The Conference attracted over 300 participants who included Permanent Secretaries of Education, African Union Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology and staff, heads of TVET regulatory bodies and parastatals, CAPA partners, Chairpersons, Council Members and heads of technical universities and polytechnics, senior staff of TVET colleges as well as members of civil society groups.

The participating countries included Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivorie, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. The delegates included youth leaders and student representatives who also took part in the Pan–African Youth Forum, convened jointly by CAPA-ATUPA and African Union Commission’s Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology.