Around 30 instructors from Vocational Institutes have gathered in Gelegphu to develop a Competency-Based Learning Material for the newly developed Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum.
The material will serve as a guidebook for teachers and students for proper implementation of the new curriculum.
Starting this year, the TVET Curriculum will be implemented as an optional subject from class nine. The subject will be introduced to seven schools in seven different districts. The seven schools will, however, offer different TVET subjects.
“Trades that we have chosen depend on Technical Training Institutes (TTI) that are located nearby. For example, at Bailing Central School we are introducing Tailoring and Painting because tailoring and painting are offered in the Institute of Zorig Chusum in Trashiyangtse and similarly we are offering Automobile at Bajothang Higher Secondary School because Automobile is also offered at Samthang TTI. In that way, the traits that are offered in the schools depend on the traits that are available at the nearby TTIs,” said Kinley Namgyel, from the Royal Education Council.
Students can opt for the TVET subject from class nine till class 12. Once complete, those interested can join any of the TVET Institutes where they need not spend time learning the basics. A total of nine different optional subjects will be available for the students to choose from.
“These programmes will actually entice our children’s to choose TVET as an optional subject. So with this, we are actually expecting our students to generate interest and embrace TVET later on in their lives,” he added.
The conference began on 23rd December 2019 and will end on 19th January.
Karma Wangdi
