Gambia TVET Programs: 20 Experts Conclude Review, Validation Of Seven Curriculums

Twenty experts including staff from the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Authority (NAQAA) have concluded a week-long review and validation of seven curriculums for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs for The Gambia.

Each curriculum required a day for its review and validation, which prompted the International Trade Center (ITC) in collaboration with NAQAA to invite 20 experts per program including staff from NAQAA for the review and validation.

The development of the seven curriculums was under various sectors including three under the creative industries (film and photography, event planning and management and music production and management), compressed stabilized earth blocks, road maintenance, poultry and permaculture.

The Gambia has adopted a roadmap for educational and training institutions to step up support for youth.

The development of the TVET Roadmap is part of the Jobs, Skills and Finance for women and youth in The Gambia programme funded by the 11th European Development Fund, which aims to stabilize the economic, social and security situation of the Gambia during its democratic transition.

Technical Advisor and Coordinator Job, Skills and Finance at ITC, Yusupha Keita said the day marked another important day in the work of ITC in The Gambia as they concluded the validation and review of seven standards and curricula developed by NAQAA with inputs from curricular experts, educationalists, industry players, and subject specialists.

NAQAA Head of Research and Development, Sambujang Marreh emphasized that NAQAA did not develop but facilitate the initiative, saying all the training standards and the curricula that are developed are industry led.