The Future Skills Revolution for VET and CVET in Europe
Twenty years ago, the Copenhagen Process opened a new era for vocational and professional education and training. In July 2020, the European Commission launched the new skills agenda as a follow up to the original Skills Agenda of 2016. It defines 12 actions for upskilling (improving existing skills) and reskilling (training in new skills) for the coming five years. EfVET is always in the forefront not just to support initiatives taken by the EC but also to ensure that member states and in particular training providers in VET and CVET are kept au courant with these developments. In addition, EfVET supports training providers to reflect on the need to update, re-write and connect with key stakeholders to ensure that skills acquired at School, College or Applied University levels are industry driven.
Speakers
Programme
26-10-2022
Registration
Registration desk at the Hotel Scandic
The Finnish Education
Introduction the Finnish education system (video)
Parallel visits
Ylä-Savo Vocational College
Savo Vocational College
GENELEC
Servica
Gebwell
Vesileppis
Meeting for new EfVET members
Welcome and introduction to EfVET new members! Let's get together and have some cocktails
Reception / Dinner
Reception hosted by North Savo Region, TBC and the President of EfVET
Dinner follows!
27-10-2022
Welcome to Kuopio and Official opening Conference
Kari Puumalainen, Director/Principal of the Municipal Association, YSAO
Jussi Kajander, Vice Principal of the Luovi Vocational College and member of the EfVET Steering Committee/National Board of Finland
Li Andersson, Finnish Ministry of Education
Joachim James Calleja, President of EfVET
Panel discussion. The Future skills revolution. Are we in it already?
Chiara Riondino, European Commission Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs, and Inclusion, Head of Unit - Vocational Education and Training, Cedefop TBC
Stylianos Mavromoustakos, Director Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes
Michael Seifert, CEO Seifert Systems Ltd, International company with one base in Malta
Mika Kuismanen, Vice President, Chef Economist, Suomen Yrittäjät
Moderator: Pekka Pakkala, Vocational College Live
Coffee break
Visiting EXPO/youth camp
Lunch break and networking
Breakout sessions I
WS1 Greening and Sustainability through VET
WS2 Tourism & Inclusive Excellence
WS3 Internalization of VET
WS4 Future of students and implication for VET
WS5 SELFIE Based Institutional Digital Development Plan
WS6 Educational Management corner
Coffee break
Breakout sessions II
WS1 Greening and Sustainability through VET
WS2 Tourism & Inclusive Excellence
WS3 Internalization of VET Excellence
WS4 Future of education and implications for students in VET
WS5 SELFIE Based Institutional Digital Development Plan
WS6 Educational Management corner
Reception
28-10-2022
Roundtables
Three sessions half an hour each.
Coffee break
Introduction the Finnish education system (video)
Keynote speech: How to make global business in our living environment?
Siamäk Naghian, Managing Director, GENELEC
Moderator: Pekka Pakkala, Vocational College Live
Marketplace
The Marketplace aims to create new strategic partnership in the Education and Training sector by bringing together different European organisation/colleges and discussing project ideas that can be applied for in future calls for proposal.
Lunch break and networking
Marketplace
The Marketplace aims to create new strategic partnership in the Education and Training sector by bringing together different European organisation/colleges and discussing project ideas that can be applied for in future calls for proposal.
Discussion corner/debate
Meetings of National EfVET Committees
Coffee break
EfVET General Assembly
Gala Dinner
29-10-2022
Key message from breakout sessions
Moderator: Pekka Pakkala, Vocational College Live
Short concluding remarks
Joachim James Calleja, EfVET President
Announcement by the President of EfVET of the 2023 Annual Conference venue.
Joachim James Calleja, EfVET President
Cultural Excursion and Lunch
Roundtables
The Roundtable session at EfVET International Conference in Kuopio introduce a procedure structured into three phases.
EfVET offers European project partners the opportunity to disseminate progress, results and products of their Transnational Transfer of Innovation; Development of Innovation and other European initiatives – a key to successful valorisation of good practice outcomes and sustainability.
During the “Roundtables” sessions, where project promoters have the opportunity to provide more in-depth information to all interested people and discuss future cooperation opportunities.
2 sessions of 30 minutes each.
Marketplace
Our marketplace will give you the opportunity to network and share ideas with other conference members. During the session you will all have the opportunity to meet with other delegates to pitch potential project ideas. This will allow us to build new partnerships and networks to support the increasing need for VET to provide the new skills required for the labour Market.
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Practical Information Package
