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Low capacity of education/training system for innovation
Education and training systems have limited capacity to innovate, making it difficult to adapt learning methods and programmes to changing learner needs and labour-market demands.
STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION
Can providers innovate pedagogically and organisationally? (Teach differently & organize differently)
Are providers able to test and implement innovative training approaches (e.g. flexible, modular, competency-based)?
RECOMMENDATION
Slowly evolving improvement
Innovation is taking place, but should be continuously supported, evaluated, and scaled where effective.
RECOMMENDATION
Design Labs as policy sandboxes with rules temporarily relaxed to test innovation.
Allow providers to operate in innovation-friendly environments with regulatory flexibility to pilot new training approaches.
Key National Policy Actions
Allow regulatory flexibility for Labs
Enable regulatory flexibility within clear quality standards so providers can test blended, modular, and competency-based learning and continuously adapt programmes based on evaluation results to learners’ needs.
Key National Policy Tools
Regulatory waivers; innovation clauses that explicitly allow experimentation
Regulatory waivers; innovation clauses that explicitly allow experimentation within defined quality and evaluation frameworks because experimentation must remain controlled and evaluated.
EXAMPLE TYPE
Policy sandbox for innovation.
Policy sandbox model that allows controlled experimentation, supports continuous improvement, and uses evidence from pilots to inform future system-wide reforms.
Reskilling Labs pilot modular, blended and competency-based training formats under temporarily relaxed regulatory rules.