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.Theme: New qualifications and competencies
 Country |
Promising/Innovative Practice |  |
Implementing organization | Published | |
 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The use of augmented reality in offender learning |  | Shrewsbury Colleges Group | 2024 |
 | United Arab Emirates | Institutional Performance Framework and Management | | Higher Colleges of Technology | 2023 |
| United Arab Emirates | Integrating professional certificates in TVET provision | | Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Abu Dhabi’s Applied Technology Schools (ATS) | 2026 |
 | Thailand | Adaptation and Integration of ASEAN In-Company Trainer Standard |  | Thailand Professional Qualification Institute | 2021 |
 | Switzerland | Digital competencies for the labour market | | Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training | 2020 |
| Switzerland | The Lab Hotel | | Hotelfachschule Thun | 2024 |
 | Slovenia | Munera 3 | | Šolski Center Nova Gorica | 2023 |
 | Spain | Empleando Digital | | Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) and the Spanish Red Cross | 2020 |
| Spain | ETHAZI Model | | TKNIKA | 2020 |
 | South Africa | The Innovative Engineering Curricula project | | Durban University of Technology | 2025 |
| South Africa | PSET CLOUD | | JET Education Services | 2023 |
 | Portugal | LearnIT | | Vocational Training Centre of the Metal Industry (CENFIM) | 2020 |
 | Poland | Promoting the use of recycled materials in robotics and electronics | | Technical and General Education School Complex No. 3, named after Edward Abramowski in Katowice | 2024 |
| Poland | AI for Youth | | Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Centre (PSNC) | 2024 |
| Poland | Training students for the wind energy workforce | | Maritime School Complex in Darlowo | 2024 |
 | Philippines | TESDA Online Programme | | Technical Education and Skills Development Authority | 2021 |
 | New Zealand | ConCOVE: Degree apprenticeships in construction and infrastructure | | Tertiary education organizations, workforce development councils, industry associations, Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand Qualification Authority | 2025 |
 | Nigeria | FOCI Skills Academy | | Federation of Construction Industry | 2023 |
 | Nicaragua | INNOVATEC – National session of innovation and technology | | National Institute of Technology (INATEC) | 2023 |
 | International / Multiple | ASSET: AI for skills, sustainability and training | | Chamber of Skilled Crafts Ostwestfalen-Lippe zu Bielefeld (HWK OWL); UNEVOC Centre “TVET for Sustainable Development”, Germany; Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), Mauritius; University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Sri Lanka | 2026 |
| International / Multiple | Mapping the TVET-industry ecosystem | | University of Nottingham (UK), in collaboration with Duoc UC (Chile); the University of Technology (Jamaica); JET Education Services (South Africa); and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) | 2026 |
| 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 |
 | Maldives | Skills for a resilient workforce programme | | Maldives Polytechnic | 2023 |
 | Kenya | Kenya Education for Employment Program - KEFEP-02 | | Sigalagala National Polytechnic | 2021 |
 | Grenada | Assessment of prior learning programme for vulnerable youth | | National Training Agency | 2023 |
 | Ghana | Women in the Driving Seat tractor operation training | | Agriculture Engineering Services Directorate and the Women in Agriculture Development Directorate under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana | 2021 |
 | Germany | Certified GoGreen Specialist | | Deutsche Post DHL Group | 2020 |
| Germany | Changing perceptions of TVET professions |  | Berufskolleg an der Lindenstraße (BKaL) | 2020 |
| Germany | Pro DEENLA Learning Modules | | Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung | 2020 |
 | Georgia | Learning practical skills through hands-on experience in robotic and drone technologies | | LEPL College “Iberia” | 2024 |
 | Finland | Individual Learning Pathways | | Omnia - The Joint Authority of Education in the Espoo Region | 2020 |
 | Fiji | Enhancing TVET access in Small Island Developing States through AI and virtual reality | | Fiji National University | 2026 |
 | Ethiopia | Recognition of Prior Learning in the construction sector | | Ministry of Labor and Skills (Curriculum Development and Competency Assessment), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ethiopia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) | 2025 |
 | Estonia | BuildEst | | Foundation Innove | 2020 |
 | China | Huawei Certification to ICT Programmes | | Shenzhen Polytechnic | 2021 |
 | Chile | Portal Todo TP | | Duoc UC | 2023 |
 | Canada | Content-integrated AI learning in TVET | | College of the North Atlantic | 2025 |
| Canada | Virtu-WIL | | Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) | 2024 |
 | Botswana | TVET Pitso Forum | | Human Resource Development Council of Botswana | 2021 |
 | Benin | Bridging Benin’s skills gap: partnerships with private enterprises in agricultural TVET delivery | | National Consultation Framework for the Promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training | 2021 |
*Disclaimer: UNESCO-UNEVOC is not responsible for the management or implementation of any of the practices included in this database.
