Exeter College recently brought international TVET partnership working to life, hosting reciprocal visits for Malawi and Moroccan TVET International Skills Partners, alongside colleagues from Malawi’s Ministry of Education and the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA).
A highlight of the week was the UK Green Skills Advisory Panel (GSAP) Conference, which brought together TVET leaders to share effective practices, challenges, solutions, and opportunities—and to explore what can be achieved through meaningful international exchange and collaboration.
A key focus was strengthening the construction sector ecosystem and workforce capacity: growing the technical talent pipeline, addressing skills shortages, and bringing industry and education closer together. Discussions also explored creating more inclusive pathways into construction for women, ethnic minorities, and people with special educational needs and disabilities.
As a designated CTEC – Construction Technical Excellence College, Exeter College, and its wider CTEC Network provided valuable insights and practical takeaways. Evance Kazembe, Director of Policy and Planning at TEVETA Malawi, highlighted the value of the partnership, and the Malawi Government’s ambition for TVET to play a critical role in growth and sustainable economic development.
From its origins as a South West of England regional initiative, GSAP has continued to grow. The GSAP family now brings together 22 UK Centres, and four international partnerships, enabled through the British Council’s Going Global Partnership Programme – TVET International Skills Partnerships.
From local expertise to international exchange, these partnerships are turning shared challenges into opportunities to increase skills, strengthen systems, and support sustainable economic development.
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