Future of TVET teaching

A new UNESCO-UNEVOC publication was this week released: Trend mapping - Future of TVET Teaching.

As the title already indicates, the focus is on the evolving practises of existing TVET processes and developments by TVET institutions and the evolving role of TVET trainers.

Here special emphasis is given to the role of TVET in Linking the World of Work with the World of Education.

The first three trends (Digitalisation and Automation are changing the world of work; Collection and dissemination of data on emerging skills for planning; Results of skills assessment are being used to develop in-service training) represents the transfer of demands in the World of Work to an extended competency profile of TVET trainers.

The following four trends (Value industry experience and exposure as part of pre-service training; Linking in-service training to TVET Trainer career progression; In-service training focuses on industry exposure, transversal and applied skills, and pedagogy as much as content; TVET staff receive adequate training in gender responsive and inclusive methods) provide guidance for a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of TVET trainers.

The remaining three trends (TVET relies on the private sector as an essential partner within in-service and CPD curriculum; Effective stakeholder coordination as a mechanism to improve the relevance and quality; Mechanisms to engage TVET teaching staff are vital for aligning TVET systems to future skills needs) address the demands from TVET institutions including TVET trainer to cope with the disruptive changes in the World of Work.

Comment: It is now becoming clearer and clearer, that maybe the majority of TVET practitioners in the TVET Systems needs to leave their comfort zone and adapt to common practise in the World of Work like continuous or further training and life-long learning. The question not yet to be answered is: Will the TVET sector change its self-perception as Guardian of QUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCE FRAMEWORKS?