TENTATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ON QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING AND LABOUR MARKET LINKAGES

TENTATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

ON THE THEME: “QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING AND LABOUR MARKET LINKAGES”

TO BE HELD IN DAR ES SALAAM FROM 28^TH – 29^TH APRIL 2016

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Thursday, 28th April 2016 - QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING
Time	Event	Responsible Person(s)
08:00 – 08:45	Arrival and Registration of Participants	Conference Committee
SESSION 1: OPENING CEREMONY Lead person: Director of Ceremonies - Mr. Ngalemwa
09: 00 – 10:30	Speeches ·      Official Welcome ·      Opening of the Conference ·      Conference Expectations	·      Dr. Nkwera – Executive Secretary NACTE ·      Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training ·      Dr. Rutayuga
10:30 – 10:40	Group Photograph	Director of Ceremonies
10:40 – 11:10	Coffee/Tea break	All
SESSION 2: KEYNOTE ADDRESSES Chairperson: Prof. J. Kondoro (Rector - DIT, Dar es Salaam)
11:10 – 11:30	Keynote Address 1: The importance of Labour Market-Oriented Education	Dr. Mlimuka. CEO – Association of Tanzania Employers, Dar es Salaam
11:30 – 11:50	Keynote Address 2: Quality Assurance Monitoring: Experiences from East Africa	Mr. Vroeijenstijn, Maastricht School of Management - Netherlands
11:50 -  12:20	Keynote Address 3: Quality Assurance Monitoring: Why a new way of Quality Monitoring	Dr. Nkwera, Executive Secretary, NACTE/ Dr. Rutayuga, Director – Curriculum Development & Review, NACTE
12:20 – 12:59	Discussion of Papers presented in session two	Session Chairperson
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch	All
SESSION 3: QUALITY ASSURANCE MONITORING IN TANZANIA: NEW PERSPECTIVE Chairperson: Dr. Masika (Rector - ATC, Arusha)
14:00 – 14:30	Paper Presentation 1: Quality Assurance: An introduction to a new system, first experiences	NACTE
14:30 – 14:45	Paper Presentation 2: Promoting Quality Awareness: A Quality Audit Case	CBE
14:45 – 15:00	Paper Presentation 3: Promoting Quality Awareness in Institutions: Institutional Assessment Report	ZIToD
15:00 – 15:15	Paper Presentation 3: Promoting Quality Awareness: Experience from Programme Accreditation	ATC
15:15 – 15:45	Discussion of Papers Presented in Session three	Session Chairperson
15:45  - 16:15	Coffee/Tea break	All
16:15  - 16:30	Recap Day 1 and conference evaluation	Conference Committee
Friday, 29th April 2016
SESSION 4: LABOUR MARKET LINKAGES AND RESEARCH Chairperson:  Prof. Mjema - CBE, Dar es Salaam
09:00 – 09:20	Keynote Address 1: Research as a Communication Tool: Experience from Research Capacity Building Project	Prof. Ken UCL-IOE, University of London
9:20 – 9:40	Keynote Address 2: Labour Market data collection, experiences from other countries	Dr. Fouarge, University of Maastricht
9:40 – 10:00	Keynote Address 3: Establishment of labour market, data collection unit: Experiences from VETA/TCU	VETA/TCU representative
10:00 – 10:30	Discussion of Papers Presented in Session four	All
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee/Tea break	All
SESSION 5: RESEARCH FINDINGS Chairperson: Prof. Ngalinda (EASTC – Dar es Salaam)
11:00 – 11:30	Experiences from a tracer study	NACTE
11:30 – 12:00	Stakeholders perception regarding qualifications of technical teachers delivering CBET programme in technical institutions	NACTE, Dar es Salaam
12:00 – 12:30	Evaluation of competence-based curriculum implementation process	NACTE, Dar es Salaam
12:30 – 13:00	Discussion of Papers Presented in Session five	Session Chairperson
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch	All
Session 6: Paper Presentations: Research findings…continued  Chairperson : Prof. Jairo (ITA, Dar es Salaam)
14:00 – 14:30	Factors affecting implementation of Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET) by technical institutions	NACTE, Dar es Salaam
14:30 – 15:00	Effectiveness of CBET training programmes offered by technical institutions in Tanzania	NACTE, Dar es Salaam
15:30 – 15: 30	Discussion of Papers Presented in Session six	Session Chairperson
15:30 – 16:00	Winding up and way forward	NACTE
16:00 – 16: 15	Closing Remarks	Invited Guest
16:15 – Onwards	Refreshments and Departure