Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study
Abstract This study was conducted to explore the relationship between actors of education and employment systems in Nepali Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. The study measured the engagement of actors from both systems in the curriculum process: design, application, and...
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| description | Abstract This study was conducted to explore the relationship between actors of education and employment systems in Nepali Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. The study measured the engagement of actors from both systems in the curriculum process: design, application, and feedback phases. Further, it explained why the actors of these systems have weak relationships in Nepal. This study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach. First, we collected the information with 124 TVET experts with at least five years of experience to calculate the linkage index score. Second, we interviewed 15 individuals who were the respondents in the first survey. The survey revealed that although the education and employment system has gradually increased collaboration in the last few years, particularly since 2018, education actors still have more power for decision-making across all three curriculum phases. The study revealed that employers’ lack of meaningful participation in the curriculum design phase impedes them from engaging in the curriculum application and excludes them in the feedback phase. This study contributes an essential insight to bridging a gap between actors of the education and employment system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3d256e4459664e91be0725a986db38fb2025-02-02T12:43:34ZengSpringerOpenEmpirical Research in Vocational Education and Training1877-63452025-01-0117111510.1186/s40461-025-00178-4Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods studyPrakash Kumar Paudel0Mahesh Nath Parajuli1Prakash C Bhattarai2Department of Development Education, Kathmandu University School of EducationDepartment of Development Education, Kathmandu University School of EducationDepartment of Development Education, Kathmandu University School of EducationAbstract This study was conducted to explore the relationship between actors of education and employment systems in Nepali Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system. The study measured the engagement of actors from both systems in the curriculum process: design, application, and feedback phases. Further, it explained why the actors of these systems have weak relationships in Nepal. This study used an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach. First, we collected the information with 124 TVET experts with at least five years of experience to calculate the linkage index score. Second, we interviewed 15 individuals who were the respondents in the first survey. The survey revealed that although the education and employment system has gradually increased collaboration in the last few years, particularly since 2018, education actors still have more power for decision-making across all three curriculum phases. The study revealed that employers’ lack of meaningful participation in the curriculum design phase impedes them from engaging in the curriculum application and excludes them in the feedback phase. This study contributes an essential insight to bridging a gap between actors of the education and employment system.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00178-4Education systemEmployment systemBridging gapTVETNepal |
| spellingShingle | Prakash Kumar Paudel Mahesh Nath Parajuli Prakash C Bhattarai Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training Education system Employment system Bridging gap TVET Nepal |
| title | Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study |
| title_full | Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study |
| title_short | Exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in Nepal: a mixed methods study |
| title_sort | exploring technical and vocational education and training and its relationship to employment in nepal a mixed methods study |
| topic | Education system Employment system Bridging gap TVET Nepal |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00178-4 |
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