WorldSkills Africa Swakopmund 2022 TVET Conference

Background:

The TVET Conference is to take place at “The Dome” in Swakopmund, under the theme: “Promoting Skills Development in the 21st Century for Sustainable Economic Growth and African Ownership”. It offers an excellent engagement platform for policymakers, industry, and TVET experts. Local, regional and international TVET experts are to engage conferencegoers by means of topical presentations as per the themes hereunder. The overarching purpose of presentations is to generate knowledge, share experiences, benchmark , and innovate. The TVET Conference is supported by the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), and the German International Cooperation (GIZ) through the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) programme, which is a programme of the AUC and AUDA-NEPAD with the European Union (EU) and Government of Germany, and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) as Conference Partners to curate the themes, content, and co-create the strategies for speaker engagement and the promotion of the TVET Conference.

Themes: 

The TVET Conference has capacity building, peer review, and enhanced cooperation as its main and overarching objectives. It is to include a range of topical discussions under four broad thematic areas:

• Theme 1: Effective TVET systems
• Theme 2: TVET Funding Models
• Theme 3: Technology and TVET
• Theme 4: Gender and social inclusion in TVET

Invitation: 

Local, regional, and international TVET experts are invited to be part of this Conference by means of topical presentations as per the themes and topics above. The overarching purpose of presentations is to generate knowledge, share experiences, benchmark, and innovate. Presenters will not be paid honoraria. However, the organizers will take care of the subsistence and travelling expenses. Prospective presenters should respond to this invitation as per the guidelines set out in the attached document.

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Submission:

The deadline for submission is 31 January 2022. For submitting applications or other questions, please contact the organizing team at conference@wsas2022.com.na.