JET TVET Resources

Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training

The Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training (JOVACET) recognises the need for critical engagement through studies in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and adult and continuing education and training, and for encouraging critical scrutiny of this expansive knowledge area on the African continent.

AI era at the Global Forum on Digital Transformation in TVET 2024

The Global Forum on Digital Transformation in TVET 2024 takes place in Shenzhen, China, from 22-23 October 2024

Towards a micro-credential country model for Burundi

Recognition of non-formal and informal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa through the innovation of micro-credentials. Published by Unicef, Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with JET Education Services (N.Niyiduhaye, A.Paterson, Z. Vally)

Towards a micro-credential country model for Uganda

Recognition of non-formal and informal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa through the innovation of micro-credentials. Published by Unicef, Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with JET Education Services (D. Odongo and P. Molokwane)

The innovation of micro-credentials

Enhancing the recognition of non-formal skills for young people in Eastern and Southern Africa

Tracer Study of the Transition of Students from TVET Colleges to the Labour Market. South Africa

The supply of sustainable skills is central to economic growth and development in South Africa. The post-schooling sector is critical for the supply of these skills.

Towards a performance management framework for TVET lecturers in South Africa

This research is focused on enhancing the relationship between performance appraisal (PA) and continuing professional development (CPD) within the wider performance management of South African technical and vocational education and training (TVET) lecturers. It aims to address the country’s challenges in job creation and skills development by contributing to a well-aligned performance management and CPD system. Emphasising the importance of TVET lecturers in national human resource development (HRD), the research underscores the critical role of lecturers in shaping skilled graduates, thus contributing to economic growth, and advocates for a fair accountability process through PA in TVET colleges’ performance management systems.

National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (NPPSET)

The National Plan For Post-School Education And Training (NPPSET) 2021–2030 sets out a roadmap for implementing the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training.

Enhancing TVET through digital transformation in developing countries

Digital transformation is a complex process that with varying impacts across economic sectors. In the education and training sector, digital transformation in TVET can involve TVET operational systems (administration, finance, human resources, building infrastructure and maintenance, student registration, etc.); classroom delivery (learning management, instructional delivery methods, etc.); and the actual knowledge and skill component of the curriculum, for example by integrating productivity software such as word processors or spreadsheets into students’ learning outcomes. The integration of digital skills in the TVET curriculum allows learners to acquire the changing skills and knowledge (tacit and explicit) required to function in a digitalizing society, economy and labour market. Digital transformation in TVET is also transforming the dominant modalities of traditional face-to-face learning and teaching to involve multiple configurations of actors (learners, teachers and technologies/apps) in space and time (when, where, who, how). This means that digital transformation in TVET offers opportunities for teachers to reconsider their pedagogical assumptions, behaviours and relationships with students.

Exploring a Work-Based Values Approach in South African TVET Colleges to Improve Employability of Youth: Literature review

A literature review in which we consider an opportunity for systemic change from a perspective that, in our view, is largely under researched in South Africa as well as internationally: that of student, lecturer and employer values, specifically values related to working and workplaces.

JET Bulletin August 2015: FOCUS: Improving students’ performance in TVET colleges

Change Management in TVET Colleges: Lessons Learnt from the Field of Practice

Lessons learnt from the field of practice

This contribution draws on a study visit to a number of American Community Colleges in the US in September 2014 as part of JET’s aim to contribute to the national and international debate on skills development and youth unemployment.

Joint Report by SSACI, JET Education Services and the NBI, March 2016