Innovative and Promising Practices in TVET
UNESCO-UNEVOC acts as a clearinghouse for innovative and promising practices in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Each practice shows how TVET can be designed and delivered to address contextual challenges, presents the enabling conditions for success and provides a snapshot of the positive impact on communities. You can search by keyword, region or theme.
Learn more about the three types of practices in our database
Learn more about the three types of practices in our database
Innovation and Learning Practices – 
i-hubs Innovative Practices – i-hubs practices are compiled in collaboration with 'Skills for innovation hubs' project partners and are based on the concept of innovation as outlined in UNESCO-UNEVOC's 
Promising Practices – TVET practices from around the world that have been implemented to address emerging challenges and to contribute to improving TVET teaching and learning in an inclusive way.
Yaba Green Challenge
The Yaba Green Challenge initiative provided an opportunity for industry and academia to come together and share knowledge and best practices on circular economy, waste to wealth initiatives, entrepreneurship opportunities, sustainable consumption, as well as waste management.
The Yaba Green Challenge was an initiative of Dangote Cement, a Nigerian company, as part of their sustainability week. The company partnered with Yaba College of Technology to design and host the initiative, which showcased students’ innovative solutions related to circular economy, sustainable consumption and waste management. Successful projects were awarded prizes and some of the most sustainable and innovative projects included:
- Aluminium pull tab and crochet technique for wearable art;
- Mixed media painting;
- Use of plastic waste to produce cheaper and better paving blocks/stones;
- Animal feed from water hyacinth; and
- Metal scraps for beautiful artworks.
| Institution: | Yaba College of Technology (YCT) |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Focus: | Greening TVET |
*Disclaimer: UNESCO-UNEVOC is not responsible for the management or implementation of any of the practices included in this database.
