This paper seeks to examine the minimum standards for training providers that are offering or wish to offer programmes through ODL. Further it examines what is being implemented currently in the TEVET sector as well as ...

Bangladesh is a country of enormous possibility. But, even after that, majority of its people have to live in poverty, malnutrition, unemployment, superstition and many other forms of deprivation. Development workers, ...

Reducing poverty is one of the fundamental aims of the internationally agreed-upon Millennium Developmental Goals. Developing countries strive to enhance their international competitiveness for the well-being of their ...

The Namibian College of Open Learning is a state-supported institution of learning with the key focus of providing educational opportunities to adults and out-of-school youth. Its programmes focus has traditionally be on ...

Bangladesh has made some great strides in promoting gender equality in the education sector by managing to close the gender gap in gross and net enrolment ratios in primary and secondary education. However, this success ...

The paper reviewed the present status of unemployment situation in Nigeria with emphasis on university graduates. Effort was also made to examine the role vocational education through open distance learning can play to ...

Open & Distance Education System plays a major role in supporting and empowering the weaker sections of Indian Society. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) is a mega University from Western India having ...

Technicians working in the field rarely get the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge and skills through trainings, workshops, symposiums or courses due to their working conditions. It has been observed that potential of ...

The technical and vocational skills development in Namibia has seen a major shift in the past years with the establishment of the Industry Skills Committees’ under the Namibia Training Authority and lately the development ...

Skills acquisition is vital for any economy to compete and grow, particularly in an era of economic and technological change. Skill needs are widespread in most developing countries , including India . Skill needs are not ...