6. SEA-TVET
TVET has been identiied by the SEAMEO as a priority area in the South East Asian region. This development resulted from consultations conducted in 2012, initiated by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization SEAMEO and the Asian
Development Bank ADB under the SEAMEO College Project. After two years, SEAMEO afirmed the importance of TVET by naming it as one of its post-2015 priority areas during the Strategic Dialogue of Education Ministers in September 2014.
As a form of education that results in poverty reduction, economic recovery and sustainable development, TVET has received greater attention from policy makers, particularly in the quest for economic integration into ASEAN at the year-end of 2015.
With this context in mind, and considering the perceived increase in mobility of skilled workers in the region, SEAMEO in cooperation with Ofice of the Vocational Education Commission OVEC Thailand, British Council, and SEAMEO Regional
Open Learning Centre SEAMOLEC co-organized the irst High Oficials Meeting HOM on SEA-TVET.
This meeting was held under the theme “Working Together towards Harmonization and Internationalization of TVET in Southeast Asia”. The event took place on 24-26 August 2015 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Meeting delegates discussed policy
direction for the development and collaboration of TVET in Southeast Asia and they identiied a strategic framework and priority areas of development, especially regarding the harmonization and internationalization of TVET.
a. Objective Following up on the High Oficials Meeting, it is important to have a collective effort at the institutional and industrial level by
formalizing a consortium. This consortium will be the platform to conduct SEA-TVET activities in order to achieve its goals: » to leverage the standard and competency of TVET in Southeast Asia through internationalization and harmonization;
» to promote and develop the curriculum harmonization, and internationalization of study programs through lecturer
student exchange, joint research programs and industrial linkages; and »
to create a sustainable networking platform among TVET leaders and institutions in Southeast Asia and industry, as well as other related development agencies.
SEA-TVET Consortium comprises of TVET institutions in SEAMEO Member Countries that agree to work together in harmonizing and internationalizing their programs through curriculum harmonization, students and staff exchange, industrial
attachment, and resource sharing. This consortium was formed to secure commitment from participating institutions and industries to work together towards
achieving the following objectives:
» To create networking among TVET providers; » To provide opportunities for participating institutions to work together in student and staff exchange and industrial
attachment; » To share best resourcespractices and to generate newinnovative ideas through research collaboration.
7. Bandung Online Examination
The new 21
st
century learners demand quick access to new knowledge and skills. It is engaging learning at whole new level. With the world literally at their ingertips, today’s students need teachers to re-envision the role of technology in the classroom.
This phenomenon has changed the way of their study and implementation in instruction, which is marked by the emergence of new technology such as digital book, e-learning, ubiquitous learning, cybervirtual campus, and mobile learning. SEAMOLEC
has initiative to develop SEA Digital Class as a learning model to facilitate 21
st
century learners. SEA digital class program is divided into three segments, i.e. e-School infrastructure for school, e-Training training for
teachers and students, and e-Resources create digital learning material for teaching and learning.
a. e-School At this stage school shall ensure its infrastructures are able to support digital class model, such as:
► Internet Access Internet access is required to share every teaching and learning resources from teacher to student; communication from
school to other school and vice versa. ► Digital Library e-Library
Digital library will provide learning material in digital formats, such as e-Book, videoaudiomultimedia, and other digital applications that support teaching and learning. Students can personalize their own learning materials.
► Computer Lab Computer Lab is also required to support the learning process as well as creating their learning material.
► Kiosk Computer Kiosk Computer is a stand-alone computer that is located in a strategic place and can be accessed by anyone who in need
to access a computer or internet, when they do not bring their own personal computers.
b. e-Training e-Training is addressed for teacher and student on how to implement the process of teaching and learning in digital class.
e-Training materials consist of preparation of digital class learning model and how to develop digital learning material e-Book, Mobile Application and Animation and Social Learning Edmodo.
c. e-Resources e-Resources is an activity for students and teacher to create and develop digital learning material, such as mobile application,
animation, and video learning. Students create mobile application by using MIT App Inventor and animation by using Blender software. This e-Resources will be uploaded into Google Play, YouTube or virtual class using Facebook or Edmodo.
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