Completed project · 2016–2017
Namibia I and II – Promoting vocational training
The aim of the project is to use on-site surveys to assess the training needs of vocational school teachers ("trainers/instructors") and, based on this data, to develop a work-process-based teaching and learning concept, implement it in workshops and assess its effectiveness. Furthermore, the project aims to identify opportunities for further support in promoting vocational training at a local level.
Vocational training in Namibia takes place in state-run vocational schools (Vocational Training Centres) and is predominantly school-based and organised by subject, meaning it is not particularly geared towards the needs and requirements of the labour market. This situation results in both a shortage of skilled workers and high youth unemployment.
The aim is to support the GIZ ‘ProVET’ project, which seeks to improve the Namibian vocational training system across several sectors. This is achieved, on the one hand, through the needs-based development of job profiles, training standards, teaching modules and teaching/learning materials, and, on the other hand, through the training of teachers at vocational schools (‘Train the Trainer’). The training, which combines classroom-based and practical elements, is based on the action-oriented concept of ‘learning and work tasks’ developed in Bremen.
The overall objective is being achieved step by step through several sub-projects. Sub-projects I and II focus on school-based vocational training, with an emphasis on curriculum and teaching development in the automotive sector.