A/67/310 8. Put in place monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for technical and vocational education and training 97. States should put in place monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for assessing the performance and quality of technical and vocational education and training, provided both by public and private entities. As recommended in the Shanghai Consensus, UNESCO, in consultation with Member States and other concerned organizations, should “explore the possibility of setting up an international task force to develop international guidelines on quality assurance for the recognition of qualifications, based on learning outcomes, and identify a set of world reference levels, to facilitate the international comparison and recognition of technical and vocational education and training qualifications”. 98. States should provide support to civil society organizations in their role of promoting and monitoring technical and vocational education and training initiatives. 9. Establish international technical cooperation for the promotion of technical and vocational education and training 99. International cooperation, well established by human rights law and often reiterated in international political commitments for technical and vocational education and training, is particularly important for support to countries with feeble capacities in such education and training. International bodies such as UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank should be encouraged to continue their work in providing policy advice and support services. Along with development partners, they should provide technical assistance to governments in their efforts to develop technical and vocational education and training systems. 10. Raise public debate for improving technical and vocational education and training and disseminating practical examples 100. Public debate should be raised over critical issues in technical and vocational education and training and the right to education. Universities and education centres should support research for improving the system of technical and vocational education and training, and practical experiences in promoting it should be made widely known. 11. Enhance the status and public image of technical and vocational education and training 101. The status of technical and vocational education and training and its social perceptions that associate this type of education with students presenting low academic achievements must be transformed. Public authorities and civil society organizations should support campaigns to raise the attractiveness of this strategic educational sector. 26 12-46486