Issues in Career, Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Lessons for the Caribbean

Halden A. Morris

Dec 2015 · Trafford Publishing

About this eBook

Can Career, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) serve as a tool for poverty alleviation and solve economic problems for nations? CTVET include a wide range of learning experiences which are relevant to the world of work and which may occur in a variety of learning contexts, including educational institutions and the workplace. These include learning designed to develop the skills for practicing particular occupations and careers, as well as learning designed to prepare for entry or re-entry into the world of work in general. (Adopted from Morris, 2015 and UNESCO, 2006)

About the author

The Editor, Halden Morris, is a Professor in the School of Education and Deputy Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica W.I. He studied at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, USA), The University of Western Ontario, Canada, and the University of Technology, Jamaica. Professor Morris is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Jamaica and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His primary areas of interest and research include Career and Technical Education (CTE), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Educational Technology (ET) and Workforce Development. Professor Morris is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Jamaica and is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His primary areas of interest and research include Career and Technical Education (CTE), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and Educational Technology (ET) and Workforce Development.