4. What I wanted to study
Bachelor of Education with Science but I ended up
doing Bachelor of Education with Arts.
I wanted to change to study Geography but ended up
doing Mathematics with Computer Science as a
minor.
Later whilst working I wanted to do a Masters in
Mathematics Education (Full time) but I ended up
doing an MBA (Distance Learning).
Currently I am doing a Masters in Education (ICTs in
Education).
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5. My Career Path
Year Career
1992 – 2002 Teacher: Secondary School Maths & Computer Studies/IT
at Highridge, David Kaunda Technical and Mpelembe
Secondary Schools
2002-2003 Part-time Lecturer: Maths/IT at Copperbelt University &
IMIS subjects
2003-2005 Curriculum Development Specialist at TEVETA
2005-to-date Senior Vocational Education and Training Officer in
Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and
Early Education
2007-to-date Supervisor for MBA Dissertation students for Management
College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA)
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6. Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
TVET is often seen as "last choice education“. High-quality
TVET, on the other hand, leads to a higher status and
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7. Training in TVET is for:
School drop-outs.
People without formal education, including illiterate
people.
Entrepreneurs and employees (including formal and
informal apprentices) in both formal and informal
enterprises who require skills upgrading and access to
recognized qualifications.
Unemployed people who need initial TVET or retraining
to support their reintegration into the labour market.
People with special constraints to properly engage in
economic participation, such as people with disabilities,
people from marginalized groups and other groups that
have been marginalized in the labour market.
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8. Benefits of a TVET Career
Individual Employer Society
Short-term
benefits
• Employment chances
• Earning levels
• Work satisfaction
• Drop out less likely from
vocational than general
courses
• Higher productivity
from well
trained workforce
• Saved costs from
recruiting
external skilled workers
(incl. time for
integration and risk of
hiring a person not
known to the
company)
Saved expenses for
social benefits
(unemployment as
consequence of failed
transition from
education to
work)
Long-term
benefits
Flexibility and mobility
Lifelong learning (more likely
to receive training and
upgrade skills later in life)
• Supply benefits (e.g.
image improvement)
• Less turnover (no need
for retraining of new
workers)
• Externalities from
productivity gain due to
better education
• Increase in tax
income from
higher earnings
Source: (Hoeckel, 2008: 4) [Online]. url: http://www.oecd.org/edu/skills-
beyond-school/41538706.pdf
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9. Are you ready for TVET?
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