International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ICTVET2024)

The University of South Africa (UNISA) will be hosting its first hybrid international conference on technical and vocational education and training (ICTVET2024), during 25 – 27 September 2024 at the Protea Hotel, Marriott Stellenbosch Conference Centre, Western Cape Province, South Africa. The conference will be organized in close partnership with the South African Public Colleges Organization (SAPCO – organization that represents 50 public TVET colleges in South Africa), supported by the Education Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA), the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The theme of the conference is: “Advancing TVET for Digitalized World, Youth Skilling, Employability and Sustainable Development (National, Regional, Continental, and International)”.

Global disruptions such as climate change, digitalization, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), demographic change, and migration are changing the way we live, work, and learn. New technologies are emerging, remote forms of working and learning are becoming commonplace, and workers need new skills such as problem-solving, ICT, entrepreneurship, and STEM, while continuing to require traditional skills and knowledge. read more...