Strengthening Vocational and Digital Education in Ethiopia

Abstract

This policy brief synthesizes findings from Kotebe University of Education’s national conference on vocationalization and digital education held in January 2026, and supplemented with literature and publicly available data. It identifies key gaps and proposes actionable recommendations to strengthen Ethiopia’s vocational and digital education ecosystem. Based on those evidences, the core policy recommendations include: (1) developing a national digital resilience strategy; (2) launching an extensive digital pedagogy training program; (3) adopting interim AI use guidelines; (4) funding targeted infrastructure development; (5) devising industry-university co-design; and (6) establishing a national skills certification system, especially on digitized vocational trainings.