Category: Skills

Unraveling the Digital Literacy Skills and Knowledge Gap in Ghana’s Higher Education: Listening to Undergraduate Students’ Voices

by Jacob Oppong Nkansah | Nov 16, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Skills

Stakeholders in higher education are coming to see the value of promoting digital literacy among students. Read More

Prioritising rights, equity and inclusion for marginalised groups in TVET

by Priscilla Gatonye and Nickola Browne | Nov 9, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Skills

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays a vital role in enhancing labour market outcomes and facilitating social integration and mobility of marginalised groups, helping them transition from precarious livelihoods and employment situations to formal employment and decent work. Read More

Career talks: Crucial step in shaping the aspirations of youth in Uganda’s secondary schools

by Grace Mwaura and Maud Seghers | Nov 8, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Skills, Social Progress

Thousands of Ugandan youth join secondary education every school year, most of them hoping to find meaningful work after school. There is, however, a glaring gap between these employment preferences and the reality of the world of work – a gap that sets young people up for particularly troublesome school-to-work… Read More

Young Workers Are Searching for Meaning and Wellbeing. Let’s Help Them Find It

by Wendy Kopp | May 2, 2023 | Skills

Companies around the world are fretting about how to stem the Great Resignation and, in particular, to engage the 19-25-year-olds who comprise “Gen Z.” Read More

VET Africa 4.0: Integrating Community Research Praxis

by David Monk, Luke Metelerkamp, Simon McGrath and Palesa Molebatsi | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Skills

This article was written by David Monk, Centre for Community Based Research and Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Gulu University; Palesa Molebatsi, Centre...

Creating Livelihoods for Girls through Skills Development Interventions – Potential for Innovation

by Zain ul Abidin, Saba Saeed and Mehak Najam | Aug 9, 2021 | Girls' Education, Skills

This article was written by Zain ul Abidin, Saba Saeed and Mehak Najam from Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may be global but it is felt most...

Research methods: Building back better in international education and development research – what to expect from the 2021 UKFIET conference

by Elizabeth Walton and Bronwen Magrath | Jul 15, 2021 | 2021 Conference Themes, Skills

This article summarises an interview with co-convenors of one of six 2021 UKFIET conference themes: Research methods: Building back better in international education and...

Adapting for sustainability: taking training of trainers online to continue higher education support

by Tabitha Buchner and Josie Dryden | Jul 13, 2020 | Skills, Teachers

At the mid-point in what should have been a face-to-face workshop to strengthen future facilitators and mentors of course redesign in East African universities, Tabitha Buchner...

TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) in the times of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

by Margo Hoftijzer, Victoria Levin and Indhira Santos | May 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Skills

This blog was written by World Bank specialists: Margo Hoftijzer, Senior Economist in Education Global Practice; Victoria Levin, Economist in Education Global Practice and a...

Skills for Human Development

by Lesley Joy Powell and Simon McGrath | Apr 15, 2019 | Learning, Skills

This blog was written by Simon McGrath and Lesley Joy Powell, authors of the new book, ‘Skills for Human Development: Transforming Vocational Education and Training’, published...

Education, Skills and International Cooperation: Comparative and Historical Perspectives

by Kenneth King | Dec 11, 2018 | Skills

By Kenneth King, Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, and one of the founding members of UKFIET. When I was Distinguished Visiting Professor in the University of...

21st Century Skills: Upskilling for an Uncertain Future?

by Caine Rolleston | Jun 1, 2018 | Learning, Skills

This blog was written by Dr Caine Rolleston, Senior Lecturer in education and international development at the University College London Institute of Education (UCL-IOE), and...