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March-April 2021
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As challenging as this year has been what if COVID-19 is only the test paper and climate change is the final exam? We could well be entering a period of protracted disruptions to ways of life all around the world. The response to COVID-19 from educators around the world has shown that education innovation and change is possible at a pace and scale never previously seen.
Article 2020 COVID-19 Education Source: Diplomatic Courrier
Article 2020 COVID-19 Education Source: Diplomatic Courrier
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January-February 2021
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COVID-19. Skills development in the time of COVID-19: Taking stock of the initial responses in technical and vocational education and training
The survey, which collected data from 126 countries captured the main challenges faced by TVET institutions during this crisis and brought to light innovations in teaching and learning. The report is intended to help all those concerned to address current and future crises in their delivery of TVET and to manage the learning and training process effectively and to a high standard.
COVID-19 Report 2021 Skills – development Source: ILO – International Labour Organization Survey 2020 VET – vocational education and training
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November-December 2020
CVA/ACFP Season’s Greetings
On behalf of the CVA/ACFP Board of Directors, we wish you hope, belonging, meaning, and purpose amidst these unprecedented times.
Hope is a decision. It is the most important decision we can make.
Hope changes everything, starting with our lives.
It is a force that enables us to take action (to bring about change).
Hope changes everything, starting with our lives.
It is a force that enables us to take action (to bring about change).
From: Hope is a decision: Selected Essays of Daisaku Ikeda. Middleway Press, 2017 Soka Gakkai
Be kind to yourself and your family in your bubble and virtual worlds. It has been an extraordinary year. Here’s to a healthy and prosperous new year.
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September-October 2020 NEW! FACEBOOK
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May-June 2020
IN FOCUS
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Giàu and Yasser Ali
CVA certified DACUM Analysis Facilitators
Mrs Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Giàu is Vice Rector at Vinh Long Community College, Vietam and
Mr. Yasser Ali works as a TVET & Youth Advisor in Lebanon and Jordan.
To become CVA certified DACUM Analysis Facilitators, they had to satisfy the following requirements
– successful completion of the CVA DACUM Analysis Facilitator Training Module, or an equivalent training
– having facilitated a minimum of 3 DACUM analysis, each complying with the CVA-ACFP’s quality assurance standards.
Ngọc Giàu and Yasser are now registered in the
CVA CERTIFIED DACUM ANALYSIS FACILITATOR international directory.
Congratulations, Mr. Ali and Mrs Nguyễn Thị !
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March-April 2020 IN FOCUS: COVID-19
DACUM Workshop in Calgary, 27-31 January 2020
Read the testimonials of 3 participants to this workshop
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January-February 2020
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Canada. Understanding the Future of Skills. Trends and Global Policy Responses
The report looks at top research and skills training programs that are succeeding internationally, and highlight for Canadian policymakers key features driving success.
En français. Canada. Comprendre l’avenir des compétences. Tendances et réponses politiques dans le monde
The report looks at top research and skills training programs that are succeeding internationally, and highlight for Canadian policymakers key features driving success.
En français. Canada. Comprendre l’avenir des compétences. Tendances et réponses politiques dans le monde
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November-December 2019
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Malawi. Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior
This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth, in an environment where access to schooling and formal sector employment is extremely low. It tracks a large fraction of program drop-outs — a common phenomenon in the training evaluation literature — and examines the determinants and consequences of dropping out and how it mediates the effects of such programs.
This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth, in an environment where access to schooling and formal sector employment is extremely low. It tracks a large fraction of program drop-outs — a common phenomenon in the training evaluation literature — and examines the determinants and consequences of dropping out and how it mediates the effects of such programs.
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September-October 2019
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Europe. Aligning teacher competence frameworks to 21st century challenges: The case for the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu)
Teachers need to update their competence profiles for 21st century challenges. Teaching strategies need to change and so do the competences teachers need to develop so as to empower 21st‐century learners. The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) represents a paradigmatic example of this endeavour, taking stock of these needs.
Teachers need to update their competence profiles for 21st century challenges. Teaching strategies need to change and so do the competences teachers need to develop so as to empower 21st‐century learners. The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) represents a paradigmatic example of this endeavour, taking stock of these needs.
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July-August 2019
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UK. The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030
This report maps out how employment is likely to change in the future – including the implications for skills – and anticipates a number of new occupations.
This report maps out how employment is likely to change in the future – including the implications for skills – and anticipates a number of new occupations.
