The Philosophy of Integrating Technical Vocational Educational and Training Ecosystem into the Dynamics of Industrial Engineering and Operational Management for Resilient and Sustainable Economic Development - The case of Africa.

This paper discusses the fundamental roles of integrating TVET in Industrial Engineering and Operational Management ecosystem towards inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth. It further navigates the dichotomy confronted by Africa Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem created by the COVID 19 pandemic. Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem is depended on pracademic. Migration to Technology Enabled Learning is a mammoth task as African countries are constrained by non-availability of resources. Compromisation of quality in Higher Education negatively affects industrial development as the two are intertwined. Rebuilding and Reconstructing Higher and Tertiary Education in a Transforming and Disruptive Environment creates a dichotomy which creates both paralysis and praxis. Bold curricula rethinking, redesigning and resetting through consultative processes and elimination of disconnection and dismemberment between learning institutions, industry, political ecosystem and the cultural discourse. Generally all engineering disciplines have their roots in TVET. Such development require appropriate and relevant demonstrable pracademic and transferable practical skills anchored and grounded in TVET. Creative industry is considered one of the most dynamic sectors of the world economy, offering innovative potential and growth opportunities for developing countries (UN¶s Creative Economy Reports, 2008, 2010, 2013). In 2020 Zimbabwe embarked on educational overhaul based on the fulcrum of Teaching, Research, Community Service, Innovation and Industrialization which was preceded by enactment of Manpower Planning and Development Amendment number 12 of 2020. The researcher will argue that development of a vibrant Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem should anchor on sound cultural and traditional discourse that enable participants and practitioners to relive, reconstruct and redevelop Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem embedded in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. Industrial Engineering and Operations Management that is grounded in cultural and traditional Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem, discourse, dichotomous and dissonance is likely to be robust resilient and sustainable. The researchers will employ and deploy both quantitative and qualitative research to unpack and unbundle the Philosophy of Integrating Technical and Vocational Education and Training Ecosystem into the Dynamics of Industrial Engineering and Operational Management for Resilient and Sustainable Economic Development. To mobilize people we need to understand and embrace their culture Ban Ki-Moon Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (2013). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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