The Kosovo Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in co-operation with development partners are currently implementing overall reforms which are in progress. Successful implementation of the Kosovo Education Strategic Planning 2011–2016 and other reform efforts will depend greatly on a coordinated approach by all the institutions, stakeholders and development partners involved in the process. A policy learning approach that develops national capacities to inform policies by drawing lessons from the available evidence and experience is necessary.
The Kosovo Education Sector Joint Annual Review which took place in Prishtina March 28-30, 2012 identified the progress made, challenges and priorities for the sector. The staging of a first JAR has been a very important component in a continued sector-wide process for the education sector. One of the findings related to the VET sub-sector was the need for a stocktaking review of the impact of the VET policies already implemented to enable understanding (i) to what extent the VET policies achieved their objectives, and (ii) if they did not achieve or only partially achieved them, the reasons why, so as to be able to realign policies and measures to the desired outcomes. The JAR Aide Memoire dated May 2012 recommends that the ETF Analytical Framework for Vocational Education and Training System Review (so called Torino Process VET review) which has been adapted by Kosovo Government in 2010 needs to be mainstreamed in the annual JAR reporting. It is recommended that there will be annual JARs, with the next JAR being held in February 2013.
The ETF, jointly with GIZ Kosovo and in partnership with Kosovo institutions, coordinated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) and the Kosovo Pedagogical Institute, is facilitating an expertise network to undertake the review of vocational education and training (VET) policies and systems in Kosovo. This exercise, known as the Torino process, is conducted every two years (the first conducted in 2010), and will review and analyse the internal efficiency of the Kosovo VET system and the contribution of VET policies and systems to broader policy objectives of sustainable economic and social development (external efficiency) and governance and financing of the VET system. The Torino process analysis aims to contribute to the Kosovo Education Strategic Plan 2011-2016 by positioning VET as one of the important sub-sectors of the system. The ambition is to take this forward by enhancing long-term capacity, the quality and relevance of policy-making, and more importantly to provide opportunities for Kosovo key players in the system to discuss and exchange experience on how evidence based policy can contribute to better VET reform.
Objectives
• To present the preliminary findings of the Torino Process 2012 Review - information and evidence including the gaps.
• To facilitate discussions among different stakeholders with the aim of collecting information on the experience and evaluation of practice, the results of scientific analyses, quantitative and qualitative research, basic and applied research, and the development of statistics and indicators as a basis for evidence based approaches to policy-making in VET.
• To facilitate discussions using a broad concept of VET for both young people and adults and adhering to a system approach, including links to economic and social demands.

Type of Event: Operational
Place: Prishtina (Kosovo)
Date: 06/13/2012
Topic(s): Capacity_Building; Portability of Skills; Employment; Policies and Systems; Education and Business; Key Competences; School and Teacher Development; Equal Access to Education; School and Teacher Development; Key Competences
Project: WP12-10-01-KOS
Organiser: Lida Kita, Cristiana Burzio ;
Contacts: Lida Kita, Cristiana Burzio;