Building capabilities in natural resource-dependent economies:An innovation systems analysis of the TVET program in Guyana

作     者：Chantal Dos Santos 

作者机构：Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg91054 ErlangenGermany 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Innovation Studies》 (国际创新研究学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2019年第3卷第1期

页      面：1-11页

学科分类：0401[教育学-教育学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 04[教育学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 040108[教育学-职业技术教育学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：Innovation systems Guyana CARICOM Natural resources TVET 

摘      要：This paper examines Guyana s technical and vocational education and training(TVET)system in relation to diversifying the country s economy away from natural resource *** innovation systems approach is used to examine the effectiveness of TVET as a means of building capabilities in Guyana s key industries,gold and sugar,providing a snapshot of the state of the system in early,*** interviewees across several areas of expertise were consulted in Georgetown,*** analysis of primary and secondary research finds TVET s effectiveness to be limited by a lack of labor market information and funding,energy costs,a“brain drain,and insufficient information communication technology skills and *** remedies include increasing the frequency of labor market surveys,attracting the Guyanese diaspora back to share knowledge,reducing the cost of energy by taking advantage of domestic renewable energy potential,and setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund.