TVET professional development in the Pacific: a toolkit approach

Okinda, Robert and Chand, Rajni K. (2024) TVET professional development in the Pacific: a toolkit approach. [Conference Proceedings]

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Abstract

The TVET Online Toolkit (the Toolkit) was developed as part of the partnership for the open distance and flexible learning (ODFL) in the Pacific project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT). Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and its regional centre (Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) hosted at the University of the South Pacific are implementing the project, aimed at improving
access to equitable and quality training opportunities in the Commonwealth Pacific Island countries (PICs): Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
The open access Toolkit was designed for continuous professional development (CPD) of practitioners for self-directed and life-long learning. The micro-learning resources it contains allow practitioners in a range of roles to engage in bite-sized learning about professional
capabilities that interest them whenever and wherever it is convenient for them.
The resources on the Toolkit were designed through extensive consultations with key stakeholders in the Pacific, including teachers/trainers, leaders, and employers. The
resources include mix of curated e-learning modules, case studies, research articles, and templates tailored to the regional labour market needs. The recourses were piloted at 5 TVET institutions in 5 PICs between 2022 and 2023.
A CPD framework was developed and piloted, that enabled analysis of the resources, identification of gaps in the Toolkit, development of a capability mapping tool, and guidelines for future development of the Toolkit.
The mapping tool was developed and piloted, that provides a structured way for practitioners to engage with the resources, to help them to self-assess their capabilities, identify the capabilities they want to strengthen, find relevant resources on the Toolkit to help them strengthen the desired capabilities, and think about how they might demonstrate their capabilities to enable micro credentialling.
A community of practice (COP) was established to encourage connections and collaboration, with the identification of in-country coordinators in the PICs to advocate for the Toolkit and to provide mentoring support to the practitioners, coordinated by PACFOLD. Practitioners can
access and adapt resources online and offline for their CPD using informal learning approaches. A mid-term evaluation report points to the potential of reaching those who would
otherwise not be reached through formal and non-formal learning approaches.
This practice paper summarises the context and purposes, innovative mechanisms and technology, practical application and implications of the Toolkit in fostering the transformation of CPD within the Pacific’s TVET landscape.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions:	Centre for Flexible Learning (CFL)
Depositing User:	Ms Shalni Sanjana
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2025 00:38
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2025 00:38
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15112

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