TVET Research

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IDENTIFICATION
Search Terms Used:

• "TVET laboratories"
• "work-based learning"
• "work-integrated learning"
• "training enterprises"
• "simulation-based vocational education"
• "live labs" OR "teaching factories"

Databases:
Scopus | ERIC | Web of Science | Google Scholar

SCREENING
Criteria Applied:
✔ English language
✔ Published 2010–2025
✔ Peer-reviewed journals

Excluded:
✘ Non-TVET studies
✘ General education studies
✘ Opinion-only articles

ELIGIBILITY
Full-text criteria:
✔ Focus on practical/lab-based training
✔ Link to employability or skills transfer
✔ Evidence of industry alignment or simulation

Excluded:
✘ Weak methodological rigor
✘ No relevance to workplace simulation

INCLUSION
Final Sample (n = ___)

Grouped into themes:

1. Workplace Simulation Labs
2. Work-Based Learning Models
3. Training Enterprises / Live Labs
4. Industry Partnerships in TVET
5. Cost-effectiveness & Sustainability