UNEVOC Network: Perspectives for OER in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Harnessing the potential of OER to support skills for work
19 September from 9:30 to 11:00 in room M2 Cankarjev Dom
Enhancing the understanding of the potential of OER to improve the relevance and quality of TVET and to expand access. Key policy directions for the development of OER in TVET will be shared.
This session will convene a workshop to inform about and discuss issues related to OER in TVET. The area of vocational education has thus far mostly been neglected when it comes to OER and MOOCs. UNESCO-UNEVOC has engaged in a new initiative to support UNESCO member States and UNEVOC Network members to stimulate the development of OER in the field of TVET with the aim of bridging education and work, reinforcing employability of learners, and fostering.
Check the videos
Welcome and introduction, author: Borhene Chakroun, UNESCO
Presentation on outcomes of a study on OER in TVET, author: Robert Schuwer, Open Universiteit
Round-table discussion author: Vesna Anđelić, Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education
Round-table discussion author: Susanne Grimm, BIBB - Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
Round-table discussion
author: Katarina Hazuchova, State Vocational Education Institute (ŠIOV)
The area of vocational education has thus far mostly been neglected when it comes to OER and MOOCs. UNESCO-UNEVOC has engaged in a new initiative to support UNESCO member States and UNEVOC Network members to stimulate the development of OER in the field of TVET with the aim of bridging education and work, reinforcing employability of learners, and fostering transition to the world of work and lifelong learning for all. For this purpose, UNESCO-UNEVOC commissioned a study on the topic which will be shared with the international TVET community in order to discuss approaches to harness the potential of OER in expanding access, improving relevance and enhance
For this purpose, UNESCO-UNEVOC commissioned a study on the topic which will be shared with the international TVET community in order to discuss approaches to harness the potential of OER in expanding access, improving relevance and enhance quality of TVET.
| Tuesday 19.9.2017 | |
| 09:30-09:35 |
Welcome and introduction by Borhene Chakroun |
| 09:35-10:00 |
Presentation on outcomes of a study on OER in TVET by Robert Schuwer and Ben Janssen (UNESCO Chair on OER and their Adoption by Teachers, Lerners and Institutions, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Presentation of key international initiatives identified by UNESCO-UNEVOC and examples of the use of OER in a technical/vocational school by UNEVOC Network members |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Round-table discussion on implications for the field of TVET and possible initiatives |
| 11:00 |
Closing by the Moderator |
-
Borhene Chakroun is the Chief of Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development at UNESCO, Paris. Mr Chakroun is, among other activities, leading UNESCO’s TVET policy reviews in different countries.
During the 90’s Mr Chakroun worked as a chief trainer, TVET project manager as well as a short-term consultant for the European Union (EU), World Bank and other international organizations. Mr Chakroun joined the European Training Foundation (ETF) in 2001 and worked as the Senior Human Capital Development specialist and Team leader of the EU funded regional project Education and training for Employment (MEDA-ETE). Mr Chakroun holds a Ph.D. in Education Sciences from Bourgogne University in France, and his academic work focuses on the certification and validation of prior learning. - Dr. Robert Schuwer is Professor Open Educational Resources at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, School of ICT in Eindhoven. He is responsible for initiating Open Educational Practices and research around this. In September 2016 the chair was designated UNESCO Chair on Open Educational Resources and their Adoption by Teachers, Learners and Institutions.
- Ben J.P. Janssen is founder and director of Open Ed Consult, a research and consultancy organization applying the notions of Technology Enhanced Learning and Open Education to solve problems in education and training.
Main organizer email: m.ehlers@unesco.org
