Introduction

     The Bureau of  TVOCCD (Technical-Vocational-Curriculum-Development)  is one of the bureaus of the O.E.R.P (organization for Education Research and Planning). Which is responsible for the curriculum development for the TVET. In 1989, and as a branch of the Deputy for TVET of the Ministry of Education, this bureau was established as a Bureau under the authority of  Research and Planning organization.aften a while this title was changed to the Bureau of compilation and planning in Secondary Education in 1994 under the Deputy for secondary Education. In 1999 the Bureau was transferred under (OERP) and took the title of  TVOCCD  the Bureau of compilation and planning the Bureau has three deputies, curriculum development for the industrial education, curriculum development for the agricultural education and services, and evaluation and executive affairs. Beside its official structure, based on the responsibilities forwarded, the bureau enjoys the collaboration of the expert commissions that are composed of seven members (university professor, college teachers, and an expert teacher at technical schools, technicians, expert in the area of interest and experts in curriculum development).

Responsibilities :

-                     curriculum development for the TVET is the core responsibility of the bureau whose details are presented below:

-                     Curriculum development for the TVET with the collaboration of the Related Bureau of TVET and other economical, social and cultural sectors.

-                     Curriculum development for the vocational high schools with the collaboration of the experts and TVET educators.

-                     Reviewing the TVET curricula and their satification through the official bodies.

-                     Supporting and guiding other organizations in their efforts to establish standard skills based on the ruling principles. 
-                     Collaboration with  the industrial, services, a virtual branches and the office of supreme TVE schools in the development of the curriculum for the non-continuation BS and applied studies in conjunction with the curriculum for the post – diploma studies.

-                     Evaluation of the plans and the text- books of the TVE and Kardanesh.

-                     Compiling supplementary text- book with the collaboration of the private sector.

-                     Compiling reference on TVET.

-                     Studying and planning for the TVET based on the latest scientific findings.

-                     Introducing the titles of the required researches in the area of TVET and collaboration in running them with the help of the Research Institute of the OERP.

-                     Studying the branches required by the society and  their survival specially in TVET

- Collaboration with the General Administration for the Teacher Training and Human Resources Education in order to train the human resources and to advise short and long term education with their appropriate curriculum

-         collaboration with the General Administration for the Evaluation and Education Assessment  in order to establish an efficient system for evaluating and assessing the educational achievement of the students and the contents of the text-books & curriculum.

-         controlling and monitoring the appropriate flow of affairs at TVET centers on the exestuation of the curriculum of the other educational plans

-         Constant collaboration and communication with the TVET educational groups in different districts.

-         Collaboration with the Bureau of supplementary Aides in order to publish magazines on scientific an technical issues at various level for the students ( school and university) TVET teachers and tutors

-         Identification of the required contents & curriculum for the TVET & issuing them to the Bureau of Educational technology
 Structure
The Structure of the bureau is limited& flat. The duties of the bureau in the area of curriculum development, compiling textbooks and monitoring the educational planning are carried out for the following:

o1. 50 technical branches in technical and vocation school period.

o2.  440 vocational (Kardanesh) branches (out of which 220 branch as are presented by the Ministry of education and 214 by other organizations).

o3. 7 Continues Post – diploma studies

o4. 25 Technical and curriculum development experts

o5. 7Curriculum support ad evaluation experts

o6. 12 Executive staff and officers

The bureau has a matrix structure. There are 400 outside personals in its commissions. This kind of flexible structure is unique in the ministry of Education can be a good model for the government in general participation, intresting of authoring and management instead of ruling.

     The staff of the bureau include 19 MS, 13 experienced BS with at least