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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 – BILT Innovation and Learning Practices offer a new approach that makes TVET more relevant to the needs of the economy, society and the environment, while addressing challenges related to global TVET trends in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.

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 Innovation Framework.

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.

  All regions Africa Arab States Asia and the Pacific Europe, CIS and North America Latin America and the Caribbean

All themes COVID-19 response Digitalization and future of TVET Equity and inclusion Greening TVET Migration New qualifications and competencies Private sector engagement Teachers and trainers Youth and entrepreneurship Global citizenship education  

Theme: Youth and entrepreneurship

	Country	Promising/Innovative Practice		Implementing organization	Published
	South Africa	The Workplace-based Experience Programme		Swiss South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI)	2017
	Paraguay	Self-sufficient schools: turning learning into earning and saving		Fundación Paraguaya	2017
	International / Multiple	MYSEA – Mediterranean Youth, NEETs and Women advancing Skills, Employment and Awareness in the blue and green economy		CIES Onlus, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Eurotraining, LDN, UTSS, Jordan University of Science and Technology	2024
	Poland	AI for Youth		Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Centre (PSNC)	2024
	Kenya	Entrepreneurial mentorship programme for TVET students		Embu College of Professional Studies	2023
	Ukraine	Development of female entrepreneurship		iHUB	2020
	Spain	Entrepreneurial culture: Ikasenpresa		Basque Centre of Research and Applied Innovation in VET (TKNIKA)	2019
	Malawi	Preparing Malawian farmers for post-COVID-19 recovery		Mikolongwe Vocational School (MVS)	2021
	Grenada	Assessment of prior learning programme for vulnerable youth		National Training Agency	2023
	Brazil	Developing innovative solutions to community problems		Campos dos Goytacazes Innovation Hub	2019
	Nigeria	Preparing learners for real-world problems		Yaba College of Technology (YCT)	2020
	Kenya	The Innovation Awards		Rift Valley Technical Training Institute (RVTTI)	2020
	China	Innovation in higher TVET		Shenzhen Polytechnic	2020
	Philippines	Developing successful entrepreneurs		TESDA Women's Centre (TWC)	2020
	Kenya	Makerspace training centre project		Gearbox Pan African Network & Machine Africa Network of Industries, Kenya	2021
	China	Innovation & Technology Co-creation Centre		Vocational Training Council	2021
	Austria	Youth Start Entrepreneurial Challenges		Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship (IFTE)	2020
	Spain	Empleando Digital		Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) and the Spanish Red Cross	2020
	Estonia	Entrepreneurship Education		Foundation Innove	2020
	Singapore	Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiatives		Temasek Polytechnic	2021
	Zimbabwe	Bridging the social gap through TVET		Young Africa International	2023