End-of-apprenticeship exams (EAEs) in traditional apprenticeships: - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

5th International Conference, 23-24 April 2013, Johannesburg

End-of-apprenticeship exams (EAEs) in traditional apprenticeships: an accelerator for upgrading traditional apprenticeship in Benin.

Cyr DAVODOUN Consultant Coordinator, Bureau d’appui aux artisans (Artisans’ Support Office) E-mail: baacotonou@baa-benin.com

Johannesburg, 23 April 2013

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Session plan

1 - General information on EAEs 2 - Implementation strategy 3 - Participants and their roles 4 - Institutional and organisational composition 5 - Activities relating to EAEs 6 - Quantitative outputs obtained 7 - Changes effected - harmonization of practices 8 - Changes effected - ending certain practices 9 - Changes effected - establishing good practices in apprenticeship 10 - Other changes effected at actor, commune and national level

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EAE

What are they? Where do they take place? To what purpose? Who are these partners? Through what programmes?

Process of evaluating the skills acquired by apprentice artisans at end of their apprenticeship, to be organized, managed and funded independently by local actors (local authorities, artisan collectives etc.) In 29 communes situated in 5 local authorities in Benin Contribute to strengthening human capital at local level through the vocationalization and qualification of the local workforce Financial partners: Swiss and Danish cooperation efforts Technical partner: Artisan Support Office

Swiss Support Programme for Artisans (ASAA) Inter-commune Programme to Support Apprenticeship (PIC2A)

General information on EAEs

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Informatio n/Sensibili sation Institution nalisation Formation Opération nalisation

All public and private local actors Creation of EAE managing bodies through commune- level legal

• rders

Members of management bodies Organization

• f EAEs

2-Implementation strategy

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Information/ awareness raising Creation of institutions Beginning

• perations

Training

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Actors Roles or missions

Artisan collectives

• Play a major role in organizing EAEs
• Organize the General Assembly to launch the EAE process
• Receive candidates’ entries
• Have the major role in running EAE managing bodies
• Collect exam fees on behalf of the organizing committee

Local authority

• Set framework conditions (order for official establishment of the exams, order to create EAE managing

bodies, order to nominate the artisanal sector focal point)

• Take part in the running of the commune consultative council
• Sign the list of candidates admitted

Artisans’ association

• Contribute to the smooth running of the process of organizing EAEs
• Inform affiliated and non-affiliated members of the same corporation

Association of apprentices’ parents

• Take part in the EAE organizing bodies
• Raise awareness among apprentices’ parents and tutors to enable them to play their part well
• Contribute to improving apprenticeship

Employers

• Train apprentices
• Set tests
• Sit on juries

Artisan sector focal point

• Facilitate collaboration between the local authority and artisans
• Take part in the running of EAE managing bodies
• Provide technical support to the collective of artisans’ associations

Development association

• Take part in the work of the commune consultative council
• Be involved in raising public awareness

3-Participants and their roles

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Commune consultative council Organizing committee Artisans’ collective Piloting Implement- ation Consultation

General assembly

Launching body Preparation Exam

Monitoring commission

Jury 1: Evaluation

Jury 3: Deliberations Jury 2: Correction Exam centres

4-Institutional and organizational composition

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Publish lists Monitor knowledge Register candidates Organize the work of the juries Deliver and run tests Start Mark and grade the tests Centralize data Appoint secretariat Prepare tutors and materials Allocate candidates and jurys Appoint juries Prepare tests Anonymize data

E1 E4 E3 E2 E3 E2

Draw up budget Identify exam centres

E1 E2 E4 E7 E5

Phase 1 Phase 7 Phase 6 Phase 5 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

E10 E8 E9 E3 E6

5-Activities relating to EAEs

Preparation

Holding exams

Correction

Deliberation

Organization of appeals

Drawing up report Issuing certificates

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6-Quantitative outputs obtained

Registered Admitted

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HARMONIZATION

FRAIS D’APPRENTISSAGE

APPRENTICESHIP LENGTH

UNIQUE CERTIFICATE FORMAT

EVALUATION CRITERIA

7-Changes effected – Harmonization of practices

APPRENTICESHIP FEES

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ENDED

THE “FINAL CANING” RITUAL TIME OFF WORK TO GRADUATE GRADUATION “DOWRY” RUINOUSLY EXPENSIVE GRADUATION CEREMONIES

LEGAL REGISTRATION OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATS

8-Changes effected – practices ended

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ESTABLISHMENT

REGISTER OF APPRENTICES

THE APPRENTICE’S CARD MANAGEMENT OF ENTRANT AND LEAVER FLOWS

9-Changes effected – good practices established

APPRENTICESHIP CONTRACT

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CERTIFICATES ACKNOWLEDGED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES INCREASED AWARENESS AMONG APPRENTICES AND EMPLOYERS BETTER TRANSFER OF SKILLS BY EMPLOYERS

A DYNAMIC OF INTER-COMMUNE WORKING

INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ARTISANS TO THE PUBLIC COFFERS ROLLOUT OF THE PROGRAMME THROUGH CQM

10-CHANGES EFFECTED - OTHER

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