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This webinar launches a new initiative by UNESCO-UNEVOC to bring together digital skills and competence frameworks in an online portal. The work is led by Graeme Atherton, Glenda Crosling and Angela Lee from Sunway University, Malaysia.

Across the world over recent years, governments, international organizations and the private sector have been developing frameworks for digital competence which support citizens, policy-makers and practitioners to understand the skills required in the 21st century digital world. In technical and vocational education and training (TVET), the development of students’ digital skills and competence play a key role in preparing them for effective functioning in the digital economy and society.

The webinar includes inputs from organizations leading on the development of digital competence frameworks at the country and international level. It also outlines new ways forward for extending access to digital competency for all.

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The global shift to distance and online learning in response to COVID-19 has accelerated the need to develop solutions at the TVET provider level and share good practices and guidelines pertaining to choosing digital services and tools. During the ongoing crisis, digital solutions have become a necessity, offering teachers the means to connect within their organization, and with students and social partners. At the organizational level, digital ecosystems have suddenly flourished and become a lifeline, enabling learning to continue. 

Yet, many aspects must be considered when choosing a digital approach: connectivity and device-related limitations, diversity of users and their digital competence, desired pedagogical approaches, readiness and availability of support services, budgetary concerns, and possible rules and regulations pertaining to storage of data and privacy. For digitalization to be successful, it is important to understand different perspectives: management, IT support and TVET teachers. What might be the ideal solution from a certain perspective, might not work on an institutional level.

This webinar showcases different types of approaches and solutions and will address decisions on institutional services, such as learning management systems, as well as collaboration tools that can improve the quality of teaching and learning. The webinar also introduces a model where students are involved in offering digital support services.

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This webinar focuses on the social aspects of digital learning: how to design engaging learning paths, acknowledging and supporting students with special needs, harnessing the power of peer support, and decreasing the level of stress and anxiety among teachers and students.

The webinar also provides insight regarding TVET students: how students have coped during remote learning, what arrangements have actually enhanced learning, and the kind of extra support special needs students might benefit from when engaging in online activities.

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