The New Education Forum 2022 – Strengthening VET in the crisis context

DRAFT AGENDA

The New Education Forum 2022 – Strengthening VET in the crisis context

25th of May, 2022

Off-line formula with the possibility of on-line connections with pannelists

(conference will be held in EN with simultaneous interpretation into PL)

The regional New Education Forum in May 2022 will focus on:

• soft skills and employers' expectations vs. education possibilities,

• school in the crisis circumstances, and

• attractive learning: digital and gamification tools in practice.

9.00 – 9.30 Registration

9.40 – 10.00 Welcoming statements

Opening by business representative and Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE

European Commission

• Nicolas SCHMIT, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

European Parliament

• Sabine VERHEYEN, MEP, Chair of the Culture and Education Committee

10.00 – 11.30 School in crisis circumstances: supporting the soft skills of educators, students and parents. The labour market and soft skills in the context of the influx of refugees from Ukraine.

The role of school in the refugee crisis. Mental resistance of teachers, everyday functioning of the school in extreme conditions. Prevention of difficult situations, adaptation processes, language barriers, responsibility of educators, students and parents in the communication process.

Moderation: Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE

European Commission

• Alison CRABB, DG EMPL, Head of Unit Skills Agenda;

European Parliament

• Dragos PISLARU MEP, Chair of EMPL Committee / Salima YENBOU MEP, Member of the CULT (Greens), rapporteur for EP resolution on The role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism) + shadows (EPP, S&D, RE);

Business representatives

• Anna WICHA, Head of Strategic Accounts Eastern Europe, Middle East & North Africa, Adecco, Head of Polish HR Forum

European Education Project Representatives

• Raina MELLISINOU, KEAN (GR)

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee Break

12.00 – 13.30 Labour market: Soft skills, employers' expectations and the possibilities of the school. The changing labour market and soft skills that the school should develop. The discrepancy between the

expectations of employers and the competences taken from the school: responsibility vs. the performance of instructions, creativity vs. taking tests, cooperation in a group vs. accounting for the individual achievements of the student. Soft (transversal) competences are highly desired by employers, but the recruitment advertisements for VET graduates are dominated by the requirements relating to hard competences + having experience that a young person does not have. That is why it is so important to engage business in educational activities: patron classes, admitting pupils and students to internships, contact with specialists and the possibility of practical verification of the acquired knowledge.

Moderation: Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE

European Commission

• Michael TEUTSCH, DG EAC, Head of Unit Schools and Multilingualism; Ulrike Storost, Policy Officer Schools and Multilingualism

• Max UEBE, DG EMPL, Head of Unit Future of Work, Youth Employment;

European Parliament

• Maria WALSH MEP, Member of CULT and EMPL Committee / Elżbieta RAFALSKA MEP, Member of the EMPL Committee, EKR (PiS)

Business representative

• Tbc.

Education representatives

• Yule HILDMANN (PhD), Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Break

14.30 – 16.00 Attractiveness of vocational education: Digital and gamification tools at school and obstacles to their use. Tools increasing the attractiveness of vocational education and EU projects supporting it. The Covid-19 pandemic turned out to be an opportunity to accelerate the digitization processes in education. Gamification. Good practices from Europe.

Moderation by Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE

European Commission

• Georgi DIMITROV, DG EAC, Head of Unit Digital Education (Digital Education Action Plan) /

Tim SCHREIBER, DG EMPL, Vocational Education and Training

European Parliament

• Victor NEGRESCU, MEP (S&D), rapporteur for EP resolution on Shaping digital education policy / Andrea BOCSKOR, MEP (EPP) shadow rapporteur/ Laurence Farreng MEP (RE) shadow rapporteur / Marianne VIND, MEP, S&D, EMPL Members; shadow rapporteur of resolution Resolution on the Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience/ Kim VAN SPARRENTAK, Greens, EMPL Member, shadow rapporteur

European Education Project Representatives

• Miriam LANZETTA, Lascó (IT)

• Maria LOPEZ CRUZ, Grupo Femxa (ES)

16.00 – 16.15 NEF’s Closing: summary and recommendations.

• Prof. Jerzy Buzek – Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (1997 - 2001), President of the European Parliament (2009 – 2012), Member of the European Parliament

• Joanna BOCHNIARZ, General Director, CIE

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Airport Hotel Okęcie, ul. Komitetu Obrony Robotników 24, Warsaw, Poland