The digital transformation of the world of work poses big challenges for existing training and employment systems, yet it also brings opportunities, especially for development cooperation. Whether the advancing digitalisation will ultimately offer more advantages or disadvantages depends to a large extent on whether educational policy in the developing and emerging markets makes effective use of existing scope for action. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the new qualification requirements associated with ‘new work’, for instance in the field of distance learning.
In light of the importance of TVET in development cooperation, this analysis takes a look at the challenges that educational policy in partner countries is facing in connection with the digital transformation of work. How can TVET be effective in shaping this transformation? The focus will be placed on aspects of TVET governance in partner countries. Cooperative TVET governance approaches can improve the governance of the entire education system, on the one hand by strengthening the capabilities of government institutions and empowering key stakeholders in a cooperative system and, on the other hand, by improving the quality and practical orientation of TVET. Social inclusion is the prerequisite in this context to avoid ‘new work’ causing new divides within society.
This third volume of TVET background materials has been compiled on the basis of current research approaches and an analysis
of GIZ country projects. It is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 outlines the current challenges facing TVET governance as a result of digital transformation. Chapter 2 defines the basic terms relating to ‘new work’ in this context. Chapter 3 explores the challenges and identifies new governance approaches between decentralised and centralised steering structures. Aspects of the above considerations are illustrated and deepened in Chapter 4 using examples in selected countries.
This study concludes with four theses combining the theoretical, conceptual considerations with the analysis of examples in selected
countries.
