Why BILT?

To remain relevant for the world of work and attractive to learners, modern TVET systems need to adapt to new technologies and structural changes in the labour market. A main challenge of TVET is to create modern professions and career paths which attract and integrate youth. With ever-faster innovation cycles, the demand for peer learning is increasing, both in Europe and internationally.

In Europe, there is already a wealth of expertise in addressing TVET challenges, but little space to exchange on the experience of implementing new ideas and concepts. Such an exchange, however, could help improve and speed-up relevant action to ensure modern and relevant TVET both in Europe and beyond.

BILT In Action

Project Timeline

BILT is a fifteen-month project from 1 June 2019 to 31 August 2020 with a focus on consolidating the European UNEVOC Cluster. A prospective, subsequent phase would focus on bridging experiences between Europe and Africa, as well as Europe and Asia.

Following the BILT Kick-off conference in July 2019, the next steps are the experts’ workshops in each of the five thematic areas of the project. In these workshops, we seek to analyze good practices, which address current challenges and present innovative solutions that may be transferable to other UNEVOC Centres.

• Workshop on Digitalization/Industry 4.0, OsloMet, Norway, 2-3 October 2019
• Workshop on Greening TVET, MCAST, Malta, 23-24 October 2019
• Workshop on Entrepreneurship in TVET, Tknika, Spain, 30-31 October 2019
• Workshop on New Qualifications and Competencies in TVET, SFIVET, Switzerland, 12-13 November 2019
• Workshop on Migration and TVET, University of Nottingham, UK, 10-11 December 2019

The BILT Team

The BILT project is carried out in collaboration with the UNEVOC Network members, coordinated by UNESCO-UNEVOC, with support of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) and sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

UNESCO-UNEVOC

• Jens Liebe, Senior Programme Expert
• Tristan Cole, Project Officer
• Alexandra Filippova, Programme Assistant

BIBB

• Michael Schwarz, Deputy Head of Division, International Advisory Services/Cooperation with Partner Institutions
• Vera Hark, Project Manager/Technical Advisor, International Advisory Services/Cooperation with Partner Institutions

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