General Profile of Forum Participants/Beneficiaries

General Profile of Forum Participants/Beneficiaries

The Forum will bring together representatives of the public sector, the private/productive sector and civil society from the four PA countries and Canada. The beneficiaries of the thematic forums fall into the following diverse categories of participants (listed below). Additionally, since this forum will be a virtual event and registration is open (and free of charge)1, participants may be more diverse.

We have welcomed and encouraged Program partners to share their invitation through their respective professional networks, thus creating indirect beneficiaries. The minimum attendance goal is 200 people in total, but we hope to achieve much larger participation due to the virtual and open nature of the Forum.

1. Public Sector

Representatives from the following ministries and other government organizations in

Canada and the four PA countries, including members of the PA technical groups related to the Program or specialized areas at national, regional or municipal level:

• Ministries of the environment (including members of the PA’s Technical Group on the

Environment and Green Growth). • Ministries of education (including members of the PA’s Technical Group on Education, and experts). • Ministries of labour (including members of the PA’s Technical Group on Labour, and experts). • Ministries of mining/energy/the economy (including the PA’s points of contact). • Ministries of foreign affairs and trade (including the PA’s national coordinators and embassies in Canada). • Ministries of women (including members of the PA’s Technical Group on Gender). • Member officials of the Expert Committee from the Pacific Alliance Business Council (Spanish acronym: CE CEAP).

TVET Institutions • Beneficiaries/local institutions of the PA-EFE Program in the four PA countries. • Canadian colleges in the PA-EFE Program. • CICan members and network.

1 To participate in the event, please register in advance: www.foroepeap.com (please note registration will only be open in October)

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2. Private Sector

• Representatives of trade associations, chambers of commerce, industry, etc. (of particular relevance for representatives of the Extractive Sector). • Representatives of companies that are partners of technical vocational training institutions, and which receive trainees or employ graduating students.

3. Civil Society

• Organizations working at the local level on environmental protection initiatives. • Organizations working at the local level on environmental research, technical/vocational training, and employment. • Organizations working at the local level in the prevention of environmental-related risks and accidents.

4. Participants of the previous thematic forums held by the PA-EFE Program

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