The University of South Africa (UNISA) will be hosting its first hybrid international conference on technical and vocational education and training (ICTVET2024), during
25 – 27 September 2024
at the
Protea Hotel, Marriott Stellenbosch Conference Centre, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
The conference will be organized in close partnership with the South African Public Colleges Organization (SAPCO – organization that
represents 50 public TVET colleges in South Africa), supported by the Education Training and Development Practices Sector
Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA), the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the UNESCO-
UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The theme of the conference is:
Advancing TVET for Digitalized World, Youth Skilling, Employability and
Sustainable Development (National, Regional, Continental, and International)
Global disruptions such as climate change, digitalization, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), demographic change, and migration
are changing the way we live, work, and learn. New technologies are emerging, remote forms of working and learning are becoming
commonplace, and workers need new skills such as problem-solving, ICT, entrepreneurship, and STEM, while continuing to require
traditional skills and knowledge. read more...