Of relevance is the committee that drafted the Palestinian national Green paper on Science, Technology and Innovations (Higher Council of Vocational and Technical Education, Accreditation and Quality assurance Commission, and Quality improvement Fund).

UNESCO: THEMES

To make India more competitive, though, the biggest gains in education must come after school: in vocational and higher education.

ECONOMIST: A better education system calls for more than money

During the chat, he addressed a wide variety of topics, including the role Income Based Repayment (IBR) plans can play in helping former students manage their debt, the importance of higher education, from four-year universities to community colleges and technical and vocational training, and the vital role of public education.

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Noting the paradox of high unemployment and skills shortages, South Africa's Minister for Higher Education and Training described initiatives to better align skills with needs, improve the quality of technical and vocational education and training and increase opportunities to do apprenticeships.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Further, limiting or eliminating inmate programs such as drug treatment and vocational education would, in fact, lead to higher costs to taxpayers and communities in the long run as the lack of such inmate re-entry training makes it less likely that released inmates will be successful at reintegration into society upon their release.

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That is true of a third of secondary schools and of the technical and vocational colleges attended by two-thirds of students in higher education.

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Higher vocational education is a new post-secondary education form which leads directly to employment and corresponds to the needs of the labour market.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

It reflects the contemporary intellectual preference in higher education for integrating the theory and practice of a discipline, and for reducing the divisions between vocational and academic qualifications.

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