Agencies for International Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Guide to Sources of Information Author: Ms Julia Maintz Editor: Mr Hans Krönner Production of Web version: Mr Ian Ponce www.unevoc.unesco.org/donors UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre Hermann-Ehlers-Strasse 10 53113 Bonn Germany [+49] (228) 815 - 0100 [+49] (228) 815 - 0199 www.unevoc.unesco.org [email protected] Date of this print: 25 January 2008 This report can be downloaded in PDF format from: www.unevoc.unesco.org/donors The content of this Guide has been composed mainly in the course of the year 2003. It is recommended checking against the latest information issued by donor countries, as provided on their respective websites. 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Charts “DAC Donor aid at a glance charts” and “Net Official Development Assistance from DAC countries”: © OECD © UNESCO 2004 Page 1 Agencies for International Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Guide to Sources of Information Page 1 Content 1 About the Guide .....................................................................................................................................4 2 Restructuring TVET: Current Approaches...........................................................................................6 3 Trends in International Cooperation Policies.......................................................................................7 3.1 Programme-Based Approaches and Basket Funding....................................................................................................7 3.2 The Millennium Development Goals...................................................................................................................................7 3.3 Implications for TVET ...............................................................................................................................................................8 3.4 TVET Strategy Papers................................................................................................................................................................8 4 Submission Procedures...........................................................................................................................9 5 National Agencies Dedicated to International Cooperation............................................................10 5.1 Australia ....................................................................................................................................................................................10 5.2 Austria........................................................................................................................................................................................12 5.3 Belgium......................................................................................................................................................................................13 5.4 Canada .......................................................................................................................................................................................15 5.5 Denmark ....................................................................................................................................................................................18 5.6 Finland .......................................................................................................................................................................................21 5.7 France.........................................................................................................................................................................................23 5.8 Germany ....................................................................................................................................................................................25 5.9 Greece ........................................................................................................................................................................................29 5.10 Ireland ........................................................................................................................................................................................30 5.11 Italy .............................................................................................................................................................................................32 5.12 Japan ..........................................................................................................................................................................................33 5.13 Luxembourg..............................................................................................................................................................................35 5.14 Netherlands..............................................................................................................................................................................36 5.15 New Zealand............................................................................................................................................................................38 5.16 Norway.......................................................................................................................................................................................39 5.17 Portugal .....................................................................................................................................................................................42 5.18 Spain...........................................................................................................................................................................................43 5.19 Sweden.......................................................................................................................................................................................45 5.20 Switzerland...............................................................................................................................................................................47 5.21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...........................................................................................48 5.22 United States of America ....................................................................................................................................................50 6 References .............................................................................................................................................52 7 Links to Intergovernmental Agencies.................................................................................................54 8 Annex.....................................................................................................................................................55 8.1 Millennium Development Goals........................................................................................................................................55 8.2 Net Official Development Assistance from DAC Countries in 2002 ....................................................................56 8.3 Strategy Papers Published by the Working Group for International Cooperation in Skills Development: Lists of Contents ........................................................................................................................................57 9 Country Index........................................................................................................................................63 Page 2 Agencies for International Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Guide to Sources of Information Page 2 Abbreviations AECI Agencia Espaňola de Cooperación Internacional, dependent agency within the Spanish Foreign Ministry AIF Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie APEFE Association pour la promotion de l’éducation et de la formation à l’étranger AusAID Australian Agency for International Development BF Basket Funding BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung BTC Belgian Technical Cooperation agency CEEC Central and Eastern European Countries CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIM Center for International Migration and Development: Centrum für internationale Migration und Entwicklung CIS Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) COCOP Comité d’Orientation, de Coordination et de Projet; French development cooperation instrument COL Commonwealth of Learning DAC Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Danida Danish Development Agency DCI Development Cooperation Ireland DED German Development Service: Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst DFID Department for International Development, British government department DGCID Direction générale de la Coopération