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May-June 2019
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Work-based Learning as a Pathway to Competence-based Education
This book provides a rich collection of research and practice perspectives around central topics in the field of work-based learning (WBL). Based on an extensive prior literature review of the current state of research on WBL in TVET contexts on a global scale, key themes of interest for a competence-based perspective were chosen to call for contributions from researchers and experts in VET from all around the world.
This book provides a rich collection of research and practice perspectives around central topics in the field of work-based learning (WBL). Based on an extensive prior literature review of the current state of research on WBL in TVET contexts on a global scale, key themes of interest for a competence-based perspective were chosen to call for contributions from researchers and experts in VET from all around the world.
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March-April 2019
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Europe.The Future of Work and Youth
This report identifies and discusses five key themes that present challenges and opportunities for young people in Europe in the context of the future of work: skills, access to social protection, workers’ rights and wellbeing, just transition and environmental concerns, and equality.
This report identifies and discusses five key themes that present challenges and opportunities for young people in Europe in the context of the future of work: skills, access to social protection, workers’ rights and wellbeing, just transition and environmental concerns, and equality.
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January-February 2019
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Australia. Work-based learning: A learning strategy in support of the Australian Qualifications Framework
The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which work-based learning could potentially improve education and training pathways in Australia.
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December 2018
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Levers and Logic Models: A Framework to Guide Research and Design of High-Quality Competency-Based Education Systems
The report uses logic model frameworks to convey relationships between essential levers (outcomes, drivers and mediating factors) that inform the design of competency-based education systems and critical components of competency-based practice at four interdependent levels (student experience, professional practice of educators, district and school systems and culture). Logic models are tools used to conceptualize organizations, programs or strategies to bring about change and to support the evaluation of effectiveness.
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November 2018
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Canada/Ontario. Competency-
Competency-based education is gaining attention internationally. Because they hold the potential to graduate students quickly, cost-effectively and with the skills needed to meet employer demands, CBE programs are ideally suited for groups not always well-served by traditional postsecondary education, such as adult learners.
En français. Canada/Ontario. L’éducation axée sur les compétences : Guider le programme de mesure des compétences
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October 2018
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Finland. Why the Finns Have Popular TVET
The Finnish example is, of course, no blueprint. Finland has begun to place greater emphasis on entrepreneurship, including incorporating entrepreneurship education into the TVET curriculum. Developing countries also need to address structural issues that impede youth employment.
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September 2018
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Work-Process Based Development of Curricula: A Framework
Education and vocational education have to be finally presented in an operational form i.e. in a curriculum. In any case, when it comes to Technical Education and Vocational Training (TVET), five components are highly relevant as the pillars for a vocational system: Relationship with the private sector, Curricula and occupational standards, Teacher training and further (in-service) training of teaching staff, Conducting research and networking with other institutions, Positive values and esteem for work and for training. These five pillars render the structure when it comes to quality-based training and education.
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August 2018
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Making learning visible; representing skills, competencies and qualifications
This discussion paper concerns recent trends and major challenges in developing effective and trustworthy representation of skills, competencies and qualifications. It starts with the recognition that today’s learning opportunities are limitless, borderless and immediate. It proposes a vision to reach a common international approach where all aspects of a person’s learning is electronically documented, authenticated and can be accessed at anytime and anywhere, shared and amended by the owner or by an authorised party.
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June-July 2018 – IN FOCUS The Future of work: Automation, robots and industry 4.0
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The Future of Work We Want: A Global Dialogue
This report presents a short summary of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO’s) Global Dialogue on “The Future of Work We Want”, which brought together leading economists, academics and representatives from governments and social partners (employers’ and workers’ organizations) to discuss the profound changes sweeping through the world of work.
En français. L’avenir du travail que nous voulons: un dialogue global
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May 2018
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Canada. The push to bridge the school-work gap
Work-integrated learning grows in popularity at universities across the country.
What’s WIL? Work-integrated learning has a variety of definitions. According to Co-operative Education and Work-integrated Learning Canada, WIL is “a model and process of education which formally and intentionally integrates a student’s academic studies with learning in a workplace or practice setting.”
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April 2018 – CVA/ACFP Archives
The CVA/ACFP ARCHIVES
The CVA/ACFP Journals 1965-2002 and the Occasional papers
The bilingual CVA/ACFP Journal was published by the association from 1965 to 2002.
