3 473 young beneficiaries
of the program with access employability and job placement support services
THEME 2 J
Employability, educational success, access and recognition of TVET
The projects under Theme 2 focus on supporting academic access and success, as well as employability and labour market insertion.
They include promotional activities, creation of online platforms, services to support student access and retention.
The partners worked together to improve the services offered to students, such as tailored psychological, academic counselling, employability and student life (sports, arts, culture, etc.) services, to help promote academic success.
This has made it possible, among other things, to keep students from dropping out, by providing them with a better environment, and to admitting more young people with disabilities into programs.
Discover the projects and activities linked to employability, educational success, access and recognition of TVET:
- Project A08 – Promotion of TVET through national campaigns and capacity building within ministries of education
- Project B08.1 – E-learning as a tool for high-quality TVET
- Project B09 – Student life and school services
- Project B10 – Supporting inclusive access and retention of students
- Project B11 – The power of pedagogy for inclusive TVET
- Project B12 – Coordination of services to promote academic success
DISCOVER THEME 2
It's something to be proud of!
78% of women
very satisfied with the relevance of the employability support services provided by the program
82% of women
very satisfied with the relevance of the academic success services provided by the program
536 jobs offered
by extractive sector companies in the program’s regions in the labour market intermediation and job placement services
4 customized promotional campaigns
for each PA country, on employment opportunities in the ES with an emphasis on recruiting women.
28 755 933 people
exposed to the promotion campaigns, exceeding the target of one million.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear what they say about it
Lorenginis Berti Lorca
Delegate from Chile for the Pacific Alliance Education Technical Group (ETG)
Lessons learned
The lessons learned from the theme 2 projects focus on support, academic access and success, and employability and labour market insertion.
Lesson learned #1
Sharing experiences is much more than just transferring knowledge; it is about generating knowledge and joint learning. In this sense, one lesson learned is the value of regional dialogue among countries on communication strategies, recognizing both differences and commonalities.
Lesson learned #2
Sharing best practices is important, as student services contribute directly to young people’s educational trajectories, while contributing to post-secondary institutions’ quality processes.
Lesson learned #3
We need to identify the digital gap on a case-by-case basis and see how to connect these needs to further education that also guarantees jobs. We need a culture of digitization of education. Digitization was not only relevant and useful during the pandemic, but something that should remain in place on an ongoing basis in order to improve the quality of education.
Lesson learned #4
Unfortunately, people who enter technical and technological careers generally have lower salaries and less social protection, which causes a chain reaction of inequalities that persists.
Lesson learned #5
Good communication of the services offered by training institutions is essential, through different communication channels that reach the students, so they can access them when they need them.
Stakeholders committed to achieving the SDGs
Gloria Lucia Balderrama Chávez.
Centro Minero Regional de Boyacá, SENA, Colombia
Freddy Jesús Calle Morón,
Coordination of the Heavy Machinery Maintenance Program, Instituto de Educación Pública Superior Honorio Delgado Espinoza, Peru
Olivier Pelletier
Professor in the language department, Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
María José Lazo Soto,
Outreach Director, Universidad Tecnológica de La Laguna Durango, Mexico
Vladimir Herpic Carrazana,
Head of the Electricity and Energy Efficiency programs, Centro de Formación Técnica de la Universidad Católica del Norte (CEDUC UCN), Sede Antofagasta, Chile
Recommendations
Recommendation #1
Foster comprehensive communication strategies that promote more than just access to TVET, but that also highlight the contribution of TVET to the development of the country and its productive sectors, and especially of people, their territories, and communities. Their development should also involve interdisciplinary teams from different units within the ministries of education and educational institutions, and a gender perspective should be included throughout the process.
Recommendation #2
Since there is a generation gap between instructors and students, who are younger and more used to using new technologies, continuous training should be provided to instructors and administrators, so they develop the required skills.
Recommendation #3
We need to ask ourselves how TVET really leads to a guaranteed quality job, and how to avoid policies that lead to precarious employment.
Recommendation #4
Develop customized training oriented to the talents and abilities of students and instructors. This provides an opportunity to develop new training programs in alignment with the strategic needs of the specific territory and the productive sector.
Recommendation #5
Develop more detailed performance indicators for student services to be able to measure job retention and student satisfaction in real terms.
THEME 2 - Related projects
Continue the Story..
Project A08
Promotion of TVET through national campaigns and capacity building within ministries of education
Project B081
E-learning as a tool for high-quality TVET
Project B09
Student life and services
Project B10
Supporting inclusive access and student retention
Project B11
The power of pedagogy for inclusive TVET
Project B12
Coordination of services to promote academic success
THEME 3 K
Quality of technical and vocational education and training (TVET)
