Since 2010, DVV International, the Department for Technical and Vocational Education of the Ministry for Education and Sports (DTVE) and GIZ implemented Mobile Skills Trainings in Lao PDR. The idea of the trainings is to bring highly demanded vocational skills to remote regions by sending teacher from TVET schools to the villages, offering a 5 – 10 days training course. To assess the impact of these measures, DVV International commissioned the Lao-German Development Consultancy to implement a tracer Study targeting on the participants of the 2015 trainings in five provinces.
The results of the study were presented to around fifty representatives from various Lao Ministries and State agencies as well as development partners during an event at the Vocational Education Development Center. Lead consultant Michael Schultze reported that considerable impact could be approved regarding improvement of livelihood, income generation and motivation for further learning. However, the mobile skills format is still not included into the Lao education system and purely linked to key stakeholders on the ground, e.g. the business sector.
Participants agreed with the final statement of Mr Nouphanh Outsa, Director General of DTVE that more coordination between departments, Ministries, business sector, national and international stakeholders is needed to improve the scope and efficiency of these programs and respond to the high demand.
The Tracer Study and a presentation of the project can be downloaded here.