KAB implementation in Russia, republics of Central Asia and Caucasus

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KAB implementation in Russia, republics of
Central Asia and Caucasus

• Gulmira Asanbaeva

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Geographic coverage of ILO SRO Moscow - 10
countries Russia, Belarus, 3 Caucasian and 5
Central Asian countries KAB in 7 countries
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia
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Youth Employment Youth Statistics CIS region
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Youth Employment Youth Statistics CIS region

• Unemployment rate by age group - Kazakhstan,
  Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan

40
35
30
25

20

Aze
Kaz
15
Kyr
10
5
0
15_19
20_24
25_29
30_34
35_39
40_44
45_49
50_54
55_59
60_64
65_69
70
75
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KAB implementation in 6 countries of the
sub-region
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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS in the sub-region

• A programme of training vocational training on
  entrepreneurship
• Kazkhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
  Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia
• Since 1997 in Kazakhstan

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS in the sub-region strategic
objectives

• Promoting youth employment
• Providing opportunities for youth for career
  guidance in the field of entrepreneurship and
  self-employment
• Promoting entrepreneurial culture

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS in the sub-region tasks

• Increase awareness of students in the technical
  vocational schools on opportunities for
  entrepreneurship and self-employment
• Provide information on how to start business, how
  to be successful in business, and in particular,
  in the small enterprise
• Prepare students for productive work in small and
  medium enterprises, and for working in the
  situation of absence or lack of formal waged
  employment

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region target
groups

• Final target group the youth learners/students
• Direct target group teachers of technical
  vocational educational establishments
• Staff of training centres, dealing with the
  issues of organising/conducting training on
  entrepreneurship
• Policy makers and other employees of ministries
  and governmental agencies in charge of technical
  vocation education and training

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region
Azerbaijan

• Training for teachers of technical vocations
  schools (KAB TOT), October 2007
• Training for social constituents, interested
  stakeholders, and teachers of secondary and
  technical vocational schools ( KAB ???),
  February-March 2005
• KAB materials were translated into Azerbaijani
  language
• Adaptation of materials, multiplication and
  distribution among the pilot TVET schools planned
  in 2007-08
• Pilot testing of the KAB curricula is planned as
  one of courses in the TVET schools (2008-09)

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region Armenia

• Training for teachers of technical vocational
  schools (KAB TOT), April-March 2005
• Based on recommendations of tripartite partners a
  pilot approbation of the programme is planned in
  the Russian language, and based on the results
  translation and adaptation of materials into
  Armenian are planned

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region
Kazakhstan

• 1997-99 adaptation of first materials within the
  project suported by the Luxembourg Government.
  Testing of materials.
• 2002-03 2 ???s, 30 trainers prepared
• 2003 decree of Government on introduction of
  KAB as obligatory course in the curricula of
  technical vocational schools
• 12 TVET schools are currently implementing the
  KAB programme

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region
Kyrgyzstan

• 2002 first TOT for teachers
• 2004 Decree of TVET Department on introduction
  of KAB course into the curricula of technical
  vocational schools
• 3 trainings for teachers (???) December 2004,
  May and December 2005
• More then 30 TVET schools participate in the KAB
  programme
• Materials were translated into Kyrgyz language,
  multiplied and distributed among the
  participating TVET schools

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region
Tajikistan

• 2003 first KAB training of teachers (???)
• 2004 - ??? within the project Entrepreneurship
  Development
• Pilot approbation of the KAB programme is planned

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region
Uzbekistan

• 2004 Training for teachers (???)
• Ad hoc pilot approbation of the KAB programme
  took place in 2004-05 and the recommendation of
  teachers was to continue with extension of the
  programme and its formal introduction
• November 2005 2nd ???, 15 teachers were trained
• Technical Vocational Centre under the Ministry of
  Education is interested in KAB extension
  throughout the TVET schools (2007)

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KNOW ABOUT BUSINESS ? in the sub-region Russia

• Ad hoc training of teachers of Belgorod State
  University by potential KAB Facilitator, May 2007
• Ad hoc pilot approbation of the KAB programme at
  the Belgorod State University in 2007-08.

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Conclusions/Lessons Learned

• Students are very interested
• Provides a learning experience different from
  conventional/classical education. Active
  learning, unusual communication with a teacher as
  supporter/team player
• Change of attitudes, increased self-reliance,
  desire to influence and shape circumstances,
  development of personal potential
• Entrepreneurial skills acquired help students in
  more active contribution to the existing family
  business

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Conclusions/Lessons Learned cont

• Teachers consider KAB to be extremely beneficial
  for their professional development
• TVET teachers direct interest, perspectives,
• TVET teachers - self-improvement, professional
  and personal growth, (long) waited opportunity
  for self-advancement, desire to start own
  business
• TVET teachers - change of attitude to
  organisation of education process,
• TVET teachers - availability of a complete set of
  training course on economic education.
• There are no teachers that would completely
  reject the program, but admittedly few have
  skepticism

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Conclusions/Lessons Learned cont

• TVET schools practical applications of the KAB,
  solution of graduates job placement problem, new
  training methods and tools, upgrading teachers
  qualification
• Constant changes in the business plan to take
  into account changing bank requirements. The
  Master file (Facilitators Handbook) was revised
  twice. The training plan is constantly revised
  to adapt to country differences. More then 10
  business and role games were introduced by
  current MTs.
• Uzbekistan suggests to issue a handbook of
  business games.
• There is a proposal to revise the current
  Business Game in order to transfer it from a
  separate module into a set of training tools with
  practical game situations.