Improving the image of TVET: Making TVET attractive to youth

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Billett, Stephen
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The image of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is often quite low in many countries. This includes those with advanced industrial economies as well those with developing economies. The outcomes of having such a low image include a reluctance of young people and their parents to consider TVET as a viable educational option, viewing participation in it as a second option at best. In addition, low image can lead to reduced government, industry and enterprise sponsorship and support of TVET, thereby adding to its lack of attractiveness for young people. Yet, there is often a mismatch between the worth and benefits of TVET and decision-making about it. As a consequence, it is necessary to identify what factors shape the image of TVET and what initiatives can be enacted so that this important educational sector is considered on its own merits, and supported more by the community, government and employers. In this way, it more likely to achieve its educational goals for young people, their communities, workplaces and nations. The virtual conference focused on these important issues. Organized on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day 2018, this virtual conference aimed to engage with this issue by initiating, guiding and synthesising a range of perspectives, evidence and advice about the factors influencing the image of TVET and the occupations it serves and, importantly how these can be addressed to make TVET attractive to youth. The virtual conference was hosted by UNESCO-UNEVOC from 16 to 24 July 2018 on the TVeT Forum. Professor Stephen Billett, Griffith University, Australia, moderated the online activities over the nine-day period. The virtual conference attracted 346 participants from 82 countries. Many participated directly in the online discussions. The conference provided opportunities for participants to share perspectives and information about the image of TVET and to offer suggestions on how that image could be enhanced in their countries, and elsewhere, to make TVET more attractive to young people. The discussions were informed by earlier studies and discussions (TVeT Forum threads and other workshops) and by resources provided throughout the conference. The contributions to and outcomes of the discussion on each topic were made available to participants prior to and during the virtual conference. Additionally, other resources and links to initiatives undertaken globally associated with this important topic were shared.

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© UNESCO-UNEVOC/Elena Shvelidze. This publication is available in Open Access under the AttributionShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO) license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo/). By using the content of this publication, the users accept to be bound by the terms of use of the UNESCO Open Access Repository (http://www.unesco.org/open-access/terms-useccbysa-en).

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Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy

Technical, further and workplace education

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Billett, S, Improving the image of TVET: Making TVET attractive to youth, 2018

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