Representatives of ACC attended the 2nd High Officials Meeting on SEA-TVET

From 12 to 14 May 2016, the 2nd High Officials Meeting on SEA-TVET was held in Bali, Indonesia. The Meeting was co-organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia under the theme “Strengthening Efforts towards Harmonisation and Internationalisation of TVET in Southeast Asia”. Around 200 participants including high officials from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam and Timor Leste, representatives from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes and enterprises of Germany, the Republic of Korea and Japan attended the meeting. Ms. Zhang Jing and Ms. Lin Xiaoqing participated as representatives of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC).

At the Opening Ceremony, Dr. Gatot Hari Priowirjanto, Director of SEAMEO Secretariat, and Dr. Hamid Muhammad, Director-General of Primary and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, delivered welcoming and opening remarks. During the general assembly, a series of panel presentations were held on different topics such as Regional Initiatives to Improve Quality of TVET Education and Personnel in Southeast Asia, Indonesian TVET Policies and Strategies on Harmonization and Internationalization, Implementation of Best Practices on Internationalization and Teacher/Student Exchange, Management Practices of Institutes of Advanced Technology Training and Service in Southeast Asia and other regions, and Partnership with Industry and Relevant Institution for Improving Quality of TVET and Students’ Capacity. 

ACC Educational Officer Ms. Zhang Jing delivered a speech on Implementation of Best Practices on Internationalization and Teacher/Student Exchange. She briefed on the mandate and achievements of ACC, sharing ACC’s efforts and experience of pushing forward the functional cooperation on TVET between ASEAN and China. She introduced the current situation, national policies and trend of TVET and its internationalization in China. She also proposed to strengthen ASEAN-China cooperation in TVET through bilateral dialogue mechanism, intensify mode innovation of cooperation, and to promote collaboration in key projects so as to achieve mutual benefits.

Participants of the meeting also attended visits to local TVET institutions for a better understanding of the achievements of vocational education and training.