My Plan for Libya

Promoting Technical Vocational Education and Training

Libya’s education system has traditionally promoted early specialization whereby more successful students are tracked into academic streams while poor performing students are tracked into technical vocational education and training (TVET). Rather than attracting students interested in emerging new technical fields, Libya’s intermediate vocational and higher vocational centers are viewed as institutions which enroll students whose grades are below the level required for academic tracks at the secondary and tertiary level. Improving the image of the TVET system and strengthening it will be essential to promote specialization of students in promising economic sectors such as renewable energy, tourism, agriculture, and construction which are essential for job creation and will be important to economic diversification.

Increasing University-based Research and Commercialization

The research function has gradually been marginalized in Libyan universities. University research centers are few and do not have access to critical resources. Commercialization of academic research can be accomplished by investing in the creation of industry-specific business incubators, upgrading the capacity of existing incubators, as well as establishing links between industry and academia.

MY RECORD THUS FAR

• An immediate focus on human development is essential to national progress and overcoming Libya’s current challenges
• Aref Nayed played a key role in establishing the League of Libyan Ulema which united Libya’s religious leaders to call for the previous regime to step down and continues to provide moral guidance to youth
• Strengthening public service delivery to be more responsive to citizens at the national and municipal level should be at the top of the government’s agenda
• Libyan youth will not allow tyranny, corruption, and totalitarianism to happen again in Libya

Support Aref’s Plan for Investing in Innovation

Rather than being solely a consumer, Libya must aspire to also be a contributor to scientific and technological innovation. Add your name to support Aref Nayed’s plan to move Libya forward by investing in research and development and improving the technical capabilities of the national workforce.