The Pan African Initiative for the Digital Transformation of TVET and Skills Development Systems in Africa (‘the initiative’) was launched on 9 March 2021. The initiative’s overall objective is to create an ecosystem that will enable and accelerate the digital transformation of TVET and skills development systems in Africa.

The initiative’s overall ecosystem target is to:

• Achieve a minimum of 10 targets for the African continent; and
• Adopt the targets in 50% of African countries by 2030.

1) Capability building: Delivering a Pan African training programme;

2) Communication: Establishing a national network for digital transformation;

3) Promotion: Establishing ‘ICTs and digitalisation in a TVET day’ in African countries;

4) New resourcing: Establishing a national centre of excellence for the digital transformation of TVET in African countries; and

5) Data sharing: Providing a sharing and monitoring mechanism for the initiative, including a platform providing continental and national reports.