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Technological advancements and digitalization are profoundly reshaping our work and lifestyle, business models and operations, and government policy choices. Digital transformation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is the plan ...

Promising Practice
Research at MCAST has gained significant momentum in the last few years, which has seen a boom in applied research projects spanning across a variety of research areas and disciplines. Following the establishment of the MCAST Research Framework, incl ...

Promising Practice
The Ideas Cube is a portable nano-server that creates a local offline Wi-Fi hotspot to which users can connect using any device. It allows access to thousands of specially-curated digital resources as well as support in the use of technology-aided te ...

Promising Practice
The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) is the largest VET institution in Malta and offers qualifications pegged at Level 1 to Level 8 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). MCAST students following courses pegged at Level ...

Promising Practice
Velocity Arcademy is an EdTech start-up operating in Cambodia that aims to transform Cambodian teachers and trainers into digital educators by equipping them with the up-to-date digital and pedagogical skills and competencies required in a rapidly ch ...

Promising Practice
The ILO Women in STEM project team approached the Directorate of Instructors and Training Personnel Development within the Ministry of Manpower, which is responsible for the capacity building of teachers/trainers across Indonesia, to propose collabor ...

UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practice
The Enhance Digital Teaching Platform is designed to help develop teaching and training practice through use of technology. The platform supports innovation in teaching and training to improve student outcomes and equip learners with the skills neede ...

The changing content and profile of VET: epistemological challenges and opportunities
This study examines changes in the way that knowledge, skills and competence are differentiated in curricula, and how learning is organised across different learning sites: in classrooms, workshops or laboratories, and at workplaces. The study collec ...

While the key role of digital competence is well-acknowledged in meeting the needs of Industry 4.0 and the new demands of the digital economy and society, COVID-19 has exposed, with urgency and intensity, the importance of building digital competence ...

Digitalization has led to extensive changes in the skills required for work and life. For technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to remain relevant and attractive, they need to identify and introduce digital skills and co ...

Artificial intelligence has produced new teaching and learning solutions that are now undergoing testing in different contexts. In addition to its impact on the education sector, AI is substantially altering labour markets, industrial services, agric ...

Trends Mapping Study
This Trends Mapping Study is part of the Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET project. It draws on a selection of relevant literature, the data collected from the UNEVOC Network using an online survey and focus group activities, as well as on inf ...

Submitted by Miguel Altuna, Spain
The introduction and teaching of new technological, social and environmental trends is not possible without the adaptation of learning spaces and labs required by Industry 4.0 training. To make this a reality, new technologies must be included in tra ...

A practical guide
Technology has altered many aspects of life, including education and training. As a result of technological developments, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) has become more accessible to students, and the quality of education and ...

Submitted by SFIVET, Switzerland
As TVET prepares students for their professional life, it should reflect the digitalization of work through vocational education that includes exposure to authentic activities encountered in the workplace. In this context, the Swiss Federal Institute ...

Submitted by Tknika, Spain
In view of emerging technological trends such as Advanced Manufacturing, this Erasmus+ project seeks to establish five ’European regional Skills Ecosystems’ that bring together Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Higher Voc ...

Submitted by Fagskolen Innlandet, Norway
In view of the increasing prominence of digital skills and use of technology in work and daily life, it is crucial to meet modern digital skills requirements and to reflect the latest technological evolutions in TVET training. As a response, Fagskole ...

Submitted by SFIVET, Switzerland
The ongoing digital transformation of the workplace has a corresponding impact on TVET occupations, qualifications and competencies. This research project investigates the changes occurring on the Swiss labour market arising from digitalization and i ...

Summary report
This summary captures the key outcomes of the thematic BILT Workshop on ‘Digitalization’, held at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) in Oslo, Norway, on 02-03 October 2019.

11 to 15 November 2019
A considerable amount of attention has been placed on Artificial Intelligence, its impact on innovations in various sectors, and its implications for the transformation of the workforce and the labour market. Many of the professions that will most li ...

7 to 14 October 2019
UNESCO’s 2015 Recommendation concerning technical and vocational education and training (TVET) reminds us that TVET in all forms and settings should be oriented to equipping all youth and adults with relevant knowledge, skills and competencies for ...

New opportunities and challenges
The following report presents the results of the trends mapping study on innovation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) conducted by UNESCO-UNEVOC. The study aimed to improve the understanding on innovation in TVET among the int ...