“Digital Skills in Vocational Education and Training: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Changing Labour Market”

Digitalisation is one of key megatrends that affects both labour markets and education systems. In this context, vocational education and training (VET) is confronted with the high expectation that it should prepare learners for the digitalised world of work in a targeted and, if possible, occupation-specific manner. Such aspirations have become key in many international cooperation projects that support VET. But what digital skills are actually in demand in the labour markets of low and middle-income countries? And how can VET sustainably contribute to the targeted development of such competences against the backdrop of scarce financial resources?

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Program

The conference will be followed by an Apéro riche

Presentation Ashwani Aggarwal & Juan Ivan Martin (ILO)

Presentation Anthony Gewer (South Africa)

Presentation Seyhah Ven (Cambodia)

Presentation BILT project

Event organized by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) with the collaboration of UNESCO, RECI and FoBBIZ.

More information is available here.

Please register here until 31 August 2023. An invitation letter with a preliminary agenda is attached.

The potential of XR and VR for Skills Development in ASEAN countries

Alessia Evi, External Consultant at ITCILO

Two and a half years after the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, societies all-over the world are still suffering from the impact of the pandemic. The TVET and the Education systems in general have not been spared and the lack of system-level digital strategies, poor technological infrastructure, and weak teachers’ e-readiness, has exposed important inequalities in the global skills development picture. Emerging technologies such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (all together known as XR - Extended Reality) can support TVET and Education systems in easing the impact of future disruptions, ensuring not only continuity of training delivery but also an impact in terms of scalability, personalization, safety, and cost-effectiveness, to drive the sustainable improvement of Skills Development opportunities, far beyond the pandemic response.

During this talk, we will converse about the ongoing advancement of collaboratively developed action-oriented solutions in the field of Extended Reality applications for skills development to respond to the challenges brought forth by the stakeholders involved in the digital innovation process of some of the ASEAN countries we had the opportunity to work with, at the ITCILO.

The FoBBIZ Talk will be held in English.

Registration via the form below by 02.10. The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

Presentation Alessia Evi-Colombo. The potential of XR and VR for Skills Development in ASEAN countries, 03.10.2023

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In Switzerland, compulsory basic education ensures the development of basic skills such as literacy, numeracy and digital numeracy, which are prerequisites for any professional education and training. 

In developing countries, many children and youth miss entire years of basic education. Therefore, once they become adults, they often do not have the minimum required mastery of such skills, which compromises their chances for a fulfilled life with financial autonomy. The situation is even worse for socio-economically disadvantaged people : people living in rural areas, people with disabilities, women with many children, people with precarious status, etc. Promoting the right to acquire basic skills for them is not an easy task. The coming Online RECI Open Space (OROS) aims to introduce the topic in an informed way and encourage open exchange between the participants.

Join our interactive webinar on 24 August from 3pm to 5pm to discuss and find solutions to promote basic skills for socio-economically disadvantaged young people and adults who missed out on basic education.

This event is organised in cooperation with the RECI working group on Adult Education. It will be held in English (with French subtitles).

Please find more information directly on the RECI web page.

Find the presentations here.

Key lessons from the use of ICT in VET

Pierre Dillenbourg, Full Professor, Computer-Human Interaction Lab for Learning & Instruction, EPFL

The transmission of technical knowledge in Vocational Education and Training is complex and must be in line with the growing demands of the world of work. Can ICT facilitate the acquisition of skills? Does it offer an additional eye to see beyond the learnable? Pierre Dillenbourg will talk about what works and what doesn't work in VET.

The FoBBIZ Talk will be held in English.

Registration via the form below by 08.05. The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

Presentation Pierre Dillenbourg, EPFL. Key lessons from the use of ICT in VET, 09.05.2023

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Shortage of skilled workforce in ICT sector

Serge Frech, Managing Director ICT Berufsbildung

What is the cause of the shortage of skilled workforce in the ICT Sector? What are its consequences for the Swiss economy? What measures can contribute to a long-term solution? What is the specific challenge in Switzerland and why does it have a lot to do with history and little to do with money? So many questions, treated with substance by Serge Frech, that will certainly also find an echo in the international context.

The FoBBIZ Talk will be held in English

Registration via the form below by 22.03. The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

Presentation ICT-VPET Switzerland. How to handle Skill Shortage, Serge Frech, 23.03.2023

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Curriculum Development - Situated Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Emanuel Wüthrich, Senior Advisor (SFUVET)

The benefit of a Vocational Education and Training (VET) system depends on the relevance of the competences trained. Thus, relevant competences must be identified and transposed into a functional curriculum. Situated VET is a coherent and holistic approach to learning in VET. The real work situation as reported from the respective professionals is the basis for the definition of a competence, for the curriculum and for training and assessment. Thus, the Situated VET approach is naturally relevant, comprehensible, effective and coherent.

