A career in technical and vocational education and training

Gabriel S KonayumaBA Ed., MBA., Cert. MICE

My Story

My late dad wanted me to be a doctorA Career in TVET - Gabriel S Konayuma 2

What I became

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What I wanted to studyBachelor 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).


My Career PathYear Career1992 – 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 TEVETA2005-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)


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 improved attractiveness of TVETA Career in TVET - Gabriel S Konayuma 6

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.


Benefits of a TVET CareerIndividual 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


Are you ready for TVET?


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