Policy Analysis on Ethiopian Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program: Emphasis on Relevance and Quality

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to analyze the Ethiopian TVET Policy in delivering relevant and quality training. The study used a systematic review method on locally and internationally published literature. Local literatures used for the Study were policies, strategies, periodic reports, abstracts and plans that are officially available from stakeholders of the TVET sub-sector. Literatures from the internationally reputable journals were also used using online searching engines such as ERIC, SCOPUS, EBSCO and Google Scholar. Searching topics used for the online search were Education and Training, Technical and Vocational Education, Quality of Education and Training, Relevance of Education and Training, Quality of Vocational Education, Relevance of Vocational Education and Ethiopian Education and Training. The investigation has revealed that the sub-sector is challenged by the problems of identifying and instilling quality and relevant skills to the country’s labor market demand. These problems were exacerbated by shortage of qualified teachers, inadequate training facilities, few industries for cooperative learning and poor coordination among the stakeholders. To alleviate the current problems associated with quality and relevance of TVET programs, there seems to be a need to strengthen the linkage between the TVET providers and industries. Stakeholders in the TVET sub-sector are also required to equip the training providers with adequate training facilities and provide trainings by competent trainers.