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WYSD Programme and Documentation
World Youth Skills Day, 15 July 2016 |
You can access videos of the morning sessions and presentations below.
Conference programme. The programme contains detailed information on all sessions and presenters.
A selection of pictures is available via flickr.
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Opening Programme
Welcome Remarks Shyamal Majumdar (Head, UNESCO-UNEVOC) Richard Kinley (Head of Agencies, UN in Bonn)
Opening Remarks David Atchoarena (Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO) Irina Bokova (Director General, UNESCO) via Video
Inaugural Remarks
Roland Lindenthal (Head of Education Department, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
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Government responses to transforming TVET for sustainable development
 Moderator: David Atchoarena
- Peter Thiele, Deputy Director for VET Policy Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
- Masa'udu Adamu Kazaure, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Board of Technical Education (NBTE), Center of Excellence for TVET, Nigeria
- Victor Hugo Diaz Mora, Head of International Cooperation, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA) Costa Rica
- M. Jamal Eddine El ALOUA, Secretary General, Department of Vocational Training, Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, Morocco
- Snežana Marković, Assistant Minister for Secondary Education and Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Serbia
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Leveraging youth engagement for improved skills development
 Moderator: Anke Rasper, Senior Editor, Deutsche Welle- Joachim James Calleja, Director, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
- Alia Wedderburn, UNEVOC Skills in Action Winner 2014
- Barthélémy Deutsch, World Skills Champion 2013
- Mohammad Issa, Entrepreneur, Networks of Mediterranean Youth (NET-MED)
- Hendrik Voß, Head of TVET Department, German Confederation of Skilled Crafts
- Marie-Josée Fortin, Director International Partnership Programs, Colleges and Institutes (CICan), Canada
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UNESCO TVET Strategy (2016-21) Launch

David Atchoarena (Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO)
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Parallel Sessions |
Facilitating transition to green economies and sustainable societies Panel discussion
Moderator: Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET
- Rabea Ferroukhi, Head of Policy Unit and Deputy Director – Knowledge, Policy and Finance, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
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- Dejene Tezera, Chief of Division, Agribusiness Development Department, (United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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- HRH Princess Abze Djigma, Founder and CEO, Abzesolar S.A.; Founder and Leader, The Initiative MAMA-Light for Sustainable Energy, Burkina Faso
- Amina Idris, Director, Nigeria Board of Technical Education (NBTE) Center of Excellence for TVET, Nigeria
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- Helen Knibb, Curriculum Specialist and Doctoral Program Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Canada
presentation
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Promoting equity and gender equality Panel discussion
Moderators: Miki Nozawa, Programme Specialist, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, and Katerina Ananiadou, Programme Specialist, UNESCO
- Alumeci Tuisawau Director TVET, Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts, Fiji
- Henry Gray, Director, Learning Resource Department, HEART Trust National Training Agency, Jamaica
presentation | [[http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/wysd/ppt/WYSD16-Gender-Equity-in-TVET_Recommendations.pdf recommendations]
- Andrea Kauffmann, Gender Expert, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva
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- Tilman Nagel - Head of Section, Education, TVET and Labour Markets, GIZ
- Anna Prokopenya, World Skills Champion 2015
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Fostering youth employment and entrepreneurship Panel discussion
Moderator: Paul Comyn, Skills and Employability Specialist, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
- Karin Fischnaller, World Skills Champion 2011
- Betulio Rojas, Drive and Control Academy, Bosch Rexroth
- Luis Cateura, Programme Manager, Fundación Paraguaya
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Synergizing efforts for TVET transformation in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Panel discussion
Chaired by Borhene Chakroun, Chief, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, UNESCO
- Arne Carlsen, Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
- Madlen Serban, Director, European Training Foundation (ETF)
- Jos de Goey, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Chair of the Strategy Committee, WorldSkills International (WSI)
- Richard Kinley, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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The way forward Closing Speech
David Atchoarena, Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO
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