Research articles from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe

This article explores the practical integration of AI in European TVET, showcasing various AI tools implemented in real TVET practices across Europe. As an extension of the other scoping studies on this topic, it enriches the discussions on the education-industry collaboration and use of AI in teaching and learning.

This article identifies five barriers blocking migrants’ access to lifelong learning opportunities in Europe, illustrates proven TVET counter-measures, and urges their integration to meet labour shortages while respecting EU values of equality and inclusion.

This article examines the current landscape of AI integration in European TVET institutions, beginning with systemic challenges educators face and moving through innovative and promising practices from selected UNEVOC Centres.

This article explores the interconnection between the twin transitions - the digital and green transitions. Drawing on a comparative analysis of Germany and Finland, supplemented by evidence from other European countries, it examines how TVET stakeholders respond in pursuit of the objectives of the European Green Deal.

This article explores how TVET in the hospitality and tourism sector supports women entrepreneurs in the Mekong region (comprising Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam Lao and Myanmar). It presents challenges women face in the sector and the potential opportunities that lie ahead as the industry expands.

This article presents how TVET providers in the region are identifying, integrating and implementing general, occupation and sector-specific skills to support environmental sustainability and to be a leader in sustainable practice themselves.

The hospitality and tourism sector is undergoing a digital transformation. This article presents what digital skills trends are observed in the sector and what are the challenges in ensuring learners are digitally prepared.

This article describes the rationale to create a regional qualifications framework amongst the ASEAN member states. It presents the aims of the AQRF to support: labour market mobility; common occupational competences; quality standards; and ensuring consistent learning outcomes.

This article examines the trends in some aspects of the introduction of competency-based training in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This article presents a framework for the impact of the green transition on TVET systems and evidence on how countries in sub-Saharan Africa are responding (or not) to the demands of climate change.

This article provides quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered through a survey of the African UNEVOC Network members on a policy implementation gap in TVET and discusses why this gap might exist.

This article addresses what digitalization means in the sub-Saharan African context in terms of both the digitalization of TVET delivery and the need for digital skills in sub-Saharan Africa.

This article discusses approaches to skills anticipation in sub-Saharan African countries and the structure of labour market dialogue. It presents four challenges and an opportunity to improve knowledge on how to develop skills in informal labour markets.