GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR TVET IN ASIA
ABSTRACT: Green paradigm is
emerging in Asia. In order to
achieve sustainability, embracing green
paradigm is critical. The growing
significance of sustainability is having a major impact on business, industry,
and society as a whole. Hence, preparing the future workforce for the coming
green economy is a challenging task for many Asian countries especially in
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the post-2015
agenda. As a ground work, transforming
TVET in Asia to meet the challenges of the green economy for the purpose of
sustainability should begin now. The
aim of this paper is to map the sustainable development in terms of green
mindset, lifestyle, economy, education, training, employability and
sustainability in selected Asian countries. A country’s quantum leap or
leap-frogging in sustainable economy is dependent of its transformation of
human resources especially in TVET sector. Thus, TVET should be transformed to
fit the requirements of the sustainable green paradigm. The results posit the country’s policies,
best practices, and challenges toward green economy in order to achieve
sustainable development. Finally, the
implication of green paradigm on TVET system in selected countries in the Asia
Pacific will be discussed.
Author: Ramlee B Mustapha
Journal Code: jppendidikangg150186
