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Thematic Areas: Inclusion and Youth | Digital Transformation | Private Sector Engagement | SDGs and Greening TVET
Our Key Programmes & Projects: BILT: Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET | Building TVET resilience | TVET Leadership Programme | WYSD: World Youth Skills Day
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Author/s: | Tapio Varis |
Publisher/s: | UNESCO IITE |
Published: | 2011 in Moscow, Russian Federation |
ULC: | UNEVOC Library Catalogue ID 4561 |
Major research projects by different international organizations concentrate on the “21st century competencies” in our knowledge economy driven by technology. The efforts aim at finding indicators, criteria, and benchmarks for international comparisons in order to assess the effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education.
1 Recent documents emphasize innovation strategies for education and training. Attention is given to skills and needs used by modern firms, working population, and also in the arts and science education.
2 In Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) there is a tendency to emphasize the “learning by doing” approach.