There are likely to be opportunities for Australian university educators in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and related fields to volunteer for short or long-term teaching roles in Nepal in 2025.
As an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University, Brisbane, I am a volunteer in 2024 as a Visiting Scholar at Kathmandu University, Nepal with the Australian Volunteers program.
I spent a month there in April/May, and undertook a review of the Master in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (MTVET) program over that time, and I have continuing online engagement this year.
The School of Education at Kathmandu University is likely to again partner with the Australian Volunteers organisation to seek volunteers who can teach in the school’s MTVET program in 2025.
Kathmandu University has been offering this respected two-year academic program since 2018, but lacks specific TVET (or similar) expertise in pedagogical and curriculum areas. There are likely to be opportunities for Australian educators to undertake in-country or hybrid (in-country + remote/online) volunteer assignments in 2025.
As a government-funded scheme under the Australian Aid program, only Australian citizens can apply through Australian Volunteers. They would need to be prepared to teach at Master’s level, with courses and time commitments to be negotiated. General information about volunteering can be found on the Australian Volunteers website.
Interested educators can register their expertise on the Australian Volunteers talent pool website, and keep an eye out for the volunteer position/s at Kathmandu University likely to be advertised shortly. Nepal is a developing country with an emerging democracy and there are significant challenges for policy makers and important institutions such as universities as they seek to make an impact on the nation’s economic and social future.
I am not involved in the selection process, but you can contact me by email at Griffith University (d.dymock@griffith.edu.au) if you would like to chat about the expectations and context of these likely volunteer roles in Nepal in 2025.
