Bridging the Gap between TVET and Employment Worldwide
14th – 15th October 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria
Two related global crisis are happening simultaneously: high levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of job seekers with relevant vocational work skills.
Young people and their parents consider TVET as a second-class education; employers believe that new graduates are not adequately prepared for entry-level positions in the vocational sector but rarely invest in TVET; TVET providers state that the new graduates are ready to work although they know that curriculum and school equipment most often differ a lot from the world of work.
While vocational education appears to be a good solution as it gives knowledge and develops skills in specific field, it has low or lesser perceived value among students. Some countries, mainly European, value academic education over vocational education. Others invest a lot in the vocational sector and make efforts to bring business to it.
This conference would like to bring educational stakeholders together and level the playing field to see how each can meet the demands and supply in VET.
We invite papers and workshop presentations on the following areas:
- Collaboration between VET providers and industry
- Dual education
- Development of skills
- Learning opportunities for educators and learners
- The role of policy makers in VET development
- Academic education and VET – both perspectives
- Empowering VET teachers with educational resources
- Sharing good practices in VET
- Career development in VET