Tertiary Education and International Training: Benefits and Challenges
Keywords:
International training, Trainee, Tertiary education, Foreign StudentsAbstract
This paper examined the concept of training, international training, the benefits of international training and the challenges faced in international training. The paper is a review paper that depends on secondary data. The secondary data were collected from online and print publications. The paper concluded that international training is vital for national development. It contributes to technological development and advances socio-economic and political development in the trainee’s home countries if well appreciated. International training leads to the following; acquisition of practical, academic knowledge and life-changing experiences, provision of firsthand information and practical experiences on how to advance home countries’ technological development, provision of innovative ideas, Provision of international methods, styles, model of solving local problems and challenges, Improvement in job performance, aids global citizens and leaders, provision of multicultural experience and International collaboration and networking. Challenges of international training include; the high cost of training, culture differences, language problems and adoption problems. Based on the findings, the paper noted since international training has a significant relationship with the improvement of socio-economic and technological development of the trainee’s countries, government and private institutions should support international training. Private institutions should be encouraged to send their staff for international training. The government should into more collaboration with other developed countries to increase opportunities for scholarship and bilateral agreement of foreign education and provide a conducive environment that supports international training.
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