1 289 students
and 136 teachers surveyed as part of a needs assessment around academic success and employability services
Coordination of services to promote academic success
The local partners for this project were the Instituto Superior Honorio Delgado Espinoza, the Instituto Superior Pedro P. Díaz, the Ministry of Education from Peru and the Regional Education Office of Arequipa.
The project’s primary objective was the implementation of the Well-being and Employability Units (UBEs) in two Institutos de Educación Superior Tecnológico Públicos (IESTP) in Arequipa, Peru: the Instituto Superior Honorio Delgado Espinoza and the Instituto Superior Pedro P. Díaz. The initiative is in response to a ministerial resolution (428-2018-MINEDU) that provides for the establishment of a service to support academic success and employability.
These institutes in Arequipa were used as pilot sites for the implementation of a national strategy that could be replicated throughout the country, especially in the 26 new institutes of excellence (IDEX) that were designated in 2017 in each region of Peru.
DISCOVER PROJECT B12
SERVICES PROVIDED
Participatory diagnoses were carried out on academic success and well-being and on support services for employability and labour market integration, with a particular focus on women. In addition, two action plans were developed and implemented at each institute: one on academic success and well-being and the other on employability and labour market integration. In parallel, a Well-being and Employability Unit (Unidad de Bienestar y de Empleabilidad; UBE) was created or strengthened at each institute.
It's something to be proud of!
3 explanatory videos
presenting Canadian best practices around educational success and student well-being
UNEXPECTED RESULTS
Execution of an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Regional Labour and Employment Promotion Management Office, for enhancing the employability and integration of IESTP students into the labour market.
Testimonials
What is the objective of the Interinstitutional Cooperation Agreement signed with IESTP Honorio Delgado Espinoza?
“Recently there was a legal provision that updated institutes’ licences… Now that they are registered, they can work as employment centres. […] What we want is for as many technical or vocational graduates as possible to secure a formal job as soon as possible.”
José Luis Carpio Quintana
OUTCOMES
Support Committee for the Implementation of Well-being and Employability Units (UBEs)
Serves as a bridge between the management teams of the UBEs, committee members, authorities, and the community at large. The work of the Committee promotes, strengthens, organizes, trains, and communicates the activities of the EBUs.
Establishment of institutional partnerships
Two agreements were signed: the first was an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Regional Labour and Employment Promotion Management Office to improve the employability and integration of IESTP students into the labour market. The second was an agreement between the Women’s Emergency Centre in Arequipa and the Instituto de Educación Superior Tecnológico Público (IESTP) Honorio Delgado Espinoza, which will strengthen the work to combat sexual harassment.
Work approach used as a reference by the Ministry of Education
This includes the diagnostic models carried out, such as the development, implementation orientation sessions, and definition of guidelines for the UBEs focused on reducing dropout and withdrawal from the public Institutos de Educación Superior Tecnológica (IESTs) and Escuelas de Educación Superior Tecnológica (EESTs), with an emphasis on student follow-up using mentorship models.
Capacity building for the Student Well-being Service
The Regional Education Management Office of La Libertad and the Centro de Formación Profesional (CEFOP) 57 Fe y Alegría organized a 120-hour online course with the participation of teachers and managers from both IESTPs and concluded with the development of the mentorship plan.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear what they say about it
Dr. Juana Teresa Zeballos Zapana
Director General of the Instituto de Educación Superior Tecnológico Público Honorio Delgado Espinoza (IESTP-HDE), Peru
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