DISCOVER - building the dIgital tranSformation Capacities Of Vet ProvidERs

The digitalisation of the VET sector is a key priority. In Tunisia, a skills mismatch is evident with young graduates lacking digital skills to respond to the labour markets’ demands. About 35% of companies face the challenge of having uneducated workforce, with half of the jobs requiring adequate digital literacy. Yet, half of the VET trainers do not exploit ICT for teaching for innovative methods to cultivate learners’ skills and fulfil their potential. To bridge the gap and ensure a demand-oriented VET provision, the ETF recommendations for Tunisia, in the framework of the Torino process, recommend modernisation through improvement of continuing professional development (CPD) for VET teachers and trainers. As a response, the DISCOVER project aims to build the capacity of Tunisian VET centres to develop and implement a strategy for digital learning through a multistakeholder approach. The project will promote transfer of knowledge and peer learning among partners from Cyprus, Greece and Tunisia. Specifically, it will connect state-of-the-art research centres and a University (CARDET, UNIC), major training centres (Eurotraining) and VET institutions (CFA Bizertem CFA Menzel Bourguiba, CSFAG Ariana) as formal partners with Ministries of Education and Employment, Chambers of Commerce, NGOs, and additional VET centres as key associate partners. To achieve its objectives, the partnership will identify needs and conduct mapping activities with more than 60 VET stakeholders to develop a Toolkit for digital learning strategies, dedicated curricula, and capacity-building training, preparing more than 100 VET providers and educators, through train-the-trainer and mentoring schemes. Additional blended study visits and dissemination workshops will reach more than 200 key VET stakeholders, establishing networks of good practice and opening a transcontinental dialogue for the VET digital learning transformation and internationalization.