Regionalization and Harmonization in TVET

This work holds the proceedings of the 4th UPI International Conference on TVET, held on November 15-16, 2016 in Bandung, Indonesia. Regionalization and harmonization in TVET examines research and practices in both national and international contexts. The chapters discuss standardization in TVET regionalization and harmonization, skill and personal development, social and cultural issues, teaching innovations in TVET, and innovations in engineering and education.

Dr. Eng. Agus Setiawan is an associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He is currently serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Vocational Education at the university. He is also the Coordinator of Indonesia's UNESCO-UNEVOC Center, a Steering Committee Member of Regional Cooperation Platform for TVET Teacher Education in Asia (now RCP-RECOTVET), the vice president for Public Relations and Dissemination of Regional Association for Vocational Teacher Education in Asia (RAVTE), and the Chief of Indonesian Association of Technology and Vocational Education (APTEKINDO). Dr. Eng. Agus Setiawan completed his doctoral degree in Physics of Electronic Materials at Tohoku University, Japan in 2004. He publishes on physics of materials, phycics education and TVET in numerous journals. He is also a member of the editorial board of TVET@SIA online journal.

1. Standardization in Regionalization and Harmonization 2. Skill and Personal Development 3. Social and Cultural Issues 4. Teaching Innovations in TVET 5. Innovations in Engineering and Education