Welcome to the TVET knowledge hub for Industry 4.0 & Digitalisation in Southeast Asia.
Digital transformation and the fourth industrial revolution are rapidly changing the skills demanded by the industry and how these skills are delivered in TVET education. While the specific requirements for sectors and skills demand are still unclear, there is a consensus that skills requirements will be changing a lot faster. As a result, TVET systems must become more flexible, quicker to adapt, and put a greater focus on lifelong learning.
On the other hand, TVET teaching and learning will become more digital itself. TVET institutions need to build the capacities to take advantage of digitalisation and integrate digital media such as VR or e-learning into their teaching and learning services.
This page provides TVET stakeholders and policymakers in Southeast Asia all the information they need to be ready for these upcoming changes.
This joint ILO-UNESCO report provides a global, high-level overview of how digitalization is affecting TVET and skills systems. It draws on consultations with key stakeholders in a set of countries and international organizations to provide insights into the nature and scope of digitalisation and how it is likely to affect the management, delivery, assessment and certification of technical and vocational education and training.
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M ALAYSIA. Antara News (27 July 2026) - The Manpower Ministry is pursuing labor-sector transfor...
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Read moreMALAYSIA. Asia Education Review (03 July 2026) - Malaysia has introduced an ambitious five-year...
Read moreCHINA. UNESCO (03 July 2026) - On June 23-24, the China-Southeast Asia Capacity Development Wor...
Read moreVIETNAM. Media Outreach Newswire (06 July 2026) - Outperforming 439 teams and nearly 1,500 part...
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Southeast Asia
SEAMEO VOCTECH
Report
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0 or IR 4.0) presents both challenges and opportunities for a country’s workforce, society, and economy.In Southeast Asia, the development and technology adoption across SEAMEO member countries are highly diverse, necessitating varied strategies and approaches for workforce preparation. Despite these differences, the integration of digitalisation through IR 4.0 is an inevitable trend that will redefine the industrial landscape at the national, regional, and global levels. In preparing the current and future workforce, education and training ...
2022
Global
Generic Green Skills for TVET
Research Paper
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2026
Global
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Report
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2026
Global
UNESCO
Guideline
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2026
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Elsevier Ltd
Research Paper
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2026
Global
The Castlereagh Statement
Report
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2021
Global
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Research Paper
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2026
Global
International Labour Organization
Report
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2026
Southeast Asia
Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin Indonesia
Research Paper
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2026
Global
UNESCO-UNEVOC
Report
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2020 - ongoing
Keningau Vocational College (KVC)
Vocational college students and teachers in KVC
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2019 - ongoing
Millealab
Educators and learners in K-12 institutions
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2020 - ongoing
Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah (PSAS)
Students enrolled in Diploma in Quantity Surveying Programme at the Civil Engineering Department
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I. All Southeast Asian countries have positioned Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the mainstream of education systems and set it as a priority in their education agendas due to its cruci...
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