Publications

UNESCO Bangkok is pleased to announce the release of a new report to counter the impacts of COVID-19 and promote a learner-centred approach to teaching in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) that builds skills for life and work. A...

One of the recommendations of the Third International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) held in Shanghai in 2012 was to explore the possibility of developing international guidelines on quality assurance for the recognition...

Increased migration between Asia-Pacific countries and the rapid pace of regional integration are leading to increasing calls for quality assurance in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) qualifications. The third International Congress...

This Review assesses the progress made by countries in the Asia-Pacific in developing their TVET systems since the Third International Congress on TVET (Shanghai, 2012). It focuses on relevance of TVET, the first recommendation of the Shanghai Consensus...

Asia-Pacific Education System Review Series, No. 9 The booklet is a follow-up to the eighth booklet of the same series which explored policies and practices of imparting transversal skills in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Focusing...

The Review of the Pacific Framework for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was conducted in an effort to evaluate the progress and uptake of the Pacific TVET Framework (2012-15), and to identify lessons learned and effective practices...

Asia-Pacific Education System Review Series, No. 8 (2nd Edition) This booklet deals with transversal skills in TVET and focuses on the way these skills are defined in policies across the Asia-Pacific region. It elaborates on the need for these skills and...

Asia-Pacific Education System Review Series No. 7 This booklet focuses on vocationalisation of secondary education as an alternative way of expanding access to TVET for young people in Asia-Pacific. It introduces vocationalisation as a concept and...

UNESCO’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system policy review for Cambodia responds to an invitation from the Government of Cambodia to UNESCO to conduct a review of the country’s TVET system and to engage in a policy dialogue on its...