Vocational Education Training; t iti f APL l t d t opportunities ... - Cinop

January 23, 2008
World Bank
Washington Washington, USA
Jan van der Kolk, CINOP Global
Introduction of CINOP Global
Vocational Education Training;
opportunities t iti of f APL related l t d to t
National Qualification Framework

CINOP Gl Global: b l IIntroduction t d ti
• Vocational Education and Training (VET)
as a catalyst for economic growth:
– Basic education and then?
– How to improve the quality of VET.

CINOP Gl Global: b l IIntroduction t d ti
• Benefits of the use of Accreditation for
Prior Learning (APL) (APL).
• Importance of a National Qualification
Frameworks (NQF):
– Strategy for the Netherlands.
– Developments l and d the h Zambian b Tevet QQualifications l f
Framework (ZTQF).

CINOP Delegation g
H Herman van HHolt lt
managing director CINOP Global
hholt@cinop hholt@cinop.nl nl
+31 73 6800703
Jan van der Kolk
manager international affairs
jkolk@cinop.nl
+31 73 6800824
Kirsten Jense
international representative
cinop@new-amsterdam.net
+31 31 73 6800687

CINOP: Facts & Figures
• 180 employees: researchers
researchers,
consultants, coaches, trainers
• Turnover 2007 US$ 25 million:
– governmental sector (37%)
– educational sector (39%)
– corporate sector (24%)
• 900 projects annually
• International projects 25%
• ISO 9001 certified
• 4 Divisions (see hand-out)

CINOP Gl Global b l
• Roots CINOP in the Netherlands
• EExpansion, i sharing h i expertise ti i in EEurope:
– e.g. National Agent for Leonardo da Vinci
• Globalizing for some years, now also
sharing g expertise p
worldwide

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Where to find us:
CINOP active in various places
Slovenia
Zimbabwe
Russia
Germany
Spain S
Serbia
Tanzania
Portugal
The Dutch Antilles
Latvia
The
Netherlands
Hungary
Ghana
Zambia a b a
Indonesia
Poland

PProjects/roles j t / l i in The Th NNetherlands th l d
• Centre for APL
• NNational ti l authority th it on literacy lit
•Knowledge g centre VET
• Project management innovation and
implementation of carreerpath carreerpath-development
development
in 8 sectors, e.g. construction

Projects in Europe;
government t related l t d
• National Agency Life Long Learning program in
EC.
• LLeonardo d for f transnational t ti l cooperation ti in i
innovation and quality improvement of VET.
• National i l ddelegate l ffor European Network k on
lifelong guidance policy.
• Expert partner for the EC as to VET and HRD.
• National coordinator for ReferNet consortium
(reference information on VET, also research and
promotion).
• Member of UNESCO, networking and support role.

Projects in Europe; not (directly)
government related
• Eastern Europe:
– Projects in innovation of education and development development, so
(new EC) countries can catch up with the rest of Europe.
– Projects in technological development through ICT-and-
Learning.
– Projects to support the development of SME, through the
development of entrepreneurship (in 15 European
countries, and extending this to Africa).

CINOP, , what’s in a name?
Centre for Innovation in Education
and Training
• International Centre of Expertise:
for Vocational and Adult Education & Training
• Innovation:
create organizational and learning solutions and
set new standards
• Education and Training:
life long learning in a knowledge and skill based
life long learning in a knowledge and skill based
economy

Division 1:
CCentre t of f expertise ti
Type of services
• Policy advice and research at macro level
• National qualification structure design
• Scenario studies and monitoring
• Integral project management
• Development of models for quality assurance
• Implementation and dissemination of results
Cli Clients
• Ministries of Education, Science, Labour,
Justice, International Affairs and Economic
Affairs

Division 2: Innovation
of education
T Type of f services i
• Design, development, implementation,
monitoring it i and d evaluation l ti of f curricula i l and d
education related organisations
• Support of individual or organisational learning
processes
• Training g of teachers, , trainers and managers g
• Project management of educational or
organisational changes
• Implementation of innovations
Clients
• Schools, , colleges, g , polytechnics, p y , universities
• Governmental and Educational organisations

Division 3: Human
R Resource DDevelopment l t
Type of services
• Accreditation of prior learning (APL)
• C Career managementt
• Competence management
• EE-learning l i (ICT)
• Knowledge management
• Project management
Clients
• Sector organisations
• Companies
• Non-profit organisations

Division 4:
CINOP International
Type of services
• Establishment of National Qualification
Frameworks
• Strategic policy development
• Capacity development
• Project and program management
• Curriculum development
• Training of teachers/trainers
• Management development
Clients
• GGovernmental t l AAuthorities th iti
• The European Commission
• Schools Schools, Colleges and Polytechnics
• Sector committees and associations

Activities of CINOP (1)
1. Project title: Development of the technical,
vocational ti l and d entrepreneurial t i l training t i i
system in Zambia.
22. Client: TEVETA
3. Challenge: train TEVETA staff to maintain links
between the training provision and the labour
market, provision of high quality training which
meets the demands of different target groups.
4. Our solution: strategic leadership in the
development of the training system, staff
ttraining aining (design of modular mod la ccurricula, ic la qquality alit
assurance), set up training programmes and
instruments, ,p project j management. g
5. Budget: € 1,4 Million

