| Day 1: Wednesday 13th October |
| 15:30- 18:30 |
Registration at Hotel Altis, Rua Castilho,11,1269-062, Lisbon. |
| 18:30- 19:15 |
Welcome and information session for new members and first time participants: - “Introduction to EfVET and the conference”. Peter Hodgson, President of EfVET, and the Steering Committee members.
19:15-20:00 Reception for all delegates and partners: Hotel Altis.
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| 20:00 |
Dinner/cultural evening: Hotel Altis. |
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| Day 2: Thursday 14th October |
| 09:15- 09:25 |
Welcome to Lisbon: Day chair Luis Costa, Executive Director, ANESPO |
| 09:25– 09:45 |
Opening of Conference – Jose Luis Presa, President ANESPO |
| 09:45- 10:10 |
Welcome to the conference, setting the theme:
Pete Hodgson, President of EfVET |
| 10:10- 10:45 |
Keynote Speaker: Vocational Education in Portugal Minister of Education, Isabel Alçada or representative
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| 10:45- 11:15 |
Refreshment break |
| 11:15- 12:00 |
Keynote Speaker – The implications for VET of the new Strategic Framework for Education and Training 2020 - Representative of the European Commission
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| 12:00- 12:45 |
The practical implementation of EQF and EQARF on national qualification systems – meeting the needs of learners and employers – Luis Capucha, PhD. President of ANQ – the national agency for qualifications, Portugal
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| 12:45- 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00- 15:00 |
Workshops
1. Challenging times, positive action: Managing in a time of funding pressures!!!
2. Pedagogical innovation: Sharing good practice in meeting the varied needs of learners – an exploration of blended learning and harnessing technologies such as twitter and facebook within the learning process
3. What makes a good learning environment – learning spaces to promote self learning – non traditional learning spaces
4. Promoting social cohesion – developing a strategy for volunteering – learning by doing – an awareness of self within the community – how to develop such opportunities as part of the learning process.
5. Responding to the challenges of vocational and Lifelong Learning to meet the EU Strategic objectives 2020 (How member states and their VET institutions are implementing VET/LLL reforms – the impact and good practice)
6. Addressing the needs of learners in danger of ‘dropping out’ or disengagement in education and training
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| 15:00- 15:30 |
Refreshment break |
| 15:30- 16:30 |
Workshops (repeated) |
| 18.00 |
Reception at the Provincial Government. To be confirmed. Evening free to explore Lisbon.
Dinner not included in conference fee.
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| Day 3: Friday 15th October |
| 08:45- 10:00 |
Annual General Meeting |
| 10:00- 10:45 |
Keynote Speaker To be confirmed. |
| 10:45– 11:15 |
Refreshment break |
| 11:15- 13.00 |
Roundtables - Conference offers European project partners the opportunity to disseminate progress, results and products of their Transnational Transfer of Innovation; Development of Innovation and other European initiatives – a key to successful valorisation of project outcomes and sustainability.
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| 13.00- 14:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:30– 16:30 |
Mobility Market place. Mobility is a key objective of the EC in stimulating and improving VET. This year it is envisaged that ‘mobility groups’ will be formed along occupational / skill sector lines (to give the opportunity for establishing partnerships / networks and reciprocal exchange. Refreshment break incorporated in to Marketplace session as and when required by participants
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| 19:00 |
Leave for: Gala Dinner and Dance |
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| Day 3: Saturday 16th October |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Keynote speaker: To be confirmed |
| 10:30- 11:00 |
Refreshment break |
| 11:00- 11:45 |
Conference conclusions and discussion.
Hans F. van Aalst, Past President of EfVET |
| 11:45- 12:00 |
Announcement of 20th EfVET Annual International Conference in 2011. |
| 12:00 |
Closing of the conference – Peter Hodgson, President, EfVET |
| 13:00 |
Cultural excursion/visit |
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