Technical-Vocational 6th Form Albena Lake

Technical-Vocational 6th Form
Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School
Increasing Educational Opportunities
in TVET in Anguilla
Janis McKeag – TVET Coordinator
ALHCS
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Only secondary school on
island
Fully comprehensive
Compulsory education
until age 17
Offers full range of subjects:
Sciences, Industrial
Technology, Business and
Humanities
North Hill Comprehensive Learning Center
Anguilla Community College
English
 Mathematics
 Business Subjects
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Hospitality Programs
Associates Degrees
Secondary Education Options
TVET/“Practical” Subject Categories
Student Enrolments
CSEC
CVQ/Local
80%
72%
60%
40%
28%
20%
Business
Home & Food Technology
Technical Studies
Technical Vocational 6th Form
Piloted in 2006-07
 Increased
participation over
last 2 years.
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◦ May be due to the
economic situation of
island
◦ May be due to the
increased positive
perception from
students and parents
Class 2011-2012
TecVoc 6 – a bridging programme
Reasons for Existence
 Provide educational
opportunities “inbetween” students in
school
 To prepare for the
world of work
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Focus of TecVoc6
To develop relevant
“essential skills” in
Communication,
Mathematics and ICT
To develop strong
“employability skills”
To prepare for life long
learning
TecVoc 6 Students
Not planning on 6th form entrance/
unsure of career options
 Missing some of the requirements to
enter directly to 6th form
 Redirection of career choices
 Interested in obtaining a CVQ
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Technical Vocational 6th Form
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Work Skills
◦ Work Life
 Changes in economy
 Location
 Globalization
◦ Workplace
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Professionalism
Team Work
Communication
Learning
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Work Skills
◦ Job entry
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Interview skills
Resume
Covering Letter
Job Applications
◦ 5 day Job Shadowing
 Documentation Booklet
 Expectation
 Reflection
Challenges – essential skills
◦ Literacy
 Reading
 Writing
 Document Use
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Numeracy
Oral Communication
Computer Use
Thinking
Working with Others
Continuous Learning
The Government of Canada and
other national and international
agencies have identified and
validated these key Essential
Skills for the workplace.
 These skills are used in nearly
every job and at different levels
of complexity.
 They provide the foundation for
learning all other skills and
enable people to evolve with
their jobs and adapt to
workplace change
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EXAMINATIONS RESULTS
ENGLISH OF STUDENTS
ENTERING TEC VOC 6
English Levels
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
5
1
2
6
2
2
1
CSCEC Pass
CSEC non-pass
CCSLC Competent or Mastered
2010-11
1
7
4
2011-12
5
3
8
Reading Ages
Average Reading Ages 2011
16
Grade 9 Reading
Level
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
13.2
12.8
12
10.2
12.7
12.5
12
11.9
10.6
9.3
9.1
9.2
9.4
9.7
8.5
8.4
Addressing the challenges
Encourage students to re-write CSEC
examinations
 Encourage all students to improve skills,
through tutoring or night school classes,
but some are not interested in doing
CSEC at this time.
 In Work Skills programme develop
students’ Essential Skills using various
materials developed for the work place
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Major Resources
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SkillPlan Canada
◦ Workplace Activities
Work Booklets
 Housekeeping Attendant
 Line Cook
 Construction Worker
Skill Plan Publications
Carpenter Applications
 Measurement and Calculations for the
Trades
 Document Use at Work
 Numeracy at Work
 Thinking Strategies for Numeracy
 Reading at Work:
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◦ Workplace Reader
◦ Facilities Standards
Canadian Gaming Centre of
Excellence
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Essential Skills Workbooks
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Numeracy
Reading
Document Use
Writing
Oral Communication
Working with Others
Thinking Skills
Using signs, labels and lists*
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What is the first
step?
What does the
employee need to do
after emptying the
slush machine?
When does the
employee turn the
dishwasher on?
What is the last thing
the employee must
do?
* Used with permission from Canadian Gaming Centre of Excellence
Future Steps
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Adapting/developing
essential skill materials
based on Caribbean
materials.
Seek possible
recognition of relevant
essential skills for
specific CVQ Units
Open to project
development
THANK YOU