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Industry
Training Organisations
Introduction
One of the most crucial
factors for the successful operationalisation of the new
vision for technical and vocational education and
training (TVET), is support from industry and commerce.
This support is imperative in light of the present
mismatch between TVET being provided and the needs of the
labour market.
In light of this, NTA has been
actively seeking the support of key stakeholders to
ensure that TVET qualifications or TTNVQs, are
employment-driven. NTA has successfully garnered support
from:
- The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber
of Industry and Commerce
- The South Trinidad Chamber of
Industry and Commerce
- The Greater Chaguanas Chamber
of Commerce
- The Trinidad and Tobago
Manufacturers' Association (TTMA)
- Employers' Consultative
Association (ECA)
Overwhelming co-operation has also
been given to NTA by members of:
- The Industry Training
Organisations (ITOs)
- The Specific Occupational
Advisory Committees (SOACs)
ITOs
(Industry Training Organisations)
... are groups of industry
representatives who work together to define training
needs and establish standards for their occupation or
sector. ITOs are crucial to promoting employers'
investment in people, as pivotal to improved business
performance. Their existence provides a forum for the
exchange of views between key sectors and Government,
on national TVET issues.
SOACs
(Specific Occupational Advisory Committees)
... are groups of
stakeholders from the private and public sectors who
perform functions related to occupational training,
assessment and certification. SOAC members, therefore,
have a common purpose and shared vision in informing
TVET curriculum. The main purpose of these committees
is to ensure that a modern national framework of
competency-based qualifications is established in
keeping with national occupational standards. The work
of the ITOs, that is, the determination of
occupational standards, inform the curriculum which
the SOAC members formulate.
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