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Skills mismatches and shortages within the TVET sector: peril or promise?

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Despite the strong policy commitment within the TVET system to: (1) expand access for enrolment and (2) strengthen the sectors capacity to provide vocational skills that prepare youth for productive employment, the sector continues to face significant challenges. Combining negative perceptions by both prospective employers and society, TVET graduates are often perceived as lacking the relevant skills and attributes necessary to succeed in the labour market. Such concerns are even more salient in moments of economic strain as in the current global health and economic crisis, and within the current technological expansion described as the much acclaimed Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32378079

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Education Systems and Policy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities, Quality education, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162123863

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