From Digital Provision to Quality Improvement: A Resource-to-Capability Framework for Institutional Digital Ecosystems in Vocational Education and Training

Abstract

Abstract

Purpose — This conceptual article considers how vocational education and training (VET) institutions may convert digital provision into capabilities that support pedagogical quality, rather than treating equipment or technology adoption as evidence of quality improvement. Design/methodology/approach — An interpretive synthesis connects research on digital transformation, organizational capabilities, VET teaching and process-based evaluation. It distinguishes resource availability, orchestration, capability enactment and quality evidence. Findings — A four-stage framework specifies digital provision, institutional resource orchestration, quality-enabling capabilities and pedagogical process quality, with external occupational interfaces and feedback cycles as boundary conditions. The propositions are theoretical and have not been empirically estimated. Originality — The contribution concerns the quality-oriented conversion of resources within VET institutions, not a generic claim that digitalization creates organizational capabilities.

Keywords: Vocational education and training; quality assurance; digital ecosystem; resource orchestration; organizational capabilities; pedagogical process quality.