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Non – Formal TVET Mapping Survey The case of Amhara, Oromia and Addis Ababa
researchers had to analyze and interpret their data. According to the agreement reached
each group came up with a regional report.
It was the duty of the lead researcher to prepare the national report based on the three
reports and information gathered from documents. In this exercise the lead researcher had
to further analyze the data and produce the final document that would be presented in a
workshop. In the process there was a lot of consultation with researchers and EECE staff.
CHAPTER THREE
3. Review of literature
This unit provides the efforts made to assess experiences in terms of: policy and strategy,
organization, target group, selection criteria, types of training given, curriculum, duration
and results in the provision of Non Formal TVET. Some of the local and other countries
experiences are documented in the following few pages. Undoubtedly there is a strong
political will in support of the provision of quality formal and Non-formal TVET to a
wide range of beneficiaries. The National Education and training policy and National
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) strategies issued in 2002 and
the revised one in 2006 pave the way for developing and implementing quality and
relevant TVET programs. The Education and Training Policy, and the strategies
developed to implement them are made highly interrelated to all the National Policy
statement and strategies. All the National Development Policy Framework (NDPF),
PASDEP and the MDGs support the provision of quality and Non-Formal TVET to all
those who need to improve their livelihood. All the national policy documents capitalize
on the need for fighting and eradicating poverty within the shortest possible time.
3.1. The PASDEP
The Plan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) is a
five-year plan of Ethiopia’s ten years MDGs (2005/06-2009/10). One of the three
objectives of PASDEP is stated as “increase per capital income of citizens so that it
reaches at the level of those in middle income countries”. As well known the portion of
the population living under poverty line is estimated to in between 40% and 45%. This
objective includes all the poor and the jobless who could have the capacity to work but
not yet given the opportunity. The five pillar Strategies of the PASDEP: roads to get out
of poverty are:
Building inclusive implementation capacity;
Massive push to Accelerate growth;
Addressing the population challenge;
Unleashing potentials of the Ethiopian women;
Strengthen the infrastructure backbone of the country
Managing risks;
Creating jobs (Getachew Adem, Head, DPRD, January, 2008)
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