The article is divided into two parts. The first deals with keyword frequencies in TVET in refereed publications and, on this basis, in which countries and institutes TVET research is most common. The second part makes a contrast between some of the most common focuses of these research projects and other themes that have attracted less attention. Through these means, the author makes a point that there is still a lot of work to do on the realities and potentialities of TVET and research into it.