British Council Kazakhstan held roundtable on vocational education
14:25, 1 April 2011
ALMATY. April 1. KAZINFORM On 29th March, a roundtable on the theme "International cooperation in vocational education" was held by British Council. The aim of the round table was to provide participants with information on the experience of building successful international partnerships in vocational education and opportunities to develop joint curriculum, Kazinform has learnt from the British Council's website.
The results of cooperation between Kazakhstan and UK colleges, established within the framework of British Council project "Skills for Employability" and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, were also presented during the event.
The project "Skills for Employability" is aimed at developing professional skills by strengthening national reforms in technical and vocational education and promoting closer links between education and industry.
See www.britishcouncil.org/kazakhstan.htm