Management of Vocational Training Centres
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Online
Management of Vocational Training Centres
7 Julio–1 Agosto 2025
El curso está disponible en English
Presentación del curso
The course offers a systemic management approach and examines practical concepts and skills required to prepare vocational training centres for the challenges of the future of work. This course is intended to facilitate the development of a holistic understanding of the management of vocational training centres. This training course is part of the ITCILO's portfolio on Skills Development, which aims, across the world, to build the necessary capacities to support the implementation of TVET programmes and skills development.
¿Quiénes participan en este curso?
- Directors and managers of vocational training centres; - Political decision makers and technical advisors of Ministries working in the field of managing vocational training centres; - Members of sectoral management teams, national TVET authorities or of similar institutions; - Representatives of workers and employers' organizations involved in providing vocational training services; - Experts and technical staff at CSOs, NGOs and other civil society stakeholders working in the field of skills development and TVET.
What
This course is designed to develop your holistic understanding of managing vocational training
centres, with sessions on:
- Strategic management of vocational training centres
- Responsiveness of vocational training centres to labour market demand
- Public-private partnerships (PPP) and the relationship between vocational training centres and industry
- Financial sustainability of vocational training centres: autonomy and self-financing
What will I learn
By the end of the programme, you will have enhanced your technical knowledge to improve the
functioning of vocational training centres. Specifically, you will have:
- Increased your understanding of management concepts by examining the management of vocational training centres from a quality-based perspective
- Examined the management challenges related to vocational training centres
- Greening training centres: key approaches to promoting environmental sustainability
- Crisis resilience and risk management: building capacity to adapt and respond to disruptions
What will I be able to do?
You will be connected to an international network of skills development professionals. You will
enhance your ability to analyse and manage vocational training centres by:
- Correctly identifying bottlenecks and challenges at the centres
- Recognizing the key factors that enable centres to respond to labour market demands
- Drawing strategic development plans for vocational training centres
- Strengthening the economic model of the centres by assessing the services and products that can be provided to the labour market
Why should i register?
The course focuses on understanding the conceptual framework of managing vocational training centres. The participants will apply theoretical knowledge to develop practical management skills. They engage in collaboration and discussions with experts during synchronous sessions and through planned collaborative activities.