From 17 to 22 August 2025, the ACC, in collaboration with the UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (UNESCO-INRULED), the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Technical Education Development (SEAMEO TED) and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), hosted the ASEAN-China TVET Management Benchmarking Programme in Beijing. The progrmme brought together over a hundred vocational education policymakers, vocational college presidents, experts, scholars, and industry representatives from China and 11 Southeast Asian countries to have in-depth discussion on regional vocational education cooperation in the context of digital transformation.