Vocational institutions are innovating and changing as a result of Covid-19
“Education and skills systems are increasingly looking towards international experiences to inspire and inform national reforms”
While remote learning has offered some educational continuity when it comes to academic learning, vocational education and training has been particularly affected by the pandemic.
Compared to general programmes, technical and vocational programmes suffer a double disadvantage, as social distancing and the closure of enterprises have made practical and work-based learning, that are so crucial for the success of vocational education, difficult or impossible.
Yet, the Technical and Vocation Education and Training sector plays a central role in ensuring the alignment between education and work and the successful transition of learners into the labour market, that are so important for the economic recovery of any country and prosperity more generally, writes Dr Rossi Vogler, Senior Consultant at the British Council.