Date: Friday, 14 January 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam
Venue: Sofitel Plaza Hanoi, 1 Thanh Nien Road, Hanoi
On the occasion of the “Pathway to University Mission” to Vietnam, the British Council in partnership with the Vietnam General Department of Vocational Training (GDVT) will organise a dialogue on Sustainable Development of Vocational Training – Meeting Global Economic Challenges. The dialogue aims to provide opportunities:
Background:
Skills for Employability is a British Council programme that promotes cultural relations; its central purpose is to develop international partnerships for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Within the framework of this project, British Council and Vietnam Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative work in the Skills sector. The collaboration has been progressing very well with a series of successful partnerships between Vietnam and UK Colleges and institutions.
With current challenges of economic ups and downs, the role of Vocational Training in developing qualified human resources to sustain a nation economic competitiveness has never been so important. In addition, with the increase in global mobility, it is essential that Vocational Training is very much linked and driven by the demands of industry in terms of providing highly skilled and qualified human resources that are internationally mobile. This requires training providers to closely collaborate with industry to bring the latest skills and techniques into the training programme and to provide trainees with work-place relevant practical training. In addition, College partnerships and the exchange of knowledge and ideas across national boundaries has become an important part of the sustainable development of Colleges. This dialogue is part of a number of interventions that have been jointly organised by British Council Vietnam and the General Department of Vocational Training, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in support of the skills sector and partnerships between Vietnam and the UK.
Dialogue format
The workshop will consist of 1 plenary session sharing best practice of developing and implementing a sustainable development strategy for a UK College. This will be followed by a panel discussion on international partnerships and 4 workshops addressing specific areas of interest focussing on innovation in the classroom, market driven curriculum and programmes, international strategies and employer engagement in training.
Should you be interested in developing partnerships with colleges in the UK please fill in the university/college profile form and return to Chi Nguyen at chi.nguyen@britishcouncil.org.vn.
Participants •Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Expected number of participants: 80
Programme
FridaySustainable Development of Vocational Training – Meeting Global Economic Challenges
Joy Mercer, Policy Director (Education), Association of Colleges (click here to see the presentation)
0925Panel discussion: Role of International Partnerships
Dr Duong Duc Lan, Deputy Director General, GDVT
Dr Prof Do Huy Thinh, Director General, SEAMEO
Mr Simon Beardow, Deputy Director, British Council Vietnam
Joy Mercer, Policy Director (Education), Association of Colleges
Joanne Wallace, Head of International Collaboration and Partnerships, Bradford College
Ian Oswin Noronha, Country Director, City & Guilds
Making international partnerships work – the benefits to educational institutions
Lead speaker: Joanne Wallace, Head of International Collaboration and Partnerships, Bradford College
Vietnamese speaker (click here to see the presentation)
1115International Qualifications - The Way to International Employment
Lead speaker: Ian Oswin Noronha, Country Director, City & Guilds
Vietnamese speaker (click here to see the presentation)
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