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5th Annual TVET & Higher Education Conference-Expo 2027

Conference - Expo 2027

“From Crisis to Opportunity: Finding Solutions for a PSET Sector in Transition”

A Pre-Conference Leadership Gala, two conference days, a solutions exhibition and an Innovation & Product Demonstration Theatre for the leaders shaping post-school education and training.

Scheduled dates (1)

  • 21 - 23 July 2027

    Gallagher Convention Centre

    Johannesburg, South Africa

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Overview

Why this programme

South Africa's post-school education and training (PSET) sector stands at a defining crossroads. The question is no longer whether change is necessary, but how to turn today's challenges into tomorrow's opportunities. The 5th Annual TVET & Higher Education Conference-Expo 2027 brings together the leaders, innovators, policymakers, educators, employers and strategic partners who can shape the future of PSET.

Hosted at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the conference moves beyond identifying challenges to practical, scalable and sustainable solutions, through expert presentations, interactive workshops, institutional best-practice showcases and live technology demonstrations.

Five core themes run through the programme: digital transformation and innovation; future skills and industry alignment; sustainability and institutional resilience; articulation, access and lifelong learning; and leadership, best practice and sector collaboration.

Conference vision: transforming South Africa's post-school education and training system into an inclusive, financially sustainable, digitally enabled and industry-responsive ecosystem that supports lifelong learning, student success and economic growth.

Partnership and exhibition packages are available, from exhibition stands and speaking slots to Platinum Sponsor. Email us for the partnership pack.

Programme

  1. 01

    21 July · Pre-Conference VIP Leadership Gala (18:00-22:00, by invitation): TVET, University & CET Leadership, Innovation and Excellence Gala

    • 18:00-19:00 · VIP welcome reception and networking
    • 19:00-19:10 · Official welcome
    • 19:10-19:40 · Leadership fireside conversation: Where should South Africa's PSET sector be by 2030?
    • 19:40-20:20 · Gala dinner
    • 20:20-21:00 · PSET Best Practice Awards: the top three finalists in the TVET, University and CET categories
    • 21:00-21:20 · Sponsor and strategic partner recognition
    • 21:20-22:00 · VIP networking
  2. 02

    Day 1 · 22 July - Reimagining PSET: Leadership, Digital Transformation & Future Skills

    • 08:00-09:00 · Registration, breakfast networking, exhibition opens and official opening
    • 09:00-09:40 · Keynote: Transforming PSET for national development
    • 09:40-10:00 · Featured presentation: From skills to enterprise
    • 10:00-10:30 · Leadership dialogue: Is South Africa's PSET system producing the skills the economy needs?
    • 10:30-11:15 · PSET solutions exhibition and networking
    • 11:15-12:00 · Innovation Theatre: the future of teaching, learning and technical training, with live demonstrations of AI, digital learning, simulation, robotics and smart classrooms
    • 12:00-12:30 · Leadership fireside conversation: The PSET institution of 2030
    • 12:30-13:30 · Networking lunch and PSET marketplace
    • 13:30-14:45 · Breakaway workshops: Track 1 - AI, blended learning and digital transformation across PSET; Track 2 - Industry 4.0, automation and future technical skills
    • 14:45-15:15 · Exhibition and coffee break
    • 15:15-16:00 · Industry-education partnership panel: from learning to earning
    • 16:00-16:45 · PSET Learner Success Forum: the next generation and the lifelong learner speak
    • 16:45-17:00 · Day 1 action dialogue
  3. 03

    Day 2 · 23 July - From Best Practice to Impact: Sustainability, Articulation & Institutional Excellence

    • 08:30-09:00 · Morning networking and exhibition
    • 09:00-09:25 · Keynote: The future of work and learning - AI, automation and the new skills economy
    • 09:25-10:15 · Strategic panel: Digital transformation across PSET - opportunity, disruption or necessity?
    • 10:15-11:00 · Exhibition and networking break
    • 11:00-12:30 · PSET best practice showcases: a TVET college, a university and a CET college, each followed by Q&A
    • 12:30-13:15 · Lunch and exhibition
    • 13:15-14:00 · Workshop 3: Building powerful PSET-industry partnerships and articulation pathways
    • 14:00-14:45 · Workshop 4: Green campuses, sustainability and institutional resilience
    • 14:45-15:30 · PSET Innovation Theatre and product demonstrations
    • 15:30-16:15 · Cross-sector peer-learning panel: what can TVET, universities and CET institutions learn from one another?
    • 16:15-16:45 · Closing leadership dialogue: what must change now to build a world-class, inclusive and sustainable PSET system?
    • 16:45-17:00 · Official closing: From Crisis to Opportunity

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