STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SPECIALIZED VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION

- chief of department of the Center of secondary

specialized vocational education

Odil Abdurakhmanov

The national model of a system of continuous education in Uzbekistan

Preschooleducation

Comprehen-sive

education

Academic lyceum (AL)

Professional college (PC)

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Postgraduateeducation

Increasing qualification and

retrainingstaff

Non school education

Secondary specialized,vocationaleducation

Higher education

till 6-7 ages 6-7—15 ages 15 — 18 ages Elder 18

9 years 3 years 4+2 years2

2. Areas of education:

• Exact sciences;• Natural sciences;• Humanitarian sciences;• Foreign languages;• Music and art

1. Purpose - an in-depth study of the profilegeneral educational disciplines, as well as purposeful University preparation

Academic lyceums

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1. Purpose: Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in one or more modern professions

2. The sphere of education: Education Humanitarian sciences and art Business and law Science Engineering, manufacturing and construction Agriculture and Water Management Health and social care Services

Vocational colleges

3. Amount of professions: 225 Amount of specialties: 578

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The distribution of hours in the curriculum of VC

Total hours 4560for 3 years

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Creating a network of academic lyceums and vocational colleges

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Creating a network of academic lyceums andvocational colleges

From 1998 to 2011 put into operation:

Total educational establishments of secondary specialized,vocational education (SSVE) - 1549

Number of students - 1 690491

Among them:Vocational colleges (VC) - 1406

Number of students - 1578926

Academic lyceums (AL) - 143

Number of students - 111565 7

Creating a network in AL an VC

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Academic lyceums Vocational colleges

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Qualified staff of pedagogues in the system of SSVE and carrying out teachers training

Total number of pedagogues 115,8 thousand.Among them PHDs 1146

1481 teachers were carried out teacher training courses by the well-known educational institutions of more than 25 foreign countries

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Admission of pupils to academic lyceums and vocational colleges (in thousands)

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Structure of enrollment by the fields of vocational education

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Information about employment of VCs graduates

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Information about employment of VCs graduates

The indicators: 2011 2012

The number of graduates of VCs. 430 501,5

1. Among them are employed: 391,3 460,6

Industry and building 143,6 186,4

Business and law 84,4 97,3

Healthcare 47,6 51,0

Education (pedagogical) 61,7 71,1

Humanitarian sciences and art 4,8 4,9

Agriculture 27,8 31,8

Service 21,4 21,2

2. Continuing of education in higher educational institutions. 11,7 12,3

Creating an “Enterprise - College” relationship with an intend to organize practical training and further

employment of VCs graduates.

The number of base enterprises assigned to VCs 133,8

The number of students taking practical training on the assigned enterprises. 501,1

The number of signed tripartite agreements with VCs graduates. 352,6

The number of special auditoriums for educational and practical classes on enterprises base. 20,3

The number of wage-provided VCs graduates on practical trainings. 32,5

Total number of 3rd year students in VCs 501,1

Cooperation with international organizations

JBIC

SSVE

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International cooperation in SSVE system

The amount of foreign investments for SSVE system development in 1998-2012: $234,6 million

Projects in 2012  The project of the Korean Economic Cooperation Development Fund (EDCF) “Promotion of

specialized secondary and vocational education.” Facilities for educational and laboratory equipment in 150 VCs, upgrading teachers professional skills in abroad, a loan of $27 million.

  The project of the Islamic Development Bank. Construction and machines 5 VCs in different regions of the country. “Building and equipment of 5 VCs with the Asian Development Bank participation” project, a loan of $10.5 million.Building and equipment of 5 VCs in the different regions of the Republic.

  “Promotion of professional education in construction and housing field” project, German Development Bank (GDB) loan on €9 million.Educational and laboratory equipment in 33 VCs.

“Promotion of vocational training in construction and housing field”, German Technical Cooperation Society grant on €2 million. Upgrading teachers professional skills in abroad, publishing textbooks.

“Professional education development in water management field cooperation”, the Swiss Confederation grant on $ 3.4 million. Educational and laboratory equipment in 11 VCs, educational standards, plans and programs improvement, publishing textbooks , upgrading teachers professional skills in abroad.

  “Cooperation with enterprises in the area of employees training” British Council project, grant on €1 million. Special disciplines for teachers and practical training of masters.

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The main results achieved with the participation of international financial

institutes.1. More than 432 ALs and VCs have been equipped with training and

laboratory equipment for general educational subjects. 2. Special vocational studies auditoriums and workshops in 208 VCs have been equipped with training and laboratory equipment.3. Improved and developed: more than 20 branches industry standards; more than 50 special disciplines educational programs.4. 5 new professions have been entered. 5. More than 40 textbooks have been established and published.6. More than 650 multiplier coaches have been trained.7. Labor market analysis mechanism has been created.8. Professional and practical exams mechanism in VCs has been

implemented.

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The priority tasks aimed at further development of SSVE

• A full enrollment of graduates of comprehensive schools with professional education beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year;

• Active participation of employer enterprises in working out educational and regulatory documents (educational plans and programs, industry standards), expansion of well-established practice of attaching particular enterprises and organizations to profile colleges, creation of a permanent “Enterprise-College” bond with an aim of manufacturing practice and further employment of graduates;

• Further upgrading of pedagogical staff qualifications, professional education quality, teachers’ up-to-date level training;

• Further humanization of education - students’ aesthetically rich world, high spirituality, cultural, critical and creative thinking formation, developing their abilities and talents;

• Further expansion of up-to-date information technologies applications in educational process;

• Further strengthening of material, technical and informational base in educational institutes, supporting the educational process with high-quality literature, educational-methodical complex and up-to-date pedagogical technologies, educational and laboratory equipment. 19

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Thank you for your attention!

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