b)
c)
ii)
joint development, provision and exchange of teacher education materials to
improve and sustain the quality and relevance of teacher education;
iii)
exchange of experiences, ideas and information to broaden the knowledge base
and skills of curriculum developers, teacher educators and education managers;
iv)
development of national examinations and accreditation systems to move teacher
education systems towards equivalent, harmonised and eventually standardised
certification;
(v)
joint development of continuing teacher education to improve subject knowledge,
pedagogical skills and effective management of schools;
vi)
encouragement and support of the creation of regional professional associations to
enable curriculum developers, teachers and teacher educators to exchange views,
ideas and experiences on their disciplines.
Vocational Education and Technical Training i)
curriculum design and development to ensure quality and relevant vocational edu
cation and technical training and to move the vocational education and technical
training systems towards comparability, harmonisation and eventual standardisation;
ii)
joint development, provision and exchange of vocational education and technical
training materials to improve and sustain the quality and relevance of vocational
education and technical training;
iii)
exchange of experiences, ideas and information to broaden the knowledge base of
vocational educators and technical trainers;
iv)
development of national examinations and accreditation systems to move voca
tiona! education and technical training systems towards harmonised, equivalent
and eventually standardised certification;
v)
encouragement and support of the creation of regional professional associations to
enable curriculum developers, teachers and trainers in vocational education and
technical training to exchange views, ideas and experiences on their disciplines;
vi)
development and support for the incorporation of entrepreneurship development in
vocational education and training systems;
Establishment in accordance with the provisions of Article 7E of this Protocol, of Centres
of Specialisation for teacher education where joint programmes shall be developed and
offered especially in specialised fields such as Special Education which caters for children with disabilities. These areas shall be identified and agreed by Member States from
time to time.
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