Webinars & Workshops

The first BarCamp on “dual VET in a just green transition” presented and discussed the variety of justice dimensions and social aspects from different perspectives, including donors, implementers, industry and trade unions.

*** Recording will be published soon ***

Recording of thematic input by Dirk A. Heyen & panel discussion with Birte Ifang (BMZ), Anthony Gewer (NBI South Africa), Ruly Marianti (GIZ, ISED Project Indonesia) and Mark Hagen (ITUC).

Thematic Input by Dirk A. Heyen (Öko-Institut)

Input by Anna Raith (Chamber of Work Austria) in one of the breakout-sessions: 

Engaging with the business sector remains one of the recurring challenges in dual VET. During the Webinar Prof. Dr. D. Euler provided an input on the essential needs for effective cooperation with the business sector and on particularly relevant framework conditions. The webinar also included insights into the Skills for Jobs (S4J) Project in Albania. The webinar was followed by an expert consultation where participants could ask questions to Prof. Euler around their own challenges and discuss them with him and the other participants (the expert consultation is not documented).

Input by Prof. Dr. Dieter Euler: 

Interview with F. Dragoshi & E. Çaro (S4J Project, Albania)

The BarCamp included a panel discussion by with Dominique Crivelli (SDC), Birte Ifang (BMZ) and Maren Kroeger (GFA), three co-moderated exchange sessions by donors & projects and a debriefing session by representatives from the DC dVET members (full documentation here)

Interview with Birte Ifang (BMZ)

Interview with Dominique Crivelli (SDC)

Interview with Maren Kröger (GFA)

The discussions in the exchange sessions were based on the following inputs:  

The BarCamp started with a keynote by Christine Hofmann (ILO). Following the keynote there were four interactive exchange session; one following up on the keynote of Christine Hofmann, one by CBM Christoffel Blindenmission Schweiz, one by light for the world and one by the GIZ Global Project ‘Inclusion of People with Disabilities’ (full documentation here).

Keynote by Christine Hofmann (ILO)

The BarCamp started with a keynote by Diane Le Goff, Global Manager of the Youth Education & Entrepreneurship CSR programs for Schneider Electric, based in Vietnam. She presented how the business sector implements GESI in its dual strategies highlightening their Youth Education and Entrepreneurship Program and their approach to Women Empowerment in the energy field. Following the keynote there were three interactive exchange session; one following up on the keynote of Diane Le Goff, one on a collaborative project for mainstreaming GESI in TVET by Society for Renewable Energy and GIZ ISED and one the experiences with the involvement of the private sector in Uganda and Kenya by ICEP (full documentation here).

Youth Education and Entrepreneurship

Keynote by Diane Le Goff (Schneider Electric), Part 1

Women Empowerment in the Energy Field

Keynote by Diane Le Goff (Schneider Electric), Part 2

The BarCamp started with a keynote by Dr. Usha Bhandari from SDC Nepal. She presented the various strategies they are taking to address GESI in a systematic way. The keynote was followed by three group discussions; one following up the input by U. Bhandari, one looking at the design of a new program focusing on Green Skills and GESI in Ethiopia and Uganda and one reflecting the relevance of gender policies in dual VET in ASEAN (full documentation here).

Keynote by Dr. Usha Bhandari, SDC Nepal (for her Testimonial on the BarCamp see here)

Avec l’économie verte, deux scénarios peuvent être observés de près: (1) Les compétences et les emplois futurs et verts peuvent être l’occasion d’instaurer une plus grande égalité par rapport au genre – ou bien (2) ces nouvelles exigences en matière de compétences vont-elles accroître les obstacles dans la formation professionnelle et sur les marchés du travail, entraînant l’exclusion ou la discrimination des femmes ? Dans la présentation, différentes considérations sont développées à ce sujet.

Contribution d’experte de Christine von Harrach

This presentation provides an overview on the relevant, burning and sometimes provocative questions on the topic of gender & inclusion in Dual VET in development cooperation. The interactive map provides further insights on the inputs and discussions during the BarCamp (full documentation here).

Expert Input by Dr. Sandra Rothboeck

This presentation provides an overview on the characteristics of TVET in Sub-Saharan Africa. It explains the differences between informal and formal apprenticeships and the rationale and options for upgrading informal apprenticeships.

Expert Input by Dr. Anthony Gewer

This presentation provides an overview on TVET in South Africa. It explains some elements of reform that have already been undertaken, the key role of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, the role of business associations as well as important lessons learned.

Expert Input by Dr. Anthony Gewer

In dual VET, companies typically bear a substantial part of the training costs. This raises the question why companies that are engaged in VET are willing to incur these costs, and to which extent financial subsidies do or can influence this decision. What are the main reasons for companies to train or not to train? Do or could financial incentives influence their behaviour? And how would such incentives need to look like to create new training places? The presentation provides an overview on general options and reflects on pros and cons of financial incentives for training companies.

Expert Input by Mag. Kurt Schmid (ibw Austria)

For developing and transition countries, skills matching and anticipation tends to be a particularly complex task, amongst others due to missing labour market information and weaknesses in institutional cooperation. The presentation provides an overview on different methodologies and tools which can be used to assess the skills demand in a given context, as well as the characteristics and suitability of the different approaches.

Expert Input by A. Molz (ILO Office for Eastern and Central Europe)

Sustainable financing of VET is a key factor to ensure an efficient and qualitative provision of demand-oriented VET. At the same time, limited state funds and the lack of business sector contributions are core challenges for many VET systems around the world. The presentation provides an overview on different elements and approaches of sustainable (dual) VET financing, including specific considerations on the role of the business sector.

Expert Input by Dr. G. Specht & C. Aipperspach (PLANCO Consulting GmbH)

The engagement of companies is a key condition for any effective dual VET system. In countries that want to introduce dual VET, it is often difficult to convince companies to participate. Cost-benefit analyses are a tool to make costs as well as benefits of apprenticeship training visible, but also to analyse under which specific conditions it might pay off from an economic point of view. The presentation provides information about the requirements and key elements of cost-benefit analyses, the difference and suitability of evaluations and simulations as well the possible use and limits of this kind of analyses.

Expert Input by Prof. Dr. St. C. Wolter (University of Bern)

The video is not publicly listed – to get the link please contact us at coordination@dcdualvet.org, thank you!

This presentation provides a general introduction into dual VET by explaining its basic dimensions, the role of the private sector and strategic entry points for dual VET development with the private sector.

Expert Input by Franz Kehl (KEK-CDC Consultants)