Description
Vocational education and training (VET) helps prepare people for work, develops their skills while at work and changes what they are doing so that they can work in new or different occupations. Across the world in recent years, VET has been expected to meet the demands of the rapidly changing global environment. This means that we have to find different ways to support the vocational learning of people already in the workplace, as well as those who are about to join it. As automation and digitalization in the workplace rapidly change job requirements, today’s vocational education and training (VET) teachers need to equip their students not just with vocational skills, but also with strong digital and soft skills. These skills are today crucial in the workplace and essential for the use of technology. Policy makers need to highlight the importance of these skills and promote their incorporation into VET teaching and learning, to guarantee a smooth transition of VET graduates into the labor force and increase their adaptability.
