tailieunhanh - Vocational Education and Training in Southern Africa

This volume is intended to develop and share knowledge regarding the challenges faced by vocational education and training (VET) systems within the southern African region and the responses to these challenges. It examines the complexities through a unique comparative study of seven countries in southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. | Free download from Vocational Education and Training in Southern Africa A Comparative Study Edited by Salim Akoojee Anthony Gewer and Simon McGrath SERVICES BRITISH COUNCIL HSRC RESEARCH MONOGRAPH RESEARCH PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Free download from Compiled by the Research Programme on Human Resources Development Human Sciences Research Council Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa 2005 Human Sciences Research Council in this version First published 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 0-7969-2043-5 Cover by Fuel Design Copy editing by Laurie Rose-Innes Typeset by Christabel Hardacre Print management by comPress Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Marketing and Distribution PO Box 30370 Tokai Cape Town 7966 South Africa Tel 27 21 701-4477 Fax 27 21 701-7302 email orders@ Distributed worldwide except Africa by Independent Publishers Group 814 North Franklin Street Chicago IL 60610 USA To order call toll-free 1-800-888-4741 All other inquiries Tel 1 312-337-0747 Fax 1 312-337-5985 email Frontdesk@ Contents Free download from List of tables and figures vi Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations viii 1. The multiple context Of VOCATIONAL education AND TRAINING IN southern Africa Simon McGrath 1 Introduction 1 The historical legacy 1 International influences 2 This study 6 2. Botswana united in purpose diverse in practice Salim AkOOjEE 9 Introduction 9 The socio-political economic and development context 9 The educational context 15 The TVET system 17 Recent developments 22 Conclusion 29 3. Lesotho the uphill jouRNEy TO development Thomas Magau 32 .