Tuesday, 12 July 2011

UK-Chinese vocational education agreement

A groundbreaking agreement outlining how the UK and China will work together to boost vocational learning in both countries has been announced.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed during an official visit to Beijing, China, by Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning Minister John Hayes.

The five key areas of activity will be:

- Trials of apprenticeships in China drawing on UK models and expertise.

- Expanding the mutual recognition of qualifications and vocational education providers.

- Support for institutional partnerships including joint course development and student/teacher exchanges.

- Joint development of e-learning and remote learning facilities.

- Sector specialists from the UK and China working together to develop curriculum material and training resources.

Source: http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/lfi/420348

1 comment:

  1. Vocational education can be further improved with the use of standards that makes education management easier and faster.

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