Phd Candidate in the field of Human Cognition and Evolution with 11 years of experience in the development and management of EU projects. Former Evaluator and Expert for the Erasmus + Programme he is focused on the KA2 and KA3 Projects development and coordinationa as well as other EU Programmes like Horizon and Creative Europe. As part of his current research he is specialised in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR and VR projects. He has an extensive experience in e-learning development, creation of virtual educational environments and online communities.
The Rise of TVET in a 4.0 Skills-Driven World
As the globe progresses into the realm of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and on to all complementary distortions that come with it, TVET is up against the challenge to provide the new skills spectrum and stabilise the gap between the rapid AI expansion on the side, and the unprecedented skills illiteracy on the other side. As predicted in the third series of the masterpieces- The sovereign Individual- ‘The challenge it will pose will be all the greater because it will happen with incredible speed compared with anything seen in the past’. This revolution(stage) in humanity will (is) progressing unlike any previous cycle of human evolution. As traditional centres of power face existential crisis, traditional education faces a challenge of its own. The latest COVID-19 crises confirmed the failure of the system,’ the shadow of the past’- the way that is organised and the way knowledge is delivered, and the failure of its essence (the education itself) in a form of skill mismatch, confirmed by the skills forecasts (Cedefop, UNESCO). This paper, will engage the reader in a brief journey throughout the paradigm of the 4IR and focus on the role of TVET providers in this reality. Chapter one will discuss the update of humanity 4.0, chapter two will go through the role of TVET in providing the ‘new’ skills, and the final chapter will briefly suggest a new place of TVET in AI-driven economies.