Autonomy and public-private partnerships (PPPs) are key ENE thematic areas linked to institutional development, governance, management, and financing CoVES.
In the context of VET, autonomy is the right of education provider to self-govern and take decisions, independently and with accountability, on educational, organisational, financial, staff-related and other matters, in pursuit of activity carried out within the scope defined by the law.
The webinar ETF Network for Excellence: Processes & key practices of Coves for advancing Autonomy & Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) on February 9th 2023 from 10:00-11:45 will answer those questions by presenting key implications and findings of a recent study conducted by the ETF in the field (see attachment below). Challenges and lessons will be guiding the debate, with the support of countries' examples.
This event also aims to support the future dialogue regarding PPPs between TVET, policy-making bodies and the private sector.
CoVEs benefit in a number of ways from having sufficient autonomy in collaborating with private partners, for instance:
- Partnerships offer companies a role in ensuring students’ training meets companies’ needs and specifications, so that the students can potentially become their employees.
- CoVEs understand the private sector’s evolving needs and can prepare the workforce accordingly. The added value for the companies is the possibility of upgrading their employees' skills through continuing and professional training via the CoVEs.
- Partnerships also open up research and development possibilities with CoVEs. CoVEs are seen as having a role in supporting the companies with the further development of existing products and services, and in devising new ones.
- Joint initiatives provide opportunities for image-building and generating positive publicity.
- Private partners also contribute to other aspects of CoVE work, in the form of, for example, tracer studies, graduate surveys and other surveys.
- Partnerships with universities of applied sciences play an important role in offering paths for VET graduates.
The online event will be in English with interpretation in Arabic and Russian and is open to all ETF Network for Excellence members.
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