Partnership building through promotion of technical cooperation & capacity building of constituents using a SSTC approach: A South-South Perspective
The Mini-Skills Academy was organized to address the challenges facing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), such as outdated curricula, absence of continuous professional development and poorly equipped schools, poor coordination, and collaboration between TVET and the private sector restricting TVET responsiveness to the labour market. The aim of the academy was to facilitate building of partnerships with trainers and other experts in the region, and among institutions in the spirit of South-South cooperation. The academy also created a platform for open discussion among participants to share knowledge and experiences and identify ways to address common challenges and replicate good practices through the establishment of an online community of practice.
Module A: e-Learning course on systemic approach to skills development through SSTC and peer learning:
Module B: e-Learning course on Skills Anticipation and Matching with focus on green skills
Module C: e-Learning Lab on Digital TVET & future skills
Module D : e-Learning course on Career Guidance through SSTC approaches
Module A: e-Learning course on systemic approach to skills development through SSTC and peer learning:
Webinar 1: System approach to skill development
This webinar shares the importance of systematic approach on skills development. The presentation covered the position of ILO on skills development and introduction to the five building blocks of skills development.
Webinar 2 : Developing Skills Policy
The webinar focus on preparation of skills development policies, the relationship between skills development, employability, and job search. Presenter: Mr. Brahim Tumi from Tunisia (an international consultant on skills)
Webinar 3: Competency based approaches and quality assurance
The webinar presents the impact and formulation of designs of training systems. Covered concepts and approaches to elements of competency-based approach.
Webinar 4: Evaluating national skills system
Analyses of skills system gaps and main offers at the country level based on the five building blocks: Policies, structures, and resources for skills development, Anticipating and planning.
Module B: e-Learning course on Skills Anticipation and Matching with focus on green skills
Webinar 1: Rationale for anticipation and matching in a South-South perspective
The first webinar of this module highlight the importance of social dialogue, opportunity for vocational training between GCC countries, importance of peer learning within the region.
Webinar 2: Anticipating skills for greener economies
The webinar focused on skills for greener economies. Presented by, Ms. Stelina Chatzichristou an Expert on Skills trends, and intelligence from European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.
Webinar 3: Methods and approaches for Skills Anticipation and Matching
Combating climate change and global warming is the defining challenge of the century including, regular draught, rising temperature, sandstorms, rising water levels.
Webinar 4: Translation of Skills Anticipation and Matching into policy and practice with an SSTC approach
How to transfer skills anticipation results into skills policies and programme; discussed the main difficulties and challenges? Presenter, Mr Stefano Merante.
Module C: e-Learning Lab on Digital TVET & future skills
Webinar 1 : Introduction to e-learning and Peer to Peer learning
The unequal digitalization across the world will require adjustments of the skills systems. It is important for every individual to keep pace with the ongoing digitalization both from supply and demand sides for skills.
Webinar 2: The platform: learning management systems
Ms. Noemie in her intervention shares that the project aims to improve access to employment. She indicated that the project started in 2016 working with 9 training centres with 4-5 computers per school.
There were some resistances from school leadership and well as from teachers who did not want to use technology for education. Currently the project has been implemented for 7 years working with institutions, with a Moodle platform with many features enabling students to network.
Webinar 3: Final Webinar and wrap up
A summary of Module A and B sharing some of the good practices and challenges facing GCC countries. Key issues to be addressed include research, collaboration among GCC and having a community of practice, opportunities for knowledge sharing.
Module D: e-Learning course on Career Guidance through SSTC approaches
Webinar 1: PES with focus on SSTC and introduction to career guidance
Mr. George Fadel gave a presentation on Public Employment Services (PES) with a focus on the SSTC concept based on ideas exchanges from different countries.
Webinar 2: From the Flint to the Micro Chip and the Four Key Elements of Career Guidance
Theme of the presentation is conceptual foundations and skills in career guidance, explaining the difference between work and career and its evolution.
Webinar 3: Tools and Techniques to promote Self- Understanding
This session describes the Career discovery path as having four interlocking components, understanding yourself and understanding the world of work.
Webinar 4: Future of work and the changing role of public employment services
George Fadel described the key concepts that explain the changing role of public employment services and what needs to be put in place to take care of the future of work.
Webinar 5: Skills for Understanding the World of Work (part I)
This section focused on the difference between the world of work and the labour market as tabulated below.
Webinar 6: Skills for Understanding the World of Work (part-II)
This session helped in answering the question: How we can be able to create a reliable career dictionary for the students and youth of our countries.
Webinar 7: : Career Preparation and Entering the Labour Market (Part -I)
The previous sessions covered some of the key aspects of the world of work, and this session will concentrate on the labour market. Said Dr. Gideon Arulmani
Webinar 8: Career Preparation and Entering the Labour Market (Part -II)
Understanding yourself, understanding the world of work, developing career alternatives and finally career preparation which is the focus of this session.