АБР - Азиатский Банк Развития - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific

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  • 30/11/2011

    8 August-16 December, 2011 workshops on development of assessment tools for 18 priority occupations will be held. Representatives from industry sector are actively participating in the process of development of assessment tools. Soon they will be awarded with certificates about recognizing them as independent assessors. Also they will be included in the registry for independent assessors in AVE, and when needed, will be involved to assessment of graduates. This activity is a step to introduction of national assessment and certification system.

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  • 30/11/2011

    From 15 August till 4 November, 2011 with the support of international competency-based training consultant the workshop on development of modular curriculums and learning materials was held. Masters and teachers of relevant PVSs participated in this workshop. Result of the workshop will be modular curriculums for 18 priority occupations.

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  • 8/06/2011

    On 6 June 2011 the training was launched using pilot modular curriculum for occupation "sewer". This training is piloted in the follwoing PVSs: PVS № 2, PVS 16, PVS 17, PVS 94, PVS 95, PVS 102, PVS 110. Groups of trainees comprise of the unemployed, recruited throught Employment Center.

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About project

Introduction.

Having considered the proposal of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on support of reforms in the system of primary - vocational education in 2004, ADB included realization of the given project in Country strategy and in the updated aid program of for 2006-2008.
Grant agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic (КR) and Asian Development Bank (АDB) on the project « Vocational education and skills development » was signed on September, 21, 2007. On February, 1, 2008 it was ratified by President КR.

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ADB RRP

In 2003-2005, per head GDP amounted 460 US dollars. However, 37% of the whole population is still living below poverty level (225 US dollars per year), and about 13% of the population lives in terms of abject poverty with income less than 140 US dollars per year. Kyrgyzstan experience indicates that economic growth not always promotes poverty reduction itself. Benefits from GDP growth are disbursed unsteadily among the population, income difference states about this fact.

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Project of Schools

Once an approved consolidation strategy is in place, the Project will provide assistance to improve the teaching and learning environment in schools. This will include (i) rehabilitation and upgrading of training workshops of up to 20 selected PVSs, (ii) rehabilitation of up to 20 dormitories, and (iii) provision of training equipment for basic priority skill areas14 that offer the best employment prospects for students. The Project will also provide 14 mobile training units to service remote rural areas.

Repair – and - renewal priorities include:

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AVE

On the basis of the Decree of the Kyrgyz Republic President, the State agency on vocational education under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic was created in February, 2007.

Now the system of vocational education numbers 111 educational institutions, including 93 professional lyceums, 10 professional schools, 7 professional schools under the Ministry of Justice, Tokmok industrial-pedagogical technical school.

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