Source: BCM                         Date: 22 July, 2010

The Mongolian technical vocational education training system (TVET), organized during the socialist era, broke down with the transition and does not meet the present needs of the market in terms of skill, quality and relevance.  Some time ago, a number of reform initiatives were identified with the assistance of GTZ and other external partners. The TVET law was passed in early 2009, to help create the enabling environment for reforms in the sector.  The National Council on TVET and the TVET Agency were established. While the institutional framework is now in place and the first steps towards reforms have been taken, these have to be complemented with a longer-term and comprehensive overhaul of the system as a whole. Only this will produce graduates with internationally recognized trades qualifications.

Two papers prepared in his capacity as Chairman of BCM's Education Working Group by Dr. Saha Meyanathan of Development Advisory Services --  TVET Issues in Mongolia: An Update, and Financing the TVET System in Mongolia: An Update –- are  available on the BCM website, ------------------. Both have been supported by GTZ. They are to be used by BCM for dissemination and further discussions.