Digital Transformation of TVET and Skills Development Systems in Africa. Guidelines for countries to undertake a situational analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to provide national stakeholders with a comprehensive set of guidelines that may facilitate a situational analysis of the nation state context and determine the nation’s state of readiness in terms of the digitalisation of TVET and skills development. It focuses on the processes, steps and tools that nation states should consider adopting when developing the situational analysis. In practice, this process is tantamount to a detailed Digital TVET & Skills Systems Situational Analysis in the country. The purpose of a national network is to advocate for and support the acceleration of the digital transformation of their national TVET and skills development systems. The network will also facilitate, coordinate, and support the implementation of different activities of the initiative in their respective countries. The guidelines serve as a framework for the technical secretariat of each national network to envision the initiative in their own context, understand the current issues related to digitalisation of the national TVET and skills development system, and comprehend the broad context in which these issues exist. UNESCO’s role in this process is primarily to operate as a catalyst for an ongoing process of systemic change within an agreed framework. As the national networks stabilize, it is the national networks that will take up ownership of the Pan African Network for the acceleration of digital transformation of TVET and skills development systems in Africa. UNESCO will assist countries in establishing a sustainable and operational national network that enables their national TVET and skills development systems to transform digitally.