International Workshop Understanding & anticipating present and future skills needs 21st January 2014 Organised by: Kerigma, Innovation & Social Development Venue: IPCA, Barcelos, Portugal (Lugar do Aldão › 4750-810 Vila Frescainha S. Martinho)
Registration here: https://pt.surveymonkey.com/s/NSNJEN Informations: europa@kerigma.pt / +351 253 825 353
New Skills & New Jobs – Bridging the Gap is funded with the European Commission support (Grant agreement nr. VS/2012/0517)
Invitation You are warmly invited to attend this 1 day workshop, which is being held to present the results of the New Skills and New Jobs- Bridging the Gap European project, established to explore ways and synergies in Education & Training Systems to deliver the right mix of skills to maximise the chance of a smooth and rapid transition to and between employments; to increase cooperation between guidance centres, employers and training and education providers and responsive interactions between the worlds of work, education and training. Funded by the European Commission’s Progress Programme, New Skills & New Jobs – Bridging the Gap is actively seeking to share and collect best practices, and to disseminate them through the participation in this international event. Visit us at: www.newskillsnewjobs.eu & http://www.facebook.com/newskillsnewjobs
Audience The conference will examine the results and products developed by the project partnership. Participants representing a wide range of stakeholders from training providers, Local and National Government and Chambers of Commerce, employers, employees, students/ trainees will be attending, allowing a unique opportunity to discuss and debate a key issue facing all European countries.
Provisional Conference Programme Tuesday 21 January 2014 10.00 Registration, Tea / Coffee 10.30 Welcome and Official Opening Nuno Feixa Rodrigues – Escola Superior de Tecnologia – Director Câmara Municipal de Barcelos* António Jorge Oliveira – Kerigma‘s President of the board 11.00 Keynote – The European Employment Strategy & The Europe 2020 Strategy The New Skills for New jobs –Does qualification influence sustainable growth? Gonçalo Xufre - National Qualifications Authority President - ANQEP European Parliament Representative* 11.40 Coffee Break 12.00 New Skills & New Jobs, Bridging the Gap Project Susana Oliveira - Project Coordinator, Kerigma 12.20 A mix of skills: the Project results coming up… The Toolkit 1. Case Studies of best practices Bastian Sikora, Gesellschaft für Schweißtechnik International mbH, Germany
14.00 Introducing the Focus Groups Best Practices collected in Portugal A. Skills gap and skills mismatch: what impact on our companies and organisations? Moderated by Associação Comercial e Industrial de Esposende – ACICE B. New patterns of work organisation to face technological change- myths and realities Moderated by Centro Tecnológico para a Indústria Têxtil e Vestuário de Portugal – CITEVE C. Interactions between the world of work, education and training: obstacles and challenges Moderated by João Luís Nogueira - Deputy Director Escola Profissional Amar Terra Verde EPATV 15.00
Tea / Coffee
15.15 Focus Groups Results & Recommendations Moderated by Miguel Baião dos Santos Deputy Director National Qualifications Authority - ANQEP 15.30 A mix of skills: The most challenging results… The Toolkit 2. Launch of New Skills & New Jobs Prototype Filipe Chaves - IPCA, Portugal 16.15 Closing Remarks Gonçalo Xufre - National Qualifications Authority President- ANQEP Nuno Reis - National Parliamentarian
12.40 Lunch Coffee end