The CVA Journal was produced under the direction of a bilingual editorial committee and a professional editor and was supported for a number of years by the federal government. In its final years, it was financed solely by the association. It was the only national bilingual journal produced to support best practice and research in the field of vocational education and acted also as a forum for a wide variety of emerging issues in the field. It is still used as a reference today with many libraries holding complete sets of all CVA journals ever produced.
The entire collection can be read in our web page.
The CVA also publishes occasional papers to provide a forum for a broad spectrum of vocational education issues emanating principally from Canada. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the Association. Each paper is usually intended to provide an in depth treatment of a specific topic. The occasional papers have been generated to encourage discussion on an emerging issue and to document either national or regional achievements.
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March 2018
IN FOCUS
The CVA/ACFP congratulates Nguyễn Thanh Thuỷ
who has successfully completed the Canadian Vocational Association (CVA)
DACUM Analysis Facilitator International Certification Program
Nguyễn Thanh Thuỷ is the Deputy of the Training Centre for Advanced Management at the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, which is funded by the Vietnam Skill for Employment Project of Global Affairs Canada (VSEP/GAC).
To become a CVA certified DACUM Analysis Facilitator, Nguyễn had to satisfy the following requirements:
– successful completion of the CVA DACUM Analysis Facilitator Training Module, or an equivalent training;
– facilitation of a minimum of three occupational analyses using the DACUM methodology, each to be submitted for a formal review by the CVA’s DACUM Analysis Evaluation Committee
– formal reviews confirming that a minimum of three analyses complied with the DACUM quality standards as set by the CVA.
Nguyễn Thanh Thuỷ is now registered in the CVA CERTIFIED DACUM ANALYSIS FACILITATOR international directory.
Nguyễn’s biography
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February 2018
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Malawi. Taima (Here We Stand)
Using a TVET institution as the setting, Robert Chiwamba, STEP ambassador has launched Taima (Here We Stand) to call on all of Malawi to end gender based violence. The poem Taima (Here We Stand) calls on all people to take a stand against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and particularly for men to be role models as advocates for the elimination of GBV. The poem launch was one of the many important activities to mark 16 days of activism against gender based violence. The video is in the local language Chichewa but with English sub-titles.
A contribution of Arthur E. Shears, UNESCO Team Leader, Skills and Technical Education Program (STEP) in Malawi ae.shears@unesco.org
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January 2018
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November 2017 – IN FOCUS : 50th anniversary of DACUM
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September 2017
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August 2017
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July 2017
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June 2017
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May 2017
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April 2017
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March 2017
IN FOCUS
Lana Bos
CVA CERTIFIED DACUM ANALYSIS FACILITATOR
Program Instructor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
I work at Extended Learning in the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University. As part of the team here, I work on program development nationally and internationally. Internationally, I help develop competency based programming that meets the need of the labour market. I facilitate workshops in Competency Based Education and Training, including Occupational Skills Analysis (OSA), Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR), curriculum and program development along with development of training materials and how to create interactive student classrooms with an emphasis on hand-on practical skills and application in agriculture.
I have been fortunate, through this position, to complete three Skills Analysis in Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and most recently in Ethiopia. Facilitating a skills analysis is challenging but more than rewarding when you get to see the final product of a DACUM chart for the occupation. This chart flows nicely into the development occupational standards, curriculum and teaching materials.
I first took the DACUM facilitator’s course with the CVA in February 2014 and really enjoyed learning about the DACUM process. I entered the Certification Program in April 2015 and completed my third OSA in June 2016. Pierre Morin and the CVA have been very supportive and helpful throughout the process. They have provided feedback and advice on my DACUM charts and I have grown as a facilitator.
To become a CVA certified DACUM Analysis Facilitator, Lana had to satisfy the following requirements:
- successful completion of the CVA DACUM Analysis Facilitator Training Module, or an equivalent training;
- facilitation of a minimum of three occupational analyses using the DACUM methodology, each to be submitted for a formal review by the CVA’s DACUM Analysis Evaluation Committee
- formal reviews confirming that a minimum of three analyses complied with the DACUM quality standards as set by the CVA.
Lana is now registered in the CVA CERTIFIED DACUM ANALYSIS FACILITATOR international directory.
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February 2017
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January 2017
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December 2016
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October-November 2016
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September 2016
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August 2016
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July 2016
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June 2016
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May 2016
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April 2016
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March 2016
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February 2016
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January 2016
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December 2015 – IN FOCUS : Gender
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