Mexico

Consolidation and extension of the dual vocational education and training system in Mexico

Country
Mexico

Local project partner
Undersecretariat of Higher Secondary Education (SEMS), National College of Technical Professional Education (CONALEP), Center for Scientific and Technological Studies (CECYTE), General Directorate of Industrial Technological Education (DGETI)

German project partner
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Donor
GIZ

Duration
01.10.2024 - 31.10.2025


The Mexican Ministry of Public Education is supported by GIZ in implementing and developing dual training in Mexico. The objective of the current phase of the cooperation focuses on qualitatively expanding dual education, particularly from a gender-equitable perspective. The gender perspective is crucial for understanding and addressing socioeconomic, territorial, and socially assigned gender role inequalities, which often result in disparities such as unequal pay and limited job opportunities for women. Stereotypes within companies hindering certain activities for students (e.g., using heavy machinery in mechatronics, mechanics, automation), and limited or gender-blind vocational guidance for industrial careers for women due to the lack of information or gender-transformative perspectives are additional challenges.

The aim of the project is to better prepare young women to take advantage of the opportunities offered by dual training in better-paid industrial professions that are typically held by men (so-called STEM professions in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). To this end, a national campaign is being implemented to attract young women to dual training in industrial occupations. In addition, information events and career guidance activities will be carried out to strengthen the professional and personal development of young women. Indirectly, this is intended to contribute to the overarching goal of increasing the proportion of female dual students in industrial occupations that provide access to better-paid jobs from 11.6% to 14% of all dual students.
 

Tasks

  • Mapping of existing dual vocational education schools, companies, and relevant school actors to identify entry points for vocational orientation events for young women
  • Development and execution of gender-responsive training workshops for relevant actors in schools (liaisons, tutors etc.)
  • Development and creation of a strategy for a campaign to attract young women to dual education in male-dominated industrial professions and reduce the gender gap in STEM areas considered the higher paid ones
  • Development and implementation of a gender-transformative concept for vocational orientation/guidance events for young women in the first and second semesters in STEM careers, providing them information about Dual Education to enable them to make informed decisions about their future

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