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Day 1
Wednesday 11 September 2024
09:00
Opening Plenary
Welcome Speeches and Opening Plenary: Strategies for excellence: Towards a global TVET agenda
The opening session will explore the next steps to move the global TVET agenda forward and create action to strengthen systems.
Apprenticeships
Competitions of the future
Employers
Global agenda
Social Justice
Youth09:15
09:30
09:45
10:00
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00
Break
11:00 – 11:30
11:15
11:30
Panel discussion
Keeping climate promises: How TVET can lead the green transition
Exploring the green transition to help build educational frameworks that prepare the workforce to the environmental, social and governance imperatives defining our time.
EmployersGlobal agenda
GreenSocial JusticePanel discussion
Breaking stereotypes: Building gender equity in skills
Rethinking sectoral policies to break the entrenched gender gaps and overcome gender inequalities in in the world of work.
Digital and AIEmployersGlobal agendaSocial JusticePanel discussion
Raising the bar: How do we create excellence in every TVET system?
High-level policy debate on achieving excellence in TVET in different regions and contexts.
ApprenticeshipsCompetitions of the futureEmployersGlobal agendaSocial JusticeYouth11:45
12:00
12:15
12:30
12:45
Lunch
12:45 – 14:00
13:00
13:15
13:30
13:45
14:00
Curated Competition Visits
Opportunity to discover the various skills competitions in full swing by themed routes through the exhibition halls.
14:15
14:30
14:45
15:00
15:15
15:30
15:45
16:00
Showcase
Collaborating towards success: Tools and strategies for quality assurance in TVET
Focusing on dual education models and apprenticeships, this session will look at the different tools available for quality assurance in TVET.
ApprenticeshipsEmployers
ShowcaseSocial JusticeShowcase
Reimagining workplaces, cultivating inclusion: Attracting more women into STEM
Bias and systemic oppression are barriers for women working in STEM. Showcase of projects that have created pathways for girls and women to pursue careers in STEM.
Digital and AIEmployersGreenShowcaseSocial JusticePanel discussion
Displacement, climate change, and conflict: Skills initiatives for fragile economies
Looking at the specific needs of fragile economies, nations affected by conflict, and countries enduring the effects of climate change in ensuring effective and responsive TVET systems.
ApprenticeshipsCompetitions of the futureGlobal agendaGreenSocial Justice16:15
16:30
16:45
17:00
17:15
17:30
Break
17:30 – 18:00
17:45
18:00
Networking
WorldSkills VIP and Sponsor Night
A unique networking opportunity for all Conference speakers and audiences, together with WorldSkills Global Partners and key stakeholders in attendance.
18:15
18:30
18:45
19:00
19:15
19:30
19:45
20:00
20:15
20:30
20:45
21:00
21:15
21:30
Day 2
Thursday 12 September 2024
09:30
Expert Input
Can education catch up? AI and the future of work
Industry is moving faster than education can! Inspiring and perhaps alarming session bringing together global technology companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence.
Digital and AIEmployers
Excellence in TVETShowcase09:45
10:00
10:15
10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:00
10:45
11:00
Panel discussion
Monitoring impact: Data for better skills systems
This session will provide an overview of the Global Research Council’s work on impact data and how it is helping to grow the WorldSkills movement.
Competitions of the futureEmployersExcellence in TVETShowcaseYouthPanel discussion
Brick by brick: Foundational skills for better TVET
Millions of young people are failing to acquire foundational skills. The session will discuss the potential of systems and institutions addressing the gaps and reinforce foundational skills.
ApprenticeshipsDigital and AIGlobal agendaGreenSocial Justice11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00
Lunch
12:00 – 13:00
12:15
12:30
12:45
13:00
Panel discussion
Francophonie – Formation professionnelle
Les acteurs témoigneront des réponses collectives que la Francophonie peut apporter aux défis de l’évolution des systèmes de formation professionnelle face aux enjeux des grandes transitions impactant les besoins en compétences. (Session in French without interpretation.)
Excellence in TVETGlobal agendaSocial JusticeRoundtable
UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy Spotlight Session – Building skills for tomorrow
UNESCO’s Global Skills Academy (GSA) has been pivotal in providing young people worldwide with access to high-quality training.
Excellence in TVETGreenShowcaseSocial JusticeYouthPitch
BeChangeMaker 2024 – Pitch finale
The top 5 finalists of BeChangeMaker 2024 will deliver their final pitches. Programme powered by WorldSkills and the HP Foundation.
Digital and AIEmployersExcellence in TVETGreenShowcaseSocial JusticeYouth13:15
13:30
13:45
14:00
Break
14:00 – 14:30
14:15
14:30
Panel discussion
Unveiling PISA-VET: Progress and achievements
The OECD is developing the first international large-scale assessment of VET programmes and will present and discuss the framework in this session.
ApprenticeshipsCompetitions of the futureDigital and AIExcellence in TVETYouthFrom competition to transformation: How WorldSkills can advance TVET in low-and middle-income countries
In low and middle-income countries, skill competitions offer effective means to demonstrate the value and impact of investing in vocational skills.
Competitions of the futureEmployersExcellence in TVETSocial Justice14:45
15:00
15:15
15:30
Break
15:30 – 16:00
15:45
16:00
Closing Plenary
Moving TVET to the top of the global agenda
The closing panel of WorldSkills Conference 2024 will conclude two days of discussions into the most pressing challenges facing TVET, skilled youth, and the world of work and underpin the common denominators for a global TVET agenda.
Competitions of the futureExcellence in TVETGlobal agendaYouth