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Vocational Education and Training in Sub- Saharan Africa: Current Situation and Development
In Sub-Saharan Africa, research and development in Vocational Education and
Training (VET), including the primary and Further Education of vocational edu
cators (in VET colleges and universities), seem confusingly diverse. VET experts
from various theoretical and practical backgrounds especially young VET scien
tists from, for instance, South Africa, Mozambique and Ethiopia find it difficult
to analyze and reflect the current situation and foreseeable developments in VET
science in Sub-Saharan countries. Therefore, it is challenging to bring the Sub
Saharan African achievements to the international scientific discussion on VET.
Held at Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Windhoek from
22 to 25 August 2016, with the support of the German Volkswagen Foundation,
the Symposium on the Current Situation and Development of Further Education
and Research in Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa offered
participants from Sub-Saharan African countries, as well as from Europe, Australia
and Asia, a unique opportunity to establish and strengthen VET networks. Scien
tists and practitioners from the Vocational Education sector came together to in
itiate a discussion process on VET in general and on the Further Education of
VET educators in particular.
The general objective of the VET Development Symposium was to explore ideas,
new research findings and case studies on competence and networking topics
that are frequently the subject of debate in VET and the Further Education of
VET professionals. This discussion should be encouraged, considering previous
concepts of competence and networking, to support the development of practical
options and implications.
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