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Social Networking Programme in Egypt

Social Networking Programme, Egypt
is a social networking presence aimed at
promoting skills education and
entrepreneurship amongst Egyptian youth.
Join us on:
https://www.facebook.com/SfeBritishCouncilEgypt
and http://twitter.com/#!/Skills_Egypt.

'Building skills, building partnerships'
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'Building skills, building partnerships'- vocational education and training providers looking to succeed in the global marketplace could benefit from finding an international partner, according to independent research commissioned by the British Council. Read the report here.

’IDEATORS’ TV show competition

’IDEATORS’ is the British Council’s reality-TV show competition that brings together 6 university students from the UK and 6 from Sri Lanka. In teams, contestants compete in challenging business tasks until the last-standing contestant walks home with the coveted title ‘British Council IDEATOR’. Are you inspired? Watch this interview with IDEATORS finalist Lara. Coming soon to Egypt and Tunisia. Stay tuned for more details.

‘Changing Perceptions of Skills’

The ground-breaking ‘Changing Perceptions of Skills’ initiative in Tunisia is working to develop and implement practical strategies to address the low status of skills. Read the report from the January 2012 conference here.

British Council Publications

Read a selection of case studies from Colleges that participated in the recent ‘Prime Minister’s Initiative 2’ aimed at encouraging international collaboration between technical education organisations.

‘Building Effective Employer Engagement in Tunisia’

The ‘Building Effective Employer Engagement in Tunisia’ initiative is designed to build links between vocational education and employers to make training more industry-relevant. Read the report from the February 2012 conference here.

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