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Trialogue Business in Society Handbook 2020

The Trialogue Business in Society Handbook 2020 (23rd edition) looks at the effect of the pandemic and examines what the private sector and civil society are doing to augment the public sector’s response.

Trialogue recently hosted a CSI forum which explored some of the ways to support teacher development. Attached, please find presentation from Dr. Nick Taylor representing JET Education titled Priorities for teacher development - What can corporate donors do? Trialogue publications, including the current edition of the Trialogue Business in Society Handbook, are available for complimentary download from ther website: https://trialogue.co.za/publications/

Programme for the Workshop on Accountability and Trust on the 24 October 2022, 13h00-14h30

TVET delivery: providing innovative solutions

by James Keevy, KellyShiohira, Raymond Matlala and Patrick Molokwane. Volume 3 of 'New qualifications and competencies for future-oriented TVET'

Understanding the impact of artificial intelligence on skills development

Artificial intelligence has produced new teaching and learning solutions that are now undergoing testing in different contexts. In addition to its impact on the education sector, AI is substantially altering labour markets, industrial services, agriculture processes, value chains and the organization of workplaces in particular. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) contributes to sustainable development by fostering employment, decent work and lifelong learning. However, the effectiveness of a TVET system depends on its links and relevance to the labour market. As one of the major drivers of change, there is a need to better understand the impact of AI on labour markets, and consequently on TVET systems. In certain middle- and higher-income societies, artificial intelligence is already deeply immersed in legislation and governance, policy, state expenditure, the private sector and national economies. In these cases, TVET institutions are presiding over the ‘hollowing out’ of intermediate level skills and the direct integration of AI into education and training. Contrastingly, many TVET institutions have yet to form meaningful or robust responses to technological shifts. Regardless of context, all TVET institutions should develop an understanding of the current and future importance of AI and begin to incorporate its use into their planning. Forward thinking and, where possible, pre-emptive action, will put TVET institutions and their graduates in a position to thrive in the era of AI and contribute positively to economic, social, and individual development.

UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference: Artificial Intelligence in education and training

A considerable amount of attention has been placed on Artificial Intelligence, its impact on innovations in various sectors, and its implications for the transformation of the workforce and the labour market. Many of the professions that will most likely be affected by labour market transformations brought about by AI are linked with technical and vocational education and training. These changes mean that institutions must offer a changing set of skills – including digital and transversal skills – to students in order to ensure students’ continued employability. An education system which is responsive to labour market demands will incorporate AI both in its own systems and in the education and training provided to students. This report captures the outcomes of the virtual conference on the future of TVET teaching and learning that took place from 11 to 15 November 2019.

Unlocking High-Quality Teaching

In an era defined by rapid innovation and constant change, it is tempting to focus on the latest trends or technologies that promise transformative change. However, refining existing teaching practices by closely examining the current realities of classrooms can be a powerful – and even potentially safer – approach to addressing stagnating student achievement, as seen across PISA participating countries. Further understanding the nature of teaching is critical, as no other factor within schools has a greater impact on students' academic success and overall achievement than the quality of teaching.

Unlocking the Power of Data

A review of the state of readiness of the post-school education and training sector in South Africa for enhanced data interoperability.