Publications and Resources

Submitted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Philippines
In the Philippines, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has leveraged the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) to increase the absorptive capacity for TVET delivery, shape future curricula in terms ...

Submitted by Sigalagala National Polytechnic, Kenya
Sigalagala National Polytechnic is a Kenyan institution participating in the Kenya Education for Employment Program (KEFEP). The initiative seeks to equip Kenyan youth with the qualifications and competencies required to compete in the country’s wo ...

Submitted by the National Consultation Framework for the Promotion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Benin
By leveraging guidance and resources from an African Union project focusing on revitalizing the continent’s agricultural sector as an avenue for employment for young people, Benin’s National Consultation Framework for the Promotion of Technical a ...

Submitted by Gearbox Pan African Network & Machine Africa Network of Industries, Kenya
A makerspace is more than its name suggests. At the facility managed by Gearbox and operated by Machine Africa Network of Industries in Kenya, a large manufacturing makerspace is indeed used to make things, but that only scratches the surface of its ...

Submitted by the Human Resource Development Council, Botswana
After acknowledging that TVET in Botswana did not enjoy the best reputation and was not adequately preparing learners for the world of work, the country’s Human Resource Development Council came up with a platform for stakeholders to identify and i ...

Submitted by the Agriculture Engineering Services Directorate and the Women in Agriculture Development Directorate under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
The Women in the Driving Seat tractor operation initiative in Ghana literally places women behind the wheel of tractors and other machinery, providing a boost in quality, productivity and employment in the country’s important agricultural sector.

TVET delivery: providing innovative solutions
This volume focuses on the micro-level stakeholders involved in the implementation of TVET skilling programmes and/or their components. It will suit lecturers, administrators and programme designers interested in understanding some of the challenges ...

TVET advocacy: ensuring multi-stakeholder participation
This volume addresses the role of meso-level TVET stakeholders in the process of maintaining and updating TVET systems to ensure they remain fit for purpose. Meso-level stakeholders indicate institutions participating in the advancement of TVET syste ...

TVET governance: steering collective action
This volume is written with the macrolevel or system-level stakeholder in mind. Macro level stakeholders can be any number of bodies with a mandate for collective action in TVET. This primarily covers ministries and statutory bodies with legally assi ...

Submitted by Shenzhen Polytechnic, China
Employees equipped with qualifications and competencies relating to the information and communications technology (ICT) industry are in high demand around the world. This is particularly true in Shenzhen, a global hub of ICT companies and innovation. ...

Submitted by TPQI, Thailand
Standardization and certification of in-company trainer competency leads to more effective cooperation between learning venues and companies in TVET. After a group of sixty experts from six countries developed the ASEAN In-Company Trainer Standard, t ...

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 ...

Virtual conference report
To remain relevant for the world of work, modern TVET systems need to adapt to new technologies and structural changes in the labour market and society. A main challenge of TVET is to create modern career paths which attract and integrate youth. With ...

Submitted by Omnia, Finland
Following major TVET reforms in Finland that came into effect in January 2018, the Finnish TVET system began to offer individual learning pathways in order to enhance students’ success and make TVET more attractive. As a result, students follow a l ...

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 ...

Submitted by FIAP e.V., Greece
In order to contribute towards modernizing and strengthening the Greek TVET system, the GRÆDUCATION project conducts research, development, and testing of educational services to improve the teaching of environmental professions in Greece. Aimed spe ...

Submitted by CENFIM, Portugal
For individuals in the workforce who want to access additional or continuing training, options that allow for flexibility in terms of when, where, and how to study are increasingly sought after. Employers too seek attractive training solutions that o ...

Submitted by DPDHL, Germany
The Certified GoGreen Specialist training initiative contributes towards building a green and sustainability culture for DPDHL’s global workforce. This is achieved by taking into consideration the different needs of employees and contextualizing tr ...

Submitted by Innove, Estonia
Within the overall framework of the European Union programme ‘Intelligent Energy Europe’, BuildEst is an Estonian-led, and EU-funded project that developed additional skills training to enhance ‘green’ competencies and promote sustainability ...

Summary report
This summary captures the key outcomes of the thematic BILT Workshop on ‘New Qualifications and Competencies in TVET’, held at SFIVET in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 12-13 November 2019.