Creating value by introducing new ways of doing things, innovation has become a means of survival for both humans and organizations alike. Applying innovative strategies is a way to address the educational challenges in developing countries. Lessons can be learned from the Republic of Korea’s embedding of innovation in its educational system.

Introducing infrastructure and pedagogical innovations in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), ITE Singapore is an authentic learning facility to prepare work-ready skilled workforce. It also serves as a hotspot for industry practitioners to collaborate and co-create relevant TVET training programs.

Coding boot camps keep up with the technology industry's increasing and evolving demand for web developers. The immersive- and industry-relevant education offered by Coder Factory Academy provides a time- and cost-efficient path to becoming an employable Junior Developer in only six months. Passionate about increasing female representation in the technology sector, the Academy also offers a Women in Tech Scholarship.

By providing an online platform through the Nisai Virtual Academy and creating delivery models that meet different learners’ requirements, the Nisai Group fosters inclusive education as it specializes in students with barriers to learning and challenging cohorts. Nisai works with displaced, disengaged, disabled, and disadvantaged groups of learners.

Private sector resource mobilization is a vital component in skills financing. Employing a revenue-generating scheme is considered the most reliable course of action to meet training needs and skills demands. The use of a decision tree is also crucial in determining and applying the most appropriate methods in financing skills for work.

Conducting market research is a critical component of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) promotion to determine and segment the audience. Market research results direct how communication approaches can be positioned and which channels to use to effectively reach different audiences. Asian Development Bank’s Mid-Level Skills Training Project in Timor-Leste (2012-2017) used the results of a Youth Training and Employment Perception Study it conducted to formulate a targeted communications strategy.

In promoting technical and vocational education and training (TVET), there is no one-size-fits-all communication approach as each TVET audience has different interests, stakes and perspectives, and local cultures and contexts vary. Recruiting experts who can assist in systematic communication planning is a cost-effective investment. Nonetheless, traditional communication approaches can also be effective given easy access, acceptability, and relevance to the target audiences.

Most technical and vocational education and training (TVET) promotion efforts currently emphasize the course, not the resulting job. Conducting market research is critical to understand who TVET’s audiences are, their interests and concerns, and what they aspire to be.