Sofia 2019 Timetable

DAY ONE

14 OCTOBER 2019

12:20
08:30Conference Registration
09:30Welcome from Dr Julian Ng, IVETA Europe Vice-President
09:35A Few Words from Rumyana Shalamanova, Know and Can Chair
09:40Lachezar Afrikanov: Dual Education on the Rise – Highlights from Bulgaria
10:10Dr. Tulio Barrios Bulling: Vocational Education in Chile
10:40Nadezhda Paunova: INSPIRE through VET: Innovative Networks for Successful Pathways to IncReased Employability through VET
11:10Coffee Break
11:20Dr. Mohamed Mustafa Elnour Ahmed: TVET in Saudi Arabia as a Strategic Key to Industrial Development
11:50Orsolya Vitos: Digital Skills – The Gap and the Solution
12:10Prof. Tonya Georgieva: Across Disciplines, Borders, and People in Rural Development
12:50LUNCH
13:50Joaquín Martín de Saavedra Rojas: In Case of Doubt, Invest in (You)th
14:20Dr. Tamara Draganova: Academic and Professional Education and Training vis-a-vis the Labor Market
14:50Dr. Urs Hauenstein: The Presentation of Competencies and Qualifications through a Portfolio in VET
15:20Coffee Break
15:40Stanislava Tsoneva: Development and Introduction of a Mentoring Program supporting Young/New Teachers in a Professional High School of Telecommunications
16:10Korneliya Vasileva: Together We Overcome Differences Between TVET and the Labour Market – Good Practices
16:40Esther González: Why Study VET? The Differences Between VET and Professional Certificates, Dual VET
17:10End of Day 1

DAY TWO

15 October 2019

09:00Conference Registration
09:30A Few Words from Dr Brenden Tempest-Mogg, Executive Director of IVETA
09:35Dr. Fabio Croci: Skillnet – a new EU-funded strategy to develop a large network of CoVEs
09:45Dr. Julian Ng: Who Trains the Trainers?
10:15Sofka Boyanova: Solving Complex Problems – A Key Skill of the Future
10:45Federica Sottile: The ECVET and EQAVET systems – A Framework for Successful VET Cooperation
11:15Coffee Break
11:25Dr. Julie Furst-Bowe: The Role of the WTC System in Connecting Students with Employers
11:55José Cariaga Rubilar: Passion as a Key to the Development of Soft Skills
12:25Dr. Vanya Kastreva: Let’s Work Together
12:55LUNCH
14:00Workshop: Sharing Good Practices from European-funded Projects, Networking, and Exchange of Ideas
15:45Closing and Certificate Presentation and Official Photographs
16:15Conference Ends