Table1.1: Main factors that determine the performance of VET .................................................................. 17

Table1.2: The description of the problem solving competence ................................................................... 23

Table1.3 : Relationship between challenges and opportuni ties involved ................................................. 26

Table1.4: Contribution of TVET sector in socioeconomic setting ................................................................ 29

Table1.5: Types of Skills in TVET sectors ........................................................................................................... 30

Table1.9: Number in thousand (approximate) and percentage rate of enrolment to secondary

vocational education ................................................................................................................................................ 37

Table 2.1: Sampl e size (Bangladesh) for quantitative design and their responses ................................. 44

Table 2.2: Sampl e size (Palestine) for quanti tative design and thei r responses ..................................... 44

Table 2.3: Sampl e size (Uganda) for quanti tative design and thei r responses ........................................ 45

Table 2.4 : Sample size (Bangladesh) for qualitative design and their responses .................................. 45

Table 2.5: Sampl e size (Palestine) for qualitative design and their responses ........................................ 46

Table 2.6: Sampl e size (Uganda) for qualitative design and their responses ........................................... 46

Table 3.1: Relationship of the NTVQF to the Existing Qualification Structure ......................................... 48

Table 3.2: NTVQF level Descriptors ..................................................................................................................... 49

Table 3. 3: Success in TVET sector of Bangladesh ............................................................................................ 52

Table 3.4: Challenges in TVET sector of Bangladesh ....................................................................................... 53

Table 3.5: Government’s initiatives ..................................................................................................................... 56

Table 3.6: Poverty eradication through skill acquisition ............................................................................... 58

Table 3.7: TVET and Industries linkage and Existi ng Gap ............................................................................. 60

Table 3.8: Role of NGO and other donor agencies ............................................................................................ 62

Table 3.9: Success in TVET sector in Bangladesh (Industri al perspective) .............................................. 64

Table 3.10: Challenges in TVET sector in Bangladesh (Industri al perspective) ...................................... 64

Table 3.11: Industri al Contribution in TVET sector in Bangladesh (Industri al perspective) .............. 65

Table 3.12: Summary of Quantitative analysis (Bangl adesh) ....................................................................... 66

Table 3.13: Skills need to include in TVET sectors for future graduates ................................................... 69

Table 3.14: Share workers with and without training by broad sectors : .................................................. 78

Table 3.15: Importance of skill shortage in different sub-sectors:.............................................................. 78

Table 3.16: Occupations where SEIP take up trai ning:................................................................................... 79

Table 3.17: STEP Projects Components .............................................................................................................. 80

Table 4.1: Success in TVET sector in Pales tine ................................................................................................. 86

Table 4.2: Analysis (Success) in TVET sector in Pales tine ............................................................................. 87

Table 4.3: Challenges in TVET sector in Palesti ne ........................................................................................... 88

Table 4.4: Analysis (Challenges) in TVET sector in Palestine ....................................................................... 89

Table 4.5: Government’s initiatives in Pales tine .............................................................................................. 91

Table 4.6: Analysis (Government’s initiatives) in Pales tine .......................................................................... 91

Table 4.7: Poverty eradication through skill acquisition ............................................................................... 93

Table 4.8: Analysis (Poverty eradication through skill acquisition) ........................................................... 94

Table 4.9: TVET and indus tries linkage and existing gap .............................................................................. 95

Table 4.10: TVET and industries linkage and existing gap ............................................................................ 96

Table 4.11: Role of NGO and other donor agencies ......................................................................................... 97

Table 4.12: Success in TVET in Palestine ........................................................................................................... 98

Table 4.13: Challenges in TVET in Pales tine...................................................................................................... 99

Table 4.14: Industri al contribution in Palestine............................................................................................... 99

Table 4.15: Quantitative findi ngs (Palesti ne) .................................................................................................. 101

Table 5.1 Uganda Vocational Qualification Framework (UVQF) ................................................................ 111