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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has ramped up lending to the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector in recent years. TVET institutions are instrumental in strengthening skills and entrepreneurial capabilities of young people. Improving access, quality, equity, and relevance of TVET is therefore critical to meeting the aspirations of the youth and the needs of industry. Speed is also increasingly important to adopt new technologies under the fourth industrial revolution.

This ADB technical specification reference guide aims to provide guidance to TVET policymakers and practitioners in the adoption of good practices for the design of training facility norms and standard equipment lists based on industry standards. This volume is the first in a series of technical specification reference guides that cover four strategic trades in the field of manufacturing: (i) precision engineering or machining, (ii) mechatronics technology, (iii) mechanical technology, and (iv) electrical technology.

Precision machining uses cutting tools to produce parts and components widely used in automotive parts and component manufacturing, aerospace parts and frames, components manufacturing, and die or mold making. Mechatronics technology combines mechanical, electronics, computer, and electrical technology to support automation in manufacturing processes. Mechanical technology is the application of engineering and scientific principles to ensure the smooth operation and efficient use of machinery and mechanical equipment. Electrical technology is the application of science and engineering principles to install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical instruments and wiring in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. We hope this series of reference guides would be useful, but the specifications included in the guide are indicative, and should be further contextualized based on the actual needs of the TVET institutions.

Fook Yen Chong, Social Sector Specialist, Human and Social Development Division (SAHS), South Asia Department, ADB, and Raymond Tay, ADB consultant in Singapore, prepared this volume. The peer reviewers were Shamit Chakravarti, Principal Social Sector Specialist, Human and Social Development Division, Southeast Asia Department; and Francis Arcenal, TVET Consultant in the Philippines. Ryotaro Hayashi, SAHS, provided valuable comments, and Alfredo P. Garcia, SAHS, provided administrative assistance.

Sungsup Ra

Director, Human and Social Development Division

South Asia Department

Asian Development Bank