On the occasion of the BILT Bridging Event in Como, Italy, we asked Alessandro Mele, President of Cometa, to comment on the conference’s focus and some of its highlights. Cometa, a UNEVOC Centre and European Centre for Inclusive Excellence, is the TVET provider that hosted the event.
The 2024 BILT Bridging Event: “Towards Inclusive Excellence in TVET” took place in Como, Italy, from 22 to 24 April. Around 70 TVET experts from the regions Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific attended in person, while up to 260 guests from around the world followed the highlights of the event online.
Addressing the skilled worker shortage, cooperating with industry partners and integrating generative AI in VET – these were the topics of a fruitful discussion between a delegation from Temasek Polytechnic (TP, Singapore) and the “Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET” (BILT) team at BIBB.
Around 100 vocational education and training experts from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe took part in the event on-site with nearly an additional 400 participants online.
In June 2023, the regional conference of the “Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET” (BILT) initiative was held in Singapore. The event focused on the impact of digitalisation and greening on technical and vocational education and training, particularly for the hospitality and tourism sector.
Best practice examples and recommendations for dual training in Latin America
The findings and recommendations from five country studies on dual training approaches in Latin America are now available. The publication will be presented in a virtual event on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. German time.
VR authoring tools strengthen learning quality in Indonesia's vocational schools.
What challenges in Indonesia's TVET system can be addressed through the use of VR-based learning content? What role do teachers play in developing such learning opportunities and how can EdTech companies, policy makers and schools work together to successfully embed VR technologies in education?
How can VET institutions, companies and governments contribute to the development of VET to adequately prepare young people for the demands of the modern world of work? To explore this question, BIBB took part in an exchange with Indonesian and German representatives.
A study on ‚Boosting gender equality in science and technology. A challenge for TVET programmes and careers‘ was published by UNESCO-UNEVOC with the support of BIBB.
Photo competition as part of the World Youth Skills Day
On 15 July, the 4. World Youth Skills Day took place, which was organised by the United Nations together with World Skills International. As part of this event, the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training took part in the "SkillsInAction Photo Competition".
Participants of UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme visit BIBB pilot project
In light of the ongoing international debates on "Greening TVET" and "Sustainability of TVET" participants of the UNEVOC Leadership Programme visited the BIBB pilot project "FOENAKO" to learn about the application of sustainability integration in TVET training in Germany.
BIBB taking part in consolidation workshop of UNEVOC network in Europe
As part of UNESCO-UNEVOC's efforts to strengthen the engagement of European UNEVOC Centres in Europe, BIBB as UNEVOC Centre participated in a European UNEVOC network consolidation workshop, held at the UN Campus in Bonn.
Event in Bonn marks launch of GEM Report in Germany
The 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring Report “Accountability in Education: Meeting our Commitments” was launched at the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, organized by the German Commission for UNESCO. Representatives from BIBB also attended the event.
BIBB and UNESCO-UNEVOC invited scholars from the UNEVOC network and beyond to gather in Bonn to discuss research and implementation strategies in the field of work-based learning and competence-based education.
As a partner institute of the United Nations International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-UNEVOC), the BIBB, represented by Director of Research Reinhold Weiß and Birgit Thomann, played an active role in the revision process.
Call for tender: Mapping the research about work-based learning
BIBB and UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training are undertaking a collaboration research project which is envisaged to support the creation of a comparative knowledge base on the character and relevance of work-based learning in different contexts.