The FoBBIZ Talk will be held in English.

Registration via the form below by 16.01. The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

Listen to the FoBBIZ Talk (Zoom recording)

«Transversale Kompetenzen in der Berufsbildung - Mode oder Megatrend?» | « Les compétences transversales dans la formation professionnelle - Mode ou mégatendance ? »

Erfahrungen aus der Schweiz und der IZA | Expériences de la Suisse et de la CI

Programm (DE)

Programme (FR)

DE/FR (ohne Übersetzung). Eine teilweise hybride Teilnahme ist möglich - weitere Informationen nach der Anmeldung | DE/FR (sans traduction). Une participation hybride partielle est possible - plus d’informations après inscription.

Im Anschluss an die Konferenz findet ein Apéro riche statt | La conférence sera suivie d'un apéritif.

Présentation Isabelle Chappuis : Slides et enregistrement

Präsentation Reto Wegmüller

Präsentation Patricia Notter

Presentation Helvetas

Presentation Swisscontact

Project Skills for Industry

Markus Maurer (PHZH) & Michael Morlok (orange & teal)

The project Skills for Industry examines the critical factors that help or hinder vocational skills development programmes to effectively contribute to inclusive industrial growth and transformation in developing countries.

Link to the project web page

The FoBBIZ Talk will be held in English.

Registration via the form below by 24.10. The Zoom link will be sent to you shortly before the event.

Presentation The Skills for Industry Project. Insights from global data, Markus Maurer & Michael Morlok

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In Zusammenarbeit mit Movetia.

DE/FR (ohne Übersetzung)

Ort: Webinar

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Kurzbericht

Präsentation_Movetia (DE)

Präsentation_Movetia (FR)

Präsentation_KV 4.0 (DE)

Présentation_Espace Entreprise (FR)

Präsentation_Berufsbildungszentrum Interlaken (DE)

Swiss Launch of the GMR on Education: “Non-state actors in education: Who choses? Who loses?”

The event is organised by SDC together with FoBBIZ, RECI and the Swiss Commission for UNESCO.

Ort: virtuell

Online conference link: INVITATION_03.02.2022_Swiss Launch Global Education Monitoring Report on non state actors in education

Registration: Please register 5 minutes before the start of the event.   

Languages: EN/FR with simultaneous translation in GE, FR, IT, EN for the plenary sessions

For more information: consult the Shareweb

Ort : PHZH Zürich, Raum LAA-KO20

Virtual und Augmented Reality: Eine neue Dimension in der Berufsbildung?

Chancen und Herausforderungen von Virtual und Augmented Reality für die Berufsbildung in der Schweiz und in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit

Die Hoffnungen, welche in immersive Lerntechnologien wie Virtual, Augmented oder Mixed Reality gesetzt werden, sind hoch. Sie sollen Lernen authentischer und praxisnaher gestalten. Manche Expertinnen sehen in diesen Technologien sogar die Zukunft des beruflichen und betriebsnahen Lernens, in der es möglich wird, industrielle Skills-Gaps rasch und flexibel zu schliessen. Das Ziel der Veranstaltung ist, diese Versprechen zu diskutieren. Neben einem Impulsreferat, Erfahrungsberichten und einer Diskussionsrunde werden Sie die Möglichkeit erhalten, immersive Technologien auszuprobieren.

Kostenlose Teilnahme

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Kurzbericht

Präsentationen:

• “Exploring the educational value of immersive technologies in vocational education”, Alberto Cattaneo, EHB

• “Erfahrungen mit VR und AR in der technischen Berufsbildung”, Stephan Stierli, libs

• “Enhancing training quality with 3D and Virtual Reality: ASTHA’s experience of working with Community Paramedics”, Swisscontact

• “Handlungskompetenz durch Immersive VR Lernerlebnisse am Beispiel der Elektrobranche”, Thomas Keller (ZHAW), Martin Berger (FHNW), Bettina Jenny (Helvetas)

« Switzerland in the Global Apprenticeship Debate »

The FoBBIZ Discussion Paper illuminates the context, levels and key issues of the international debate on apprenticeships and the role of dual approaches. In the paper FoBBIZ outlines opportunities and risks for international cooperation in this area from a Swiss perspective and recommends further considerations.

Discussion Paper

We wish you an inspiring reading and are looking forward to your feedback and further discussions on this topic.

Thank you !