| DATE AND TIME: | 28 October 2026 10:30am Afghanistan | 11:00am Maldives, Pakistan | 11:30am India, Sri Lanka | 11:45am Nepal | 12:00pm Bangladesh, Bhutan | 12:30pm Myanmar | 1:00pm Thailand | 2:00pm China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore | 4:00pm Papua New Guinea | 5:00pm Fiji |
BACKGROUND
Artificial
intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing how industries operate, how
work is organized, and how skills are defined and developed. Advances in
generative AI, automation, data analytics, and intelligent systems are
changing occupational tasks while creating demand for new combinations of
technical, digital, analytical, and human-centred competencies. For
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems, these
developments have implications not only for the skills that learners need to
acquire, but also for how institutions design curricula, prepare teachers,
assess competencies, engage with industry, and support learners in
transitioning from education to employment.
The growing adoption of AI
presents both opportunities and challenges for TVET institutions. Industry
demand for AI-related competencies requires education and training systems
to establish more responsive pathways between learning and employment,
strengthen digital and AI literacy, develop relevant competency-based
programmes and microcredentials, and continuously update training standards
in response to changing occupational requirements. At the institutional
level, TVET providers also need to consider how AI can be responsibly
integrated into teaching, learning, assessment, institutional management,
and workforce development.
Across the Asia-Pacific region, the rapid
advancement of AI and other emerging technologies is reshaping the
relationship between education, skills development, and the labour market.
These changes require TVET systems to strengthen their capacity to
anticipate emerging skills needs, support continuous learning, enhance
teacher and trainer capabilities, and establish stronger linkages with
industry. At the same time, institutions need to consider the ethical,
inclusive, and human-centred dimensions of AI adoption to ensure that
technological advancement contributes meaningfully to quality education and
sustainable employment.
Against this backdrop, the webinar will provide a
platform to examine how TVET can move from AI awareness toward AI readiness.
It will connect the industry perspective on emerging AI skills and talent
pathways with the TVET perspective on institutional, curricular,
pedagogical, and workforce responses, providing participants with practical
insights into how TVET systems and institutions can prepare learners and
workers for an increasingly AI-enabled world of work.
FOCUS OF THE WEBINAR
This webinar examines the strategic implications of artificial
intelligence for TVET in strengthening workforce readiness, curriculum
responsiveness, teaching and learning, and institutional transformation. It
brings together the industry perspective on emerging AI skills and talent
pathways and the TVET perspective on translating technological developments
into relevant skills, pedagogical practices, and institutional
responses.
It reflects the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- SDG 4: Quality Education - strengthening the relevance, quality, and responsiveness of TVET through AI-related competencies, future-ready curricula, innovative pedagogical approaches, and enhanced teacher and trainer capabilities.
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - promoting stronger alignment between TVET skills development and evolving occupational requirements to prepare learners and workers for AI-enabled workplaces.
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - supporting technological innovation, digital transformation, and stronger collaboration between TVET institutions and industry in developing future-ready skills.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals - encouraging collaboration among TVET institutions, industry, policymakers, education and training stakeholders, and development partners to strengthen AI-ready TVET systems.
Discussions will explore key themes such as emerging AI-related skills and occupations, AI talent pipelines, industry skills requirements, ladderized learning-to-work pathways, microcredentials, curriculum responsiveness, AI-enabled teaching and learning, teacher and trainer capacity development, responsible AI adoption, institutional digital transformation, and industry–TVET collaboration.
OBJECTIVES
- To enhance understanding of the implications of artificial intelligence for the future of work and the changing skills requirements of industry.
- To examine emerging AI-related competencies, talent pathways, and workforce requirements and their implications for TVET systems.
- To explore approaches for strengthening TVET curricula, training programs, and microcredentials in response to evolving industry needs.
- To discuss how AI can be integrated into teaching, learning, assessment, and other institutional practices in TVET.
- To highlight strategies for strengthening the capacity of TVET teachers and trainers to respond to AI-enabled education and training.
- To promote responsible, inclusive, and human-centred approaches to AI adoption in TVET.
- To foster stronger collaboration among TVET institutions, industry, policymakers, and other stakeholders in developing AI-ready and future-oriented TVET systems.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
This webinar is designed for TVET institutional leaders, policymakers, curriculum developers, teachers and trainers, quality assurance practitioners, assessment and certification personnel, researchers, institutional planning officers, industry and human resource representatives, professional associations, and development organizations from CPSC member countries. It also targets professionals involved in skills development, workforce planning, digital transformation, and industry engagement who seek to understand the implications of AI for TVET and the preparation of learners and workers for the future of work.
DATE AND TIME
The webinar is tentatively scheduled on October 28, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM (Philippine Standard Time) and will be conducted via the CPSC Zoom Platform with simultaneous live streaming through Facebook Live.
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