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What Skills to Be Developed for 21st Century Needs? Lessons for Adult Educators

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4 December 2023, 09:00 - 11:00 | CET time

Webinar

PIMA | Adult Education | Lifelong Learning (pimanetwork.com)

Hereby, PIMA Network cordially invites you to attend its special webinar on the challenging aspects of skills development in an era of uncertainties and crisis. Distinguished experts, researchers of skills policies, development, and adult and lifelong learning will provide keynote presentations to be followed by short reflections and questions with answers.

DATE: Monday, 4 December 2023. – 09.00am to 11.00am CET

Meeting ID: 873 8579 3761

Passcode: 395510

PROGRAMME:

Chair: Balázs Németh, member of PIMA Ex-Co. and EAEA Board member/ eucen and EPALE Hungary ambassador

09.00am – 11.00am CET


Welcome Greetings from Shirley Walters (president of PIMA Network)

  • El-Iza Mohamedou (Head of the OECD Centre for Skills) Shifting Paradigms: Empowering Lifelong Learning through Vocational Education and Training

Q&A

  • Songheang Ai (Alternate SOCA Leader for Cambodia, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization/ Center Director of Regional Center for Technical Education Development (SEAMEO TED) Re-Imaging Skill Development: Supporting Mechanism

Q&A

  • Séamus O’Tuama (Chair of ASEM LLL Hub/ UCC, IE) Building Skills through Five Capitals of Learning

Q&A

  • Éva Farkas (Chair, Board of Directors - International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame (IACEHOF) Microcredentials and Individual Learning Account: Two innovative initiatives to promote the reskilling of employees

Q&A

Closing words by the Chair of Session

Cost

Free
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