Data Collection for EdTech Readiness in TVET Institutions in Zambia

The overall objective of EdTech Readiness for TVET (ETRI-VET) was to assess the readiness of training institutions to integrate digital technologies into the delivery of vocational education and training in Zambia, with a focus on the availability of digital devices, connectivity, and instructors able to use digital tools.

RMI was contracted by the World Bank to collect data from training institutions using a Training Institution Survey and In-Person Visit Guide and deliver a clean dataset including all the information collected and audio recordings of all communications with the respondents.

The survey were administered by phone to a nationally representative sample of training institutions (estimated to be between 200-250 institutions), and the In-Person Observation Guide was used to collect observations on visits to 10% of the institutions in the sample. The sampling framework comprises all training institutions registered under Zambia’s Technical Education, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TVETA) as publicized in its most recently available Public Notice on Registered Training Institutions.