Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust - Gleaner file photo
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust Dr. Taneisha Ingleton says Jamaica needs to reimagine the perception of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
Speaking at a TVET conference recently, Dr. Ingleton said the local economy is set to benefit immensely from a TVET focus, especially if some stereotypes are debunked.
"Academics and TVET are not mutually exclusive. And the reason why we're at the place today where we have to be advocating for TVET, is because of that false dichotomy that we continue to promote through all the different things that we do in our education system."
"We have to come to an understanding that it's not two different pathways. The clothes that I'm wearing is fashion technology. It's TVET. The very sound that is coming from the mic is TVET. And now, within the disruptive times, we are suddenly recognising that this is what we need," she pointed out.
Dr. Ingleton said TVET should not be treated as "some sort of second option" for those who did not do well in a traditional academic space.
"I would dare say that the students who do not get an opportunity to be overly exposed are at a disadvantage because they will go through their high school lives without even recognising what their real talents were," she suggested.
The HEART managing director insisted that technical and vocational education and training must be integrated across all education levels - infused at primary, explicit at secondary and specialised at the tertiary level.
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