TVET CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: INTRODUCING SELF-RELIANT INTERNSHIP IN IN-SERVICE TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING AT THE TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE (TTTI)
ABSTRACT: This paper describes
the approach applied to the introduction of self-reliant internship into the
in-service TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) teacher training
at the Technical Teacher Training Institute (TTTI) in Afghanistan. As data
show in 2014, Afghan TVET teachers
neither meet the legal requirements set by the government (Bachelor degree) nor
have contacts to or work experiences in private or public sector companies.
They have no knowledge of the working requirements they are preparing their
students for. Consequently, in-service teacher training at the TTTI has to
provide it’s learners with knowledge and skills in accordance with the market
requirements. Thus, at the TTTI Capacity Building is focusing among others on
the multifaceted interdependent relationship between teacher-student-company in
order to empower teachers to be able to contribute to the employability of
their students. In this respect TTTI’s in-service teacher training foresees the
teacher’s participation in a private or public sector self-reliant internship
to benefit from the expertise of companies’ work force and employers and
actualize their understanding for the world of work. Afghan TVET teachers
completing successful the TTTI in-service training are able to train many
cohorts of students for the labor market or self-employment with the gained
competences. Two subsequent cohorts of TTTI trainees - government employed TVET
teachers undergoing in-service teacher training - have been participating for
their first time in self-reliant internship in 2013 and 2014. According to the
findings, recommendations are given for using the approach of introducing
internship in in-service training for TVET teacher capacity building.
Keywords: In-service TVET
teacher training,l Self-reliant internship, Holistic work process, Didactics, Evidence
based, Closed loop
Author: Daniel Klee, Andar
Andar
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150183
