TVET model for building safety and sustainable agriculture in Iran by 2030 and beyond

Abstract

Agricultural technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for sustainable development is too important to be implemented with no plan and accomplish tangible results in the real world or in the agricultural setting. TVET can be fruitful if it is performed systematically based on proper criteria, competencies, and educational methods. This research aimed to determine the proper criteria, competencies, and educational methods for agricultural TVET for sustainable development using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), Delphi technique, and content analysis of the literature by the PRISMA method in Iran. The results showed that agricultural TVET for sustainable development could be identified within five criteria. A total of 15 competencies were identified as the competencies of agricultural TVET for sustainable development. These competencies should be developed among trainees to achieve sustainable agriculture goals. They can be broadly classified into three categories – learning to know, learning to do, and learning to live together. The competencies in the categories of learning to do and learning to live together had higher weights in achieving sustainable agriculture goals. Finally, four educational methods were identified for training these competencies and their relative weights were determined.

Keywords:

• Agricultural technical and vocational education and training
• collaborative learning
• learning to live together
• sustainable agriculture criteria

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Notes on contributors

Feyzallah Monavvarifard

Feyzallah Monavvarifard, is a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources as well as he is lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship at the Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. His researches focuses on education for sustainable development (ESD), sustainability-oriented value co-creation in academic environment, increasing sustainable entrepreneurship competencies in students, university social responsibility in relation to social and pro-environmental activities -especially among farmers communities, and implementing safety and sustainable agriculture production schemes. He has published over 30 articles in worth scientific journals and has recently been awarded several research grants regarding agricultural sustainable development through rural cooperatives.

Amirhossein Alibaygi

Amirhossein Alibaygi, is a faculty member in Campus of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. His researches focuses on agricultural education, agricultural extension, and sustainable rural development. He has published over 50 articles in scientific journals and has recently been awarded several research grants regarding rural cooperatives and sustainable agriculture.