TVET is concerned with the acquisition of knowledge and skills for the world of work. In the past various terms have been used to describe elements of the field that are now conceived as comprising TVET. The Second International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education held in Seoul in 1999 decided that the best, most comprehensive term to use is Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
This is any education, training and learning activity leading to the acquisition of knowledge, understanding and skills which are relevant for employment or selfemployment. TVET serves here as an overarching term to describe all kinds of formal, non-formal and informal training and learning provided by or in all different institutions, providers and learning locations.
Vocational trainingVocational training is a system which aims at providing recipients with the necessary knowledge and skills to exercise a profession in order to be integrated in the labour market. Vocational training includes initial Vocational Training and continuing Vocational Training.
Technical EducationTechnical Education is a structured system aimed at providing recipients with the necessary knowledge and skills to continue their studies at tertiary education level or to exercise a profession in order to be integrated into the labour market. Technical Education, on the other hand puts more emphasis on theoretical education.
Continuing TVET Continuing TVET refers to training activities in which people take part in order to obtain knowledge and/or learn new skills for a current or a future job, to increase earnings, to improve carrier opportunities in a current or another field.