TVET: Labor force today, entrepreneurial leaders tomorrow

ABSTRACT

The technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector is fundamental to both society and the economy, providing a significant percentage of jobs worldwide, and contributing to social and economic development. Worldwide trends created both challenges and opportunities for the sector, forcing radical reshaping in what future occupations will be like. Over the last few years, local and global initiatives in education have placed focus on the inclusion of education in sustainable development at different levels, and in Egypt’s reform initiative toward a demand-driven TVET, accessed by over two million youths annually, reform of curricula and teaching programs at technical school and university levels began not so long ago.

KEYWORDS:

• MSMEs
• vocational education and training (VET)
• government policy/regulation
• entrepreneurship