Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI) ( ps, د افغانستان د تخنیکي مسلکي زده کړو انسټیټوټ) also known as
ATVI, is a technical vocational institute in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
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ATVI is to provide market oriented technical and vocational training opportunities for Afghan youth.
ATVI was established in
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
in February 2006, as a private, non-profit, post-secondary educational institution that provides students with knowledge and skills to make them qualified employees for local businesses. This supports USAID's long-term goals of supporting the economy and particularly small businesses, increasing the employability of Afghan youth and developing a competitive Afghan workforce.
Afghan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI) project aims to provide professional technical vocational education and training (TVET) to qualified Afghan youth and adults.
Aiming at developing the post war economy of Afghanistan, ATVI began operations in April 2007 with US$1.8 million investment in private funding and a donation of land by MoE. ATVI is managed entirely by Afghan citizens.
In 2007, ATVI committed to provide a comprehensive educational experience for Afghan students, preparing its graduates for leadership in key sectors of agriculture/horticulture, construction, information and communications technology (ICT), and vehicle maintenance in a coeducational technical and vocational post-secondary institute in Kabul.
The first class completed its 4 semester program in March 2008 with 453 graduates, 68 girls and 385 boys. The second class graduated in May 2009 with 797 graduates of whom, 188 were girls. The class of 2009-2011 enrolled 1300 students, with 600 in the new satellite campus of ATVI East located in Laghman. Till now (2016) ATVI has graduated about 6000 Students for serving Afghanistan.
The Institute provides degrees in
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...
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Business Management
Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...
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Construction
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations,"Construction" def. 1.a. 1.b. and 1.c. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) Oxford University Press 2009 and com ...
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AutoMotives and
Horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
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The institute currently has three branches/campuses :
* ''ATVI Kabul''
* ''ATVI Laghman''
* ''ATVI Helmand''
Accomplishments
* From June 2013-December 2014, 1,052 students graduated from programs in Business Management, Construction, Horticulture, Information and Communications Technology, and Automotive Repair.
*From June 2013-December 2014, 35 teachers were trained to implement an updated TVET curriculum.
*Partnerships established with private sector organizations including the Afghanistan Builders Association (ABA), the State Business Consulting Group, the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Organization (BORDA); the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce, and other industries to train students on decentralized waste water treatment systems.
Sectors
This coeducational, post-secondary technical vocational institute prepares graduates for employment in five sectors:
* Business administration
* Information and communications technology (ICT)
* Agriculture
* Construction
* Vehicle maintenance
See also
*
List of universities in Afghanistan
References
External links
Official Website
Universities and colleges in Kabul
Private universities in Afghanistan
2007 establishments in Afghanistan
Educational institutions established in 2007
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