocation to
  schools, training centres, formal or non-formal.
• More efficiency and effectiveness in sharing
  resources, facilities among schools, centers and
  the industry/commerce
• Future integration within European Union ensure
  todays reforms are EU compliant (Copenhagen
  process)

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The threats

• Total liberalization of the HRD market and
  fragmented approaches to competence development
• Divergent strategies of international donors and
  their consultants do not take sufficient note of
  national voice

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• Faleminderit!
• Thank you!