Activities of CINOP (2)
1. Project title: Development of a business
management system at vocational
colleges.
2. Client: Ministry of Education South Africa
3. Challenge: strengthen the vocational sector in
South Africa by piloting the development of a
business management system at three
Colleges that would improve governance,
planning and management and enhance the
flexible delivery of programmes.
4. Our solution: information and system needs
analysis, l i systems t ddevelopment, l t policy li
planning, infrastructure development and
implementation, staff training.
5. Budget: € 2 Million

Activities of CINOP (3)
1. Project title: National Qualifications
Framework development in the Dutch
Antilles.
2. Client: Government
3. Challenge: how to structure the education and
training activities in the Antilles and how to
harmonise the VET system with the needs of
lower qualified youngsters to keep them in
training activities.
4. Our solution: development of a qualification
structure and curriculum development, training
of f teachers, t h research h and d stakeholders
t k h ld
interviews and conceptualization culminating in
policy advice.
5. Budget: € 300,000

Activities of CINOP (4)
1. Project title: Enhancing the quality and
relevance of the VET system in Tanzania.
2. Client: National Council for Technical
Education (NACTE)
3. Challenge: To build capacity of NACTE to
provide the needed guidance and support to
technical institutions towards attaining
quality education and training.
4. Our solution: Development of a strategy to
come to an effective system of support and
to build capacity of NACTE to facilitate
ddevelopment l t of f ddemand d driven d i competence t
based modular curricula at technical
institutes.
5. Budget: € 900,000

Activities of CINOP (5) ( )
1. Project title: Capacity Building and
curriculum development in the VET sector
Public Services.
22. Cli Client: TTanzania i PPublic bli SService i College C ll (TPSC)
3. Challenge: To build capacity of TPSC to provide
the needed guidance and support to curriculum
development on a competence based
approach. pp
4. Our solution: Development of a strategy at
college-level TPSC to build capacity and
facilitate development of demand driven
competence based modular curricula at Public
Service sector sector.
5. Budget: € 990,000

Activities of CINOP (6)
1. Project title: Indonesian Polytechnics
Entrepreneurial p Skills Development p
Project (ESDP).
2. Client: Asosiasi Politeknik Indonesia (ASPI)
3. Challenge: Development and implementation
of Entrepreneurship and Quality Management
SSystem t training t i i programs and d curriculum i l
training programs.
44. Our solution: Labour market analysis analysis,
curriculum development and training activities.
55. Budget: € 22,2 2 million

Activities of CINOP (7)
1. Project title: Capacity Building of Staff at
Koforidua Polytechnic Automobile
EEngineering i i Department D t t to t improve i
Automobile Engineering Education in
Ghana.
2. Client: Koforidua Polytechnic
3. Challenge: Development and implementation
of HND automotive engineering curriculum.
4. Our solution: curriculum development, p , building g
an automotive environment, engineering en
teaching training of the staff.
5. Budget: € 1 million

Activities of CINOP (8)
11. Project title: The organization of European
Study visits focusing on priorities in VET
and labour market developments.
2. Clients: European Commission and Dutch
Government
3. Challenge: to bring participants in contact with
prominent European key experts from
educational and research institutions as well as
labour organizations.
44. Our solution: to design and implement a variety
of activities like working visits, presentations,
discussion sessions and expert meetings.
5. Budget: € 150.000 yearly (since 1993)

Our international network
• ‘L ‘Leonardo d dda Vi Vinci’ i’ National N ti l
Agency EU funded programme
Pilot projects to innovate European training
systems, stimulation of student and
apprentices ti mobility, bilit etc. t
Programme g perspectives:
p p
– Individual and personal competences,
– VET in relation with enterprises,
– Employability of European citizens citizens.
– Lifelong learning,
– New forms of ICT
– Participation of SME’s and enterprises,
– Equal opportunities for men and women,
– Prevention of inequality and exclusion exclusion.

Our international network
• CEDEFOP: National contact
point for Refernet and European
study t d visits. i it
• Promotes the knowledge g of, , and
comparability of training.
• systems throughout Europe Europe,
using in-depth comparative
analyses. l
• Member e be oof UNESCO U SCO education educat o
commission and UNEVOC
network network.

Our Partners
• Copenhagen p g CC, , Denmark
• Louis Berger, France and Romania
• Class Management, Romania
• TEVETA, Zambia
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Tanzania
• Deloitte, Zambia
• Emin Senver Senver, Turkey
• Innovam, The Netherlands
• Facet Facet, The Netherlands
• Hanze University, The Netherlands
• DEVOTRA DEVOTRA, The Netherlands
• University Fontys, The Netherlands
• Edb Edburgh h CConsultants, lt t Th The NNetherlands th l d

CINOP Gl Global b l
Independent, international research and
consultancy firm specialized in:
• Lifelong learning
• Vocational education & training (VET)
• Adult education
• Human resources development (HRD)

Key-facts:
Key facts:
• Based in the Netherlands
• Working with 150 academic trained
professionals f i l
• Involved in 900 projects p j per p year y
• International projects: 25%
• T Types of f clients: li t
– Ministeries, goverments and public authorities
– Educational institutions and schools
– Branche- and sectoral associations
– Profit and non-profit p organizations
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– EU, international cooperation in education

Contact
CINOP Global
H Herman van HHolt lt Kirsten Jense
managing director CINOP Global
international representative
hholt@cinop hholt@cinop.nl nl
cinop@new-amsterdam.net
+31 73 6800703
+31 73 68 00 687
Jan van der Kolk
manager international affairs
jkolk@cinop.nl
+31 73 6800824
www.cinop.nl
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