About Michael Thomas Wolf
International TVET Development & Skills Training Consultant
I am a State-Certified Mechanical Engineer and international TVET consultant with extensive experience in skills development. My work spans training needs analysis, competency-based curricula and occupational standards, trainer development, and workshop and equipment planning.
🛠️ Education and Professional Qualifications
- State-Certified Engineer in Mechanical Engineering (Fachschule diploma; DQR/EQF Level 6), Municipal School of Engineering, Hof, Germany
- Qualified Trainer, Trainer Aptitude Examination, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK), Hof, Germany
- Certified Foreign Language Correspondent (English), IHK
- Skilled Worker qualification as an Engineering Fitter
Areas of Expertise
- Workshop and equipment planning: I assess existing facilities and equipment requirements, recommend building or room changes, and prepare workshop layouts, technical specifications, supplier comparisons, cost estimates, and power and utility plans.
- TVET curricula and instructor development: I conduct Training Needs Analyses and support competency-based curricula and National Occupational Standards. I also provide instructor development in didactics, teaching methodology, assessment planning, and lesson and session planning.
- Technical training: My technical training experience focuses on metal cutting, including CNC.
- TVET Equipment Planning System (TEPS): I developed and use TEPS to organize training requirements, equipment plans, supplier comparisons, and cost estimates.
Long-term assignments include CRISP/CIM in Bhopal, India; the University of Technical Education Hung Yen/CIM in Vietnam; and PVTD/CIM in Egypt. Other project work includes China, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Jordan, and the Western Balkans through the Regional Challenge Fund.