Vocational Training (TVET) and Youth Employability after the Covid-19 crisis
Organizer: Youssef Sadik, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Date: June 15, 2021
Time: 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (CET – Central European Time); 9– 10:30 a.m. (Montreal Time).
Language: English
Description:
This LAB presents examples of public policies related to vocational training and youth employability in the world. It analyzes the challenges, strategies and issues that characterize this sector, its main success indicators and limitations, especially after the Covid-19 crisis. The panelists adopt the approach developed by ICMEAS (London), a center for strategic studies of development indicators in Middle East and African countries for the economic, social and educational sectors. They propose a new vision of growth and sustainable development that are of particular importance to southern countries, which are oriented towards the social value and equal opportunity. They also discuss various assessment approaches based on sectoral studies and reports on TVET, education, social economy and social innovation, digital transformation, etc.
Panelists:
Coordinator and Moderator: Youssef Sadik, ICMEAS Expert, London & Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Cordelia Mason, University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Zheng Gangqiang (Tony), Director, Zhejiang Technical Institute of Economics (ZJTIE), China / Coordinator of the UNEVOC Centre.
Soufiane AGUID (Ph.D.), expert in International Center for Middle East and African Studies (ICMEAS) and part-time Professor at School of Law in Rabat
Karen Moore, Head of Quality Enhancement at North West Regional College (NWRC) and TVET Expert, London, UK
Youssef Sadik is a Professor at Mohammed V University and an Associate-Director of International Center for Middle East and African Studies (ICMEAS-London). He is a Research Associate affiliated to various research units of the University of Quebec in Montréal (UQAM), Paris-Dauphine, UQTR, Laurentian University (Ontario), University of Montréal (UdeM).
Sadik served as an alumna of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Leadership Program. He is also an expert on youth employability in the Moroccan Parliament, a consultant for USAID, and a team leader of the study titled “Employability of Youth in Morocco”. Furthermore, he assumed the role of an advisor to the Moroccan Head of Government between 2010 and 2012.
Dr. Cordelia Mason is an Associate Professor and the Director of University Kuala Lumpur Business School (Yayasan Unikl; https://www.unikl.edu.my/dvteam/cordelia-mason/). She is also an Associate Fellow of Malaysian Institute of Management (AFMIM), a member of Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB), Board of Examiners, Honorary Associate Director of Sejahtera Leadership Initiative, Vice-President of Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL), a technical research advisor for AKPK, a Senior Researcher at the MyRIVET (Malaysia Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training), an active member of the International Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry, and an alumna of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Leadership Program.
Cordelia is a Senior trainer and consultant in the areas of education (curriculum and assessment), ethics, innovation, leadership, strategy, case writing and social entrepreneurship. She has also undertaken international advisory roles in the areas of TVET curriculum development. Her current research interest is in greening TVET and social innovation. A self-professed informal knowledge-broker, Cordelia enjoys exploring the meanings of life across geographical, social and economic boundaries using the lenses of strategic management, technological advancement, innovation and social entrepreneurship. She is deeply inspired by the diverse social missions which have been emerging strongly across industries and improved involvement of businesses with sustainable initiatives. As such, she has taken on a new role as a pro-bono advisor to a few social business start-ups.
Zheng Gangqiang (Tony) is Director of External Affairs office at the Zhejiang Technical Institute of Economics in the People’s Republic of China.
In his position, Prof. Zheng’s tasks include collaborating and communicating with partners, developing research projects, and overseeing staff training abroad. He has organized many international activities on TVET, including a UNESCO-APEID Meeting on Entrepreneurship Education, an International Seminar on E-commerce Training, an International Seminar on the Training of Applied Talents for New Economy, and an International Training Program on Technopreneurship, E-commerce and Pedagogy Concepts. He also presented at the 14th International Conference: “Lifelong Learning: Continuous Education for Sustainable Development” (Russia) and many other international conferences on the topics related TVET.
Prof. Zheng has extensive working experience, as a teacher and regarding curricula development in TVET. Recently, he has contributed to a research study in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning on the inclusion of green competencies in the recognition of prior learning.
Soufiane Aguid is an expert in International Center for Middle East and African Studies (ICMEAS). He obtained a PhD in Project Management from Mohamed V University in Rabat. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, he joined the SKEMA Business School in Lille, in which he prepared a Master’s degree in Project, Program Management and Business Development. Soufiane worked for many years as a consultant in several public organizations.
He serves as a part-time Professor in the School of Law in Rabat. He is the author of many academic articles on project management in the public sector published in leading research journals.
Soufiane’s teaching includes courses in Management, Project Management, Developing Business Skills and Institutional Communication.
Karen Moore. Head of Quality Enhancement at North West Regional College (NWRC) North West Regional College’s, Karen Moore has been named Inspirational Educator of the Year at the Derry Journal People of the Year Awards. Karen Moore has worked as a Lecturer, Curriculum Manager, Head of Student Services, Project Manager, and Head of Department at the college.
She was the mastermind behind the E2E (Education to Employment) festival at Ebrington, the first of its kind in the region, a free event designed to inspire local people in the North West to make the connection from Education to Employability.
During her time as Head of Training and Skills at NWRC, Karen also oversaw the implementation of two hugely successful academies in Welding and Dry-Lining, aimed at addressing challenges faced by employers in accessing skilled workers locally, while also creating education and long-term employment opportunities for young people in the North West.
In recent years, Karen travelled to Abu Dhabi to support NWRC Joinery student Cameron Nutt, Department of Training and Skills when he competed in the Worldskills Finals, widely regarded as the Olympics of Skills.
In 2019, she also attended the 2-week UNESCO UNEVOC Leadership training programme in Germany.