Although history of technical and vocational education dates back to 1942 (GoN/Moe 2012), TVET sector was in total disarray due to lack of discreet policy of the government. The government of Nepal enacted Education Act 1971 that mandated at least one vocational subject for every student after grade seven. This educational plan called New Educational System Plan (NESP) was a well-conceived plan aimed to produce semi skilled technical hands right from the high school level education. Unfortunately, the plan had to be scrapped forever just within a decade because it failed to deliver planned output. TVET sector was streamlined only after establishment of Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training in 1989. The national TVET policy 2012 have envisaged 5 key policy areas: expansion, inclusion and access, integration, relevancy and funding. CTEVT has committed for the production of technical and skillful human resources as per requirement of the nation. CTEVT has been conducting 39 to 1500 hours duration of vocational training through its affiliated technical schools and schools under its management.
UCEP Nepal has procured affiliation for 32 trades from CTEVT. It has focused on the short term (390 hrs.) training to cater to the need of youths of the country. UCEP Nepal through its subsidiary, STTS has been offering training ranging from 15 days to 1 year in different trades like Plumbing, Electronics, Electrical, General Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Motorcycle Mechanic, Excavator operator and so on.
Working in tandem with various I/NGOs, multilateral and bilateral organizations, private organizations, UCEP Nepal implements TVET projects in two modalities: residential and mobile. Till date, it has implemented mobile training in 56 districts of Nepal.
Annually, UCEP Nepal produces around 1500 graduates in different trades. Placement unit of UCEP-Nepal through Employers Meet, On-the-Job Training establishes linkage between graduates and prospective employers all over Nepal. On an average UCEP Nepal has been able to place around 80 percent of its graduates in the job market.
