Innovative Culture: Opening Post-School Education in South Africa through Institutional Dynamism

Abstract

For open learning to reach its full potential in South Africa’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, institutions need to feel confident enough to innovate and experiment with “outside the box” thinking. They need to go beyond the rules and regulations to find solutions that emerge from and best suit their particular contexts. Because, while the national mandates can provide useful guidance, it is through a higher, more ambitious “vision” that institutions can leverage the best of their staff and students.