Honduras Vocational and Technical Training Centers
DevTech supported USAID/Honduras in meeting the critical need to reconstruct the educational facilities that were destroyed by Hurricane Mitch. DevTech provided the Mission with technical assistance in establishing and strengthening vocational centers and improving the overall quality of the training. Activities included:>Negotiating and managing grants to NGOs operating the vocational training centers;>Overseeing the construction and expansion of the centers;>Strengthening the financial viability of the centers;>Establishing and/or improving certification programs within the centers;>Improving the quality of the training and the materials;>Enforcing quality control efforts;>Developing and implementing operational models designed to support the formation of small service businesses and enterprises for graduates; and>Developing policies and a pilot program for reforming public secondary-level vocational-technical education to increase relevancy, quality, cost-effectiveness, and equity.
Related Publications:
- Vocational Technical Education project--USAID/Honduras
- Honduras vocational/technical education : quarterly activity report -- July 1-September 30, 2000
- Accessing and promoting the CADERH (Advisory Council for Human Resources Development) production fund in Honduras
- Inspection of vocational education centers built under BEST [basic education and skills training] II
- Honduras vocational/technical education quarterly activity report : April 1-June 30, 2001
- Honduras vocational/technical education quarterly activity report : April 1-June 30, 2000
- Monitoring the vocational/technical education centers project in Honduras : recommendations and proposed monitoring plan
- Construction and oversight of vocational/technical centers in Honduras : analysis, recommendations, and proposed work plan