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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in most African countries is essentially supply-driven (i.e., producing skilled manpower needed for economic development). In most developed economies, large companies are replacing Taylor's methods and considering market-driven TVET as a method of developing high-skilled workers who can adapt to the market demands. Globalisation and technological changes in the world of work [are] forcing many countries in Africa to adopt market driven policies for TVET, however there are some challenges. This paper discusses some of the major challenges faced by African countries in adopting market driven policies in TVET due to globalisation and the World Bank's policy agenda for VET in both developing and transitional economies.