This paper examines three interrelated factors outside of formal provision of technical and
vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa that have undermined TVET …

Vocational colleges' social role has been under-developed because they have been
marketised and privatised, and because the idea of the vocational college has not been …

The shift from manpower-planning to labour market analysis and skills anticipation has been
analyzed since the 80 s in this journal and elsewhere, with the aim of improving. insights into …

Context: Vocational education and training (VET) has become a key issue in today's highly
dynamic business, technological and economic environment, with a complex diversity of …

Learner agency, often understood in terms of self-direction and negotiated engagement, is
considered important in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Yet …

This article describes how the Covid-19 pandemic has been particularly negative for skill
formation in South Africa but, at same time, there are high expectations for the technical and …

This article provides an overview of the evolving agenda surrounding the fourth Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG 4), dedicated to education. The authors examine the …

Skills or competences are essential for thriving societies, economies, and individuals. Yet,
the skills pool in communities and labour markets are in a constant state of flow as people …

This thesis investigates how public sector teachers experience marketization reforms. Many
of the principles embedded within these neoliberal reforms appear to be antithetical to the …

Tertiary education policy in Aotearoa New Zealand has been shaped by political, economic,
and social ideologies. Although universities and polytechnics are both tertiary education …