SEA-VET.NET

As a driver of socio-economic development, TVET is at the top of the national development strategies of all eleven SEAMEO member states. However, while efforts to improve the quality of TVET are already underway, countries have had few opportunities to share their experiences and identify areas of cooperation. This has reinforced a ‘silo’ mind-set and resulted in fragmented solutions, despite the fact that SEAMEO member states are confronted by common challenges. At the same time, education and labour policy-makers across the region are working on similar policy objectives, but with limited coordination.

Collaborative efforts are needed to find effective solutions to common TVET problems. The absence of avenues to support regional integration of TVET is the prime reason why SEA-VET.NET was developed.

'A regional community that jointly advances TVET in Southeast Asia’

‘Providing a space for TVET practitioners and policymakers to exchange, cooperate and work together across boundaries’

SEA-VET.NET is a community platform that largely depends on content submitted by its registered users. It allows users to directly contribute to the platform and participate in discussions as the TVET community is in the best position to share knowledge from their direct work environment.

Users can just click on the submit button and start uploading content through online templates. The templates ensure consistency and coherence.

SEA-VET.NET has also established partnerships with TVET line ministries and leading academic institutions from SEAMEO member states, as well as regional and international TVET organisations for content. Such partnerships provide SEA-VET.NET with content that is current and, most importantly, verified. As a result, the content published on the platform is of a very high quality.

SEAMEO VOCTECH plays an important role in maintaining the quality of SEA-VET.NET. It reviews all user submissions, ensuring that content published on the platform meets high standards.

For SEA-VET.NET to work and be sustainable, its TVET community - TVET policymakers, practitioners, and experts from academia and industry - must drive the platform through regular content contributions.

As the one-stop-shop for TVET information in Southeast Asia, SEA-VET.NET provides the following unique features:

• Most comprehensive TVET Events Calendar in Southeast Asia – this not only provides an overview of forthcoming events, but also includes information on past events
• TVET Country Profiles of all 11 countries in Southeast Asia – this helps build a mutual understanding of TVET systems and common issues
• Good Practices officially validated by TVET experts – this provides realistic and replicable solutions to common challenges
• Communities of Practice – A space where TVET practitioners and policy makers can discuss TVET issues and form online ‘expertise groups’