Colombo Plan Staff College

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The Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) is a regional inter-governmental organization in Asia Pacific region mandated to enhance Vocational Education and Training in its member countries.

CPSC is a specialized agency of the Colombo Plan.

History[]

Responding to the need to improve the quality of technician education and training, the Member Governments of the Colombo Plan considered the recommendation of the in May 1969 to establish a Regional Center for Technician Teacher Training. Adopted during the 20th in Canada in October 1969, the said recommendation was firmed up into a feasibility study which was conducted from March to June 1970. Results were presented during the 21st Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM), referred for Further Study and examined by a working party of experts in February 1971, October 1971 and February 1972, respectively. After a thorough scrutiny, it was finally approved during the 22nd CCM in November 1972. A Memorandum of Understanding relating to the establishment of the Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) as a regional center followed during the 23rd CCM in December 1973.