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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: New qualifications and competencies

	Country	Promising/Innovative Practice		Implementing organization	Published
	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
	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
	Canada	Content-integrated AI learning in TVET		College of the North Atlantic	2025
	South Africa	The Innovative Engineering Curricula project		Durban University of Technology	2025
	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
	Poland	Training students for the wind energy workforce		Maritime School Complex in Darlowo	2024
	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	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
	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	The use of augmented reality in offender learning		Shrewsbury Colleges Group	2024
	Switzerland	The Lab Hotel		Hotelfachschule Thun	2024
	Georgia	Learning practical skills through hands-on experience in robotic and drone technologies		LEPL College “Iberia”	2024
	Canada	Virtu-WIL		Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)	2024
	South Africa	PSET CLOUD		JET Education Services	2023
	Chile	Portal Todo TP		Duoc UC	2023
	Nicaragua	INNOVATEC – National session of innovation and technology		National Institute of Technology (INATEC)	2023
	Maldives	Skills for a resilient workforce programme		Maldives Polytechnic	2023
	Slovenia	Munera 3		Šolski Center Nova Gorica	2023
	Grenada	Assessment of prior learning programme for vulnerable youth		National Training Agency	2023
	United Arab Emirates	Institutional Performance Framework and Management		Higher Colleges of Technology	2023
	Nigeria	FOCI Skills Academy		Federation of Construction Industry	2023
	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
	Kenya	Kenya Education for Employment Program - KEFEP-02		Sigalagala National Polytechnic	2021
	Botswana	TVET Pitso Forum		Human Resource Development Council of Botswana	2021
	Philippines	TESDA Online Programme		Technical Education and Skills Development Authority	2021
	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
	Thailand	Adaptation and Integration of ASEAN In-Company Trainer Standard		Thailand Professional Qualification Institute	2021
	China	Huawei Certification to ICT Programmes		Shenzhen Polytechnic	2021
	Germany	Pro DEENLA Learning Modules		Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung	2020
	Spain	ETHAZI Model		TKNIKA	2020
	Portugal	LearnIT		Vocational Training Centre of the Metal Industry (CENFIM)	2020
	Germany	Certified GoGreen Specialist		Deutsche Post DHL Group	2020
	Germany	Changing perceptions of TVET professions		Berufskolleg an der Lindenstraße (BKaL)	2020
	Switzerland	Digital competencies for the labour market		Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training	2020
	Finland	Individual Learning Pathways		Omnia - The Joint Authority of Education in the Espoo Region	2020
	Spain	Empleando Digital		Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) and the Spanish Red Cross	2020
	Estonia	BuildEst		Foundation Innove	2020