Abstract
This study analyzed role of technical & vocational education and training in women empowerment process specifically in local level. In fact, technical & vocational education and training programs not only provide self-employment opportunity to the women but also trigger capability to exercise control over their personal and family life, make choices to improve well beings and take active role in decision making. For justifying central argument; what are the changing role of technical & vocational education and training that has been fostering women empowerment as well as social and economic development process in this VDC (Village Development Committee), the researchers employed quantitative case study research design and applied key informant interview, observation and household survey as data collection techniques. Researchers purposively selected 63 sample populations (10 respondents who completed technical & vocational education and 53 respondents who participated in vocational skill development trainings). The study found significant role of technical & vocational education and training that have been transforming women empowerment and social and economic development process in local level. More so, for promoting social and economic development process, capable and skilled women are equally playing; decision making, leadership, educational and change agent role in the VDC. The study concluded that technical & vocational education and training program conducting in local level help to nourish knowledge, ability and develop vocational skills of women and empowering them. Similarly, empowered women are also playing transformative role in social and economic development process of the VDC. Finally the ideas in which vocational education and training found to be means and ends for women empowerment in this VDC can be replicate in other similar settings.
Highlights
Technical and vocational education is defined as practically illustrated career skill instruction especially in agriculture, business, family and consumer sciences, health occupation, marketing, technology and trade industrial sectors (Asian Development Bank [ADB], 2004)
Whereas vocational skill development training is designed to enable participants from disadvantage group like rural poor and women for developing practical skills so that they can involve in income generate activities
The study begin with sole research question: What are the changing role of technical & vocational education and training that has been fostering women empowerment and socio-economic development process of Bima VDC? Here are two reasons for selecting Bima VDC as a field of study
Summary
Technical and vocational education is defined as practically illustrated career skill instruction especially in agriculture, business, family and consumer sciences, health occupation, marketing, technology and trade industrial sectors (Asian Development Bank [ADB], 2004). The technical and vocational skill development training conducted throughout the country help participants to improve their quality of life through the gainful employment, and supports to the social and economic development process of the country (CTEVT, 2012). This study highlighted changing role of technical & vocational education and training that has been fostering women empowerment and socio-economic development process in local level. Methodology The study begin with sole research question: What are the changing role of technical & vocational education and training that has been fostering women empowerment and socio-economic development process of Bima VDC? Local women have been participating in vocational skill development trainings and involving in income generates activities and playing socio-economic and leadership role in the society. Interpretation of data helped to understand processes and meanings in the researching context (Yin, 2003)
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