There are lessons for Australia in the key approaches to the development, approval, maintenance and quality assurance of qualifications adopted in countries overseas. This research takes into account a range of approaches used in selected European Un ...

Weekly periodical publication by Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) (in Korean only)

Report of the e-Forum online conference in November 2013
The discussions highlighted the importance of systematically integrating green competencies into TVET systems. According to the participants, green skills and attitudes should be part of curricula, training regulations and training programmes. Green ...

This study considers issues pertinent to ensuring the Australian education and training system can respond to emerging skills demand in the following industries: food and agriculture; biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; advanced manufacturing; mining ...

This study considers issues pertinent to ensuring the Australian education and training system can respond to emerging skills demand in the following industries: food and agriculture; biotechnology and pharmaceuticals; advanced manufacturing; mining ...

published in: Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2014, Volume 3, Issue 2
Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy in South Africa is based on a narrow set of assumptions regarding the identity of learners and the reasons that they are in public further education and training (FET) colleges. These assumptions reflect ...

Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC special virtual conference, 1-14 April 2014
As part of a rigorous process involving a number of high level consultations with UNESCO Member States, UNESCO-UNEVOC and the UNESCO TVET Section jointly organized a Special Virtual Conference on the UNEVOC e-Forum. Held from 1 to 14 April 2014 and m ...

Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC online conference, 12-26 May 2014
To further our understanding of vocational pedagogy, UNESCO-UNEVOC organized a virtual conference from 12 to 26 May 2014 on the UNEVOC e-Forum. Moderated by Professor Bill Lucas, Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning, Professor of Learning a ...

Permeability, successful school-to-work transitions and international mobility
This bibliography, jointly published by UNESCO-UNEVOC and the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), covers the topics of international mobility, transfer and transitions in TVET, and their role in increasing its attractivene ...

20-22 May 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana
This meeting report provides a summary of the presentations and discussions held during the Regional Workshop on Youth Transitions and Network Consolidation held in Gaborone, Botswana from 20 to 22 May 2014. The workshop was organized by UNESCO-UNEVO ...

Biennial Report 2012-2013
This biennial report provides a comprehensive overview of UNESCO-UNEVOC’s activities in technical and vocational education and training in 2012-2013. As in previous years, UNESCO-UNEVOC undertook a range of activities promoting TVET development ...

March 2014
The second issue of the Shanghai Update newsletter gives an overview of the activities undertaken by UNESCO and UNEVOC to respond to the recommendations that were made to UNESCO by its Member States in Shanghai. This issue contains information about ...

Component II: Regional Synthesis Report
Entrepreneurship Education (EPE) in the Arab States is a joint project between UNESCO and StratREAL Foundation, UK, which included two main components: Component I: The collection, systematization and dissemination of innovative and successful expe ...

This report explores some of the key issues associated with assessment in vocational education and training (VET) and reflects on some possible solutions. The authors provide examples from three industry areas where concerns have been raised about th ...

Abstracts of Research Commissioned by National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRCS)
A compilation of 41 research abstracts published by KRIVET research staff in 2012. Its purpose is to serve as a guide for students, experts and policy makers interested in vocational education and training as well as human resources.

National Vocational & Technical Training Commission
Through the Vision 2025, NAVTTC has identified five priority areas and is clear with regard to its targets for the next two years to five years i.e. 2013-18. NAVTTC possesses confidence to share its vision and timelines in priority areas and face all ...

National Vocational & Technical Training Commission
Through the Vision 2025, NAVTTC has identified five priority areas and is clear with regard to its targets for the next two years to five years i.e. 2013-18. NAVTTC possesses confidence to share its vision and timelines in priority areas and face all ...

In a paper presented to the Association for the Development of Education in Africa in 2012, CIER researcher Lesley Powell, reviews the history of research on skills development in South Africa.

This report examines the factors that have contributed to the economic growth of Korea in the latter half of the 20th century, especially the role played by vocational education and training (VET). Korea's economic development through its development ...

Promising Practices in TVET and Entrepreneurship Education in the Arab States. 19–21 November 2013, Beirut, Lebanon
UNESCO-UNEVOC and UNESCO Regional Bureau, Beirut, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Lebanon (General Directorate for Vocational and Technical Education, GDVTE, and Center for Educational Research and Development, CER ...

A summary of indicators and rates
Vocational education and training reporting uses various indicators, rates and guidance values to describe developments and problem areas in VET. There are, however, considerable differences in the construction and significance of some of these indic ...

17-18 September 2013, Abuja, Nigeria
Organized in collaboration with the Nigerian National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) the UNESCO-UNEVOC Africa Forum in Abuja, Nigeria was held on 17 and 18 September 2013. The forum provided a platform for networking and dialogue involving inte ...

28-30 October 2013, Moscow, Russian Federation
The UNESCO-UNEVOC Regional Forum for Europe and North America was co-hosted by Moscow-based CVETS National Observatory on Vocational Education/Centre for VET Studies, with the support of the Moscow Institute for the Development of Education. It w ...

27–28 August 2013, San José, Costa Rica
To strengthen global and regional harmonization for the advancement of TVET transformation through the capacities of UNEVOC's unique global Network of specialized TVET institutions and affiliated partners, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre organ ...