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Change Management in TVET Colleges : Lessons Learnt from the Field of Practice.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college environment is marked by increasingly stark juxtapositions between what needs to be achieved in the post-school education sector and the increasing difficulty of current conditions. The 'triple challenge' of poverty, inequa...
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Oxford :
African Minds,
2016.
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- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction. PERSPECTIVES ON PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS AND POLICIES IN THE TVET COLLEGES; Introduction; Waves of change; Expectations for change: Creating the conditions; Colleges Improvement Project; Project values and principles; Project focus areas; Conclusion; Chapter overview; References; Chapter 1
- THREE DECADES OF RESTRUCTURING IN FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGES. DIVERGENT OUTCOMES ACROSS DIFFERING GLOBAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEMS; Introduction; Historical evolution of neo-liberal restructuring.
- Implications for post-school educationVocational education and training reform in the United Kingdom; The post-school system in the Netherlands; Employer buy-in; Assessing the Dutch system; Conclusions; South Africa's path through TVET reform?; References; Chapter 2
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MANAGING THE TRANSFORMATION OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES; Introduction; The foundations of TVET policy, 1994-1998; The first stage of implementation: Mergers and restructuring; The second phase of transformation: Institutional differentiation.
- The third stage of transformation: Moving to a consolidated post-school systemConclusions; An integrated framework for effective college transformation; Settling outstanding issues; Strategic alignment; Good governance; Strengthening functional areas at the colleges; Building a culture of performance; Achieving measurable and sustainable gains; References; Chapter 3
- THROWING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD. BARRIERS SOUTH AFRICAN VOCATIONAL TEACHERS EXPERIENCE IN BECOMING COMPETENT EDUCATORS; Introduction; Reading between the lines; Diversity and levels of current TVET teacher qualifications.
- Conditions of serviceDemands of TVET college programmes; The sociological demands of students; Funding; Conclusion; What universities can do; Research; References; Chapter 4
- A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE? VERTICAL AND HORIZONTALCOLLEGIAL RELATIONS IN TVET COLLEGES; Introduction; Collegial relations and collegiality; Conceptual framework; Methodology; Context; Colleagues and collegial relations; Generational diversity amongst colleagues; Race relations; Specialisations; Relations with college management; Dictatorship, nepotism and lack of collaborative strategies.
- Centralisation and decentralisation of powerConclusion; References; Chapter 5
- PREPARING TVET COLLEGE GRADUATES FOR THE WORKPLACE. EMPLOYERS' VIEWS; Introduction; Views from the literature; What is employability?; Preparing artisans for the workplace; Cooperation and partnership; Quality training provision; Curriculum development; Continuous versus sequential training and the need to allow for flexibility; Incentivising employers to offer apprenticeships; Flexible pathways; Integration of education and training; Conclusion; Views from the ground: An applied research project.