TVET IN PALESTINE – What is new in
the new system?
The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and namely
the two Ministries of Education & Higher Education and
Labor in cooperation with stakeholders from the private
sector, the NGOs and international donors, took up an
ambitious task:
A comprehensive reorganisation of the Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
The problem
At present there is no unified system for Technical
and Vocational Education and Training. Training and Ecucation
is carried out in separate types of institutions that
are run by respectively the Ministry of Education & Higher
Education (Vocational Secondary Schools and Technical
Colleges), the Ministry of Labor (Vocational Training
Centers), private institutions as well as NGOs (50% of
all TVET courses and programs).
The existing institutions are largely unsystematic and
much too small in their scope and capacitiy, the equippment
is outdated and in most cases also the buildings are in
a bad shape.
In different places one could become a carpenter in
9 months, 11 months or 24 months, each time using different
curricula. The fragmentation leads to a training policy
which is diffuse and uncoordinated, making it difficult
also for employers to interact with the training system
on a regional or national level.
The unified, new TVET system will provide the
Palestinian Labor force with:
- market oriented training offers (Relevance)
- a structural ability of the TVET system to adapt
quickly to changing circumstances and market needs (Flexibility)
- high quality in teaching through comprehensive and
continuos teachers training and curricula development
(Effectiveness)
- a financially secured and independent TVET system
(Sustainability)
- and with quotas that ensure participation of disadvantaged
groups (Acessability)
The differentiation between Vocational Education (VE),
Vocational Training (VT) and Non-Formal Education (NFE)
becomes increasingly irrelevant.
Figure 2: The revised system under the auspices of the
PNA