24 April 2024
BILT Bridging Event: Towards inclusive excellence in TVET
Cometa, a UNEVOC Centre, hosted the BILT Bridging Event for Europe from 22 to 24 April 2024 in Como, Italy. The event provided a platform for international policy learning, knowledge exchange, innovation transfer and networking among TVET policy-makers, practitioners and researchers.
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23 April 2024
BILT project launches Expert Group on building and construction
From 2024 to 2025, the Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project is convening its third Expert Group; this time focusing on new qualifications and competencies for building and construction in the three BILT regions of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.
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8 April 2024
BILT Learning Lab - 'Equitable, excellent, empowering: Innovative TVET in hospitality'
Taking two examples from the hospitality sector, this BILT Learning Lab aims to explore how to create inclusive settings, based on holistic approaches that extend beyond the classroom and in which ways inclusive TVET programmes can prepare students for structural changes in both regional and global economies.
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26 October 2023
BILT Learning Forum: Shaping skills development and strengthening global collaboration in TVET
The Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project held a learning forum on ‘Striving for excellence: Shaping skills development and strengthening global collaboration in TVET’. Almost 400 participants joined on-site and online to explore innovative TVET practices and discuss policies that support excellence in TVET.
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26 October 2023
BILT Learning Lab: How Tourism Training Australia is creating flexible learning pathways in TVET through micro-credentials
This Learning Lab will take place on 26 October 2023, 9:10 – 10:45 CEST, as part of the BILT Learning Forum. It will focus on Tourism Training Australia's micro-credential platform and its use of AI to target potential students and their learning needs, followed by a regional panel discussion on the role of micro-credentials across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe.
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24 October 2023
Green and digital trends in the hospitality and tourism sector
Since March 2023, an Expert Group commissioned by the Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) project has been investigating the impact of the dual green and digital transition on the hospitality and tourism sector. The global BILT Learning Forum was an opportunity for the Expert Group to present a summary of its key outcomes.
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1 July 2023
BILT bridging event on TVET for hospitality and tourism
The Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET (BILT) hybrid event on TVET for hospitality and tourism provided a platform for outlining trends in green and digital competencies in the sector. The conference was hosted by Temasek Polytechnic and co-hosted by the Singapore Ministry of Education on 26-28 June 2023.
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1 July 2023
BILT Expert Group releases preliminary results of its work
During the BILT bridging event at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore, the Expert Group presented the preliminary results of its work to the TVET community on-site and online. This included a summary of current green and digital trends in the hospitality and tourism sector and the skills needs arising from them.
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6 April 2023
BILT Expert Group on the dual transition in the hospitality and tourism sector
In 2023, the BILT project has a new focus on the impact of the green and digital transition on skills needs for the hospitality and tourism sector and the TVET system. In this context, a BILT Expert Group, composed of 29 members from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, will investigate the implications of this dual transition.
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23 March 2023
Atlas of emerging trends in TVET (updated)
The BILT Atlas has recently been updated with a new section on Europe. This section looks at the latest data and trends emerging from the region and highlights how TVET systems are responding to major shifts in the world of work.
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22 March 2023
BILT spotlight on Africa - Making TVET governance fit for the future
The BILT spotlight series highlights successful approaches at the institutional level in a specific geographical region. The first webinar of the series is presented by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET), Ghana.
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20 February 2023
Young Africa – Embracing equal opportunities for women in TVET both online and offline
On the occasion of International Women's Day, this BILT Learning Lab was organized in cooperation with Young Africa to explore the theme of youth unemployment as it relates to women in TVET. The webinar explored ways that TVET providers can help to overcome the barriers preventing young women from continuing their education and build the foundation needed for them to not only be successful in the workplace, but also in life.
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16 January 2023
The future of VET in Europe: trends and lessons for a global debate
Hosted by UNESCO-UNEVOC and the European Centre for Vocational Education and Training (CEDEFOP) on 25 January 2023, this webinar presented the findings of the recent study on 'The Future of VET in Europe' to the international TVET community.
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1 December 2022
Atlas of emerging trends in TVET
The new BILT Atlas helps TVET stakeholders to reflect upon the challenges and opportunities facing TVET systems. The Atlas addresses new qualifications and competencies, specifically greening and digitalization, affecting the future of work and society.
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24 October 2022
'Going green and digital: TVET for hospitality and tourism'
Join this Bridging Event of the BILT project to discuss trends in green and digital qualifications and competencies in Africa, with a focus on the hospitality and tourism sector!
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30 September 2022
BILT Learning Lab: H2Skills - training development for the hydrogen economy
This BILT Learning Lab focused on how the H2Skills project strengthens the hydrogen economy through understanding current and future training needs and laying the groundwork for hydrogen training.
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23 August 2022
BILT webinar on TVET and refugees, 6 September 2022
This webinar explored effective ways of fostering refugees’ labour market inclusion by providing them with access to tailored professional training. It featured experts from United Nations agencies, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations sharing their experience and best practice in the field.
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23 June 2022
BILT Advisory Committee meeting at Omnia in Espoo, Finland
The Advisory Committee members expressed their commitment to support and guide the project team in implementing the BILT Agenda 2025. They provided several recommendations that will inform the development of the BILT project.
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21 June 2022
Bridging Innovation and Learning in TVET: The Self-Reflection Tool
Across the world, TVET providers are looking for solutions to meet the rapidly changing conditions in the world of work. The BILT project's Self-Reflection Tool (SRT) aims to empower them in this process.
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24 March 2022
Learning Lab featuring the Gearbox Makerspace and Product Development
Participants learned firsthand about how this innovative Makerspace training centre project is fostering entrepreneurial culture by sharing prototyping facilities and offering training in manufacturing, fabrication and design.
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21 March 2022
Find your match with BILT’s Peer-Learning Wheel
The BILT project is pleased to introduce the Peer-Learning Wheel, an online tool that supports peer learning among TVET institutions. Its purpose is to open opportunities for collaboration to improve the identification, integration or implementation of new qualifications and competencies in TVET.
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1 February 2022
Highlights of the BILT Learning Forum on New Qualifications and Competencies: Building the Future of TVET
The virtual BILT Learning Forum on 7-9 December 2021 featured the publication launch and expert discussions on future-oriented TVET systems, a marketplace on innovative practices, a roadshow on digital media tools in TVET and networking sessions to connect with peers.
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7 December 2021
Just published: New qualifications and competencies for future-oriented TVET
This three-volume publication on new qualifications and competencies caters to the needs of different TVET stakeholder groups, which are categorized into macro, meso and micro levels.
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6 December 2021
Call for expression of interest: NQC Self-Reflection Tool
The BILT project is currently developing a Self-Reflection Tool intended to allow TVET providers to assess their preparedness to identify new qualifications and competencies, integrate them into curricula and implement them in adequate learning environments. Interested UNEVOC Centres are invited to apply through an open Call for Expression of Interest.
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19 October 2021
BILT Learning Lab: Adapting and Integrating the ASEAN In-Company Trainer Standard in Thailand
BILT Learning Labs are an opportunity for TVET stakeholders to explore specific 'Innovation and Learning Practices' from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The Lab’s focus is on the transferability of practices. This example shows the practical adaptation and integration of new competencies: what was done to adapt national competence requirements to international frameworks.
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