TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL

TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING Technical Vocational Education and Training refers to those aspects of the educational process, involving in addition to general education the study of technologies and related sciences and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life

TVET SUBJECTS OFFERED BY CXC CSEC Agricultural Science Building Technology (Construction) Building Technology (Woods) Clothing & Textiles Electrical & Electronic Technology Electronic Document Preparation & Management Food & Nutrition Home Economics Management Music Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Technology Technical Drawing Theatre Arts Visual Arts CAPE Accounting Unit 1/2 Art and Design Unit ½ Computer Science Unit ½ Electrical and Electronics Tech Unit ½ Food & Nutrition Unit ½ Geometrical and Mechanical Engineering Drawing Unit ½ Information Technology Unit ½ CAPE - coming Agricultural Science 1/2 Music ½ Digital Media 1/2

ACADEMIC COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE PSYCHOMOTOR Technical & Vocational TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL Academic Towards convergence of the academictechvoc divide © CXC 2009

RESPONSIBILITIES CXC in collaboration with Regional Governments and Private Sector Organizations will: Increase access to its TVET programmes Make its TVET programmes affordable Make provisions for individuals with special needs and other vulnerable groups to access TVET programmes Ensure that each TVET candidate develops the necessary competencies to perform well in TVET assessments Ensure appropriate infrastructure is in place to support the delivery of CXC’s TVET programmes CVQs as SBAs

T P E S 2 1 0 2 Criteria: 45 Presidential Scholarships annually • Nomination by CXC • Grades I or II in CAPE or CXC Associate Degree • GPA of at least 3. 6/4. 0 • Eligible for at least 30 transferable credits in engineering, architecture, science, psychology, business, information technology, or any of IIT’s 32 majors Presidential Scholarship of up to US$23, 500 per year (US$11, 750 per semester) toward tuition