Standards and Competency Frameworks for Administrators in Technical and Vocational Education Schools (TVET) in Latino American countries.

Abstract

The paper provides a preview of the standards and frameworks of management used in general or in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Latino countries. From a comparative education point of view the article will contribute to understand how management is understood in the context of Latino schools and the aims and scope of the role. It will also contribute by comparing different standards and it will offer suggestions regarding the relevance and possibilities of the standards for an adequate management in TVET education. Keywords: technical and vocational education, Standards and competency frameworks, school administrators, school management, Education in Latin-American countries

Keywords

• technical and vocational education;
• standards and competency frameworks;
• school administrators;
• school management;
• education in latin-